Maria is preceded by her late parents, Sebastian and Savina Vasquez; two sisters, Tony Basye and Marta Grimes; brother, Sebastian Vasquez Jr.; her husband of almost 63 years, Adan Flores Lucio; her oldest son Adan Lucio Jr.
Maria is survived by her two daughters, Maria Del Carmen Lucio and Maria Isabel (Ruben) Martinez; her six sons, Benito Lucio, Tino Lucio, David Lucio, Jose (Maria) Lucio, Ruben (Nancy) Lucio and Frankie (Martena) Lucio. She has 38 grandchildren, 67 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. Her siblings, Estella (Jesus) Seqovia, Irene (Canelo) Soria, Delia (Chris) Grothe, Irma (Ed) Brown, Lisa (Chris) Sicks, Fulgencio (Diane) Vasquez, Jose (Ninfa) Vasquez, Rudy (Linda) Vasquez and Danny Vasquez.
Maria was a member of Apostolic Tabernacle Church for over 30 years. She loved the Lord with all her heart and might. She was known as “Momma Lucio” to all. Our mother was a homemaker and a mother who saw to her children’s needs at all times. She always made big dinners and lots of fresh homemade tortillas for you to eat. She collected brass Noah’s Arks, she loved gardening and reading.
We would like to thank Hinds Hospice for the care they provided for our mother. And to also thank all of our care providers, in making sure our mother’s needs and comfort were met and cared for.
There will be a visitation on Friday, January 11, 2019 from 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Stratford Evans Reception Hall, located at 1490 B Street, Merced Ca. The funeral service will be on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Apostolic Tabernacle Church located at 2745 E. Hwy 140, in Merced, Ca. Interment will follow at Merced District Cemetery, Merced, Ca.