Maria Del Carmen Jimenez

Maria Del Carmen Jimenez Perez was born on Tuesday February 24th, 1939 in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico. Carmen was preceded in death by her parents Eusebio Jimenez and Maria Perez and was raised in a family of seven including her four sisters Rosa Jimenez Perez, Margarita Jimenez Perez, Hortencia Jimenez Perez, and Hermelinda Jimenez Perez, and one son; Hector Aaron Jimenez.

Carmen is survived by her partner Gaspar Jose Limon Arce, and children: Sildayni Jimenez Medina, Sandra Margarita Jimenez, Carlos Patricio Jimenez, Elisandro Jimenez, and Carmen Zulema Jimenez. Followed along by her Grandchildren: Luis, Norberto, Miriana, Yohaira, Maria, Jose, Jovan, Juan, Briana, Emmanuel, Brezhell, Hermelinda, Britney, Alexsandra, Alani, Raquel, Michaela, Ezekiel, Elijah, Merary. Thirty-four great grandchildren, six great-great grandchildren.

17 Nieces and nephews, 39 great nieces and nephews, approximately 35 great-great, and approximately 12 great-great-great nieces and nephews. All In which she shared many memories and loved unconditionally.

Within Carmen's lifetime she had resided solely in Mexico and then proceeded to move to the United States, leading her to Arizona. Born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, she then moved to Nuevo Casa Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. In the course of her adulthood she lived in San Luis, Rio Colorado, Mexico, and in Phoenix, Arizona; off and on for 5 years. With her life Partner Jose, who helped her raise her children, decided to move to Piñon, Arizona. Years followed, Carmen and Gaspar took their family to Holbrook, Arizona, spending 16 years there. After 24 years of moving, she finally resided in Phoenix, Arizona. Here is where she decided to continue to live out her American dream and became a U.S. citizen. In 2003, thrilled as she could be, she was proud to be an American citizen and vote for the very first time.

Carmen obtained a handful of occupations in her life, which included being: a field harvester, a dishwasher, a waitress, a cook, and a production worker for multiple food companies. She often told her grandchildren stories about her work days before retirement, in hope to inspire good work ethic and respect for all job types. In her working days, her stories included companies such as: Constantino's, Arnold's Pickles, Briseños, The Wayside, The Mesa, Romo’s, El Rancho, and Cafe Valley. After 6 years of working for Cafe Valley, Carmen ultimately retired.

Having a highly productive lifestyle, Carmen enjoyed making time for her family and herself. When she had time to spare, she spent it watching her childrens’ sports games, and occasionally practiced with them. Carmen expressed her love for her family through food. The family would be ecstatic to see her batches of tamales, pots of sopas, enchiladas and frijoles. Her family knew she appreciated her coffee each day, which was always accompanied by pan dulce. From time to time, she loved to go out and treat herself to breakfast, which is also where she would admire the scenery of the town.

In her downtime, Carmen loved to read magazines and dramatic literature. She also liked to order clothes and accessories from various catalogs. Along with her dramatic literature, she was always delighted to watch and record her Telenovelas. Next to the things she loved, Carmen indulged in all things sweet. Her family encouraged her sweet tooth through numerous gifts, which included Coca-Cola memorabilia. From then on, she collected Coca- Cola bottles, shirts, and knick knacks from all over the world. It was known by her family, Carmen’s guilty pleasure was Fresas con Crema. There was never a time she passed up an opportunity to enjoy any of her sweets. Within all her pastimes, Carmen's ultimate favorite thing to do was to be surrounded and loved by her family and friends.

Encircled by her beloved family and friends, Maria Del Carmen Jimenez Perez passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 20th, 2021 at 9:15pm at her residence in Phoenix, Arizona. With Carmen’s family in her presence, without a doubt, she felt nothing but love and would have not wanted it any other way. Cherished by many, Carmen’s memories will continue to be shared and held on to forever.

A visitation for Maria Del Carmen will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Funeraria Del Angel Greer-Wilson Chapel, 5921 West Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85033. A funeral service will occur Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 5921 West Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85033. A burial will occur Wednesday, December 1, 2021 from 11:45 AM to 12:00 PM at Holy Cross Cemetery, 9925 W Thomas Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.greerwilsonchapel.com for the Jimenez family.