Juanita Delgadillo

Juanita was born on July 10, 1929 in the mountain town of Cuqio in Jalisco Mexico. She enjoyed growing up in the small town with her family. In her teenage years her family moved to Guadalajara. In 1949 she met the love of her life, Santos Delgadillo a World War II Veteran. They were married in 1950 and she came to live with him in Port Arthur where Santos worked for the Texaco Refinery. They enjoyed 59 wonderful years of marriage.

Juanita was devoted to her large family and enjoyed nothing more than having extended family, friends and neighborhood kids come over to eat. She loved having her friends and their children over for just a cup of coffee and conversation or large gatherings. Family get together‘s were a regular routine at the house in the Pear Ridge neighborhood, often ending in her singing her favorite mariachi songs. Juanita was proud of her heritage and often took her family to Guadalajara in the summers.

She took great pleasure in her garden and loved taking pictures next to her beautiful flowers, always with a big smile and posing proudly. The most fond memory her children and grandchildren have, is of Juanita and her competitive games of Lotteria a tradition enjoyed by up to four generations at a time.

Juanita is preceded in death by her husband Santos, sons Miguel and Mark and grandson Michael. She is survived by her children Daniel, Benjamin, Rosemary and her husband Chris Wiley, Susanna and her husband Fred Hollier, Charles, Carolyn and her husband Michael Morgan, Santos Jr., and Joseph and his wife Linda. She is also survived by her 24 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

A gathering of family and friends will take place from 5:00 to 8:00 with a Rosary at 7:00 Monday, March 9, 2020 at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home located at 4841 39th St. in Port Arthur. A mass of Christian Burial will take place on Tuesday March 10 at 10:00 am. Internment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves,Texas. The family would like to invite everyone for fellowship at The Courtyard on Lincoln Avenue in Groves after the burial.

The family would like to acknowledge her providers Coco Compean and Erica McFatter.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grammier-oberle.com for the DELGADILLO family.