Lupe (Mitzi) Cruz passed away on Wednesday May 22nd at 12:35am peacefully, with her loving family at her side. She was born September 25, 1936, in Fairmont City, Illinois. As a child she went to school in Cle Elum. She then moved to Yakima until she married Henry Zarate Sr. Later in life she married Pedro Serrano.
Lupe is survived by her brothers Johnny Cruz (Jane), and Dennis Barbeau, sisters Mary (Linga) Vielmas (Jose), Josephine Manley, and Patricia Brogan, daughters Mary (Baby) Zarate, Margie Rodriguez (Carlos), and Kathy Zarate (Eddie), grandchildren Tom Zarate (Celinda), Shawna Garcia, Melissa Nimley (Sateah), Christina Garcia, Jason Zarate (Gina), Channel Enriquez (Clarence), Chalissa Badley, Kathleen Badley, Jessica Hayworth, and Blake McDougall, 18 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandchild.
She is preceded in death by her parents Toribio and Martha Cruz, brothers William (Memo) Cruz, Jack Cruz Jr, Frank Cruz, sisters Mary Lou Cruz, Sally Cruz, Ruth Cruz, her son Henry Zarate, Jr. and her first husband Henry Zarate, Sr.
In her early years, Lupe loved to listen to Mexican music and frequently attended Mexican dances. When she moved to Moses Lake, she was a stay-at-home mom until her children were all in school. She then worked hard to help provide for her children. One of her biggest hobbies was gardening. You could find her almost daily working in her garden and pruning her flowers.
Lupe was a daddy's girl and enjoyed traveling with her dad when she was young. She later cherished the times she was able to spend traveling with her children and grandchildren, seeing the sites, and visiting family across the country in the camper.
There will be a rosary at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Moses Lake on Tuesday, May 28th at 5:30pm. Viewing will be on Tuesday, June 4th from 3:00 to 7:00pm at Langevin-Mussetter Funeral Home in Yakima, Wa. Funeral Services will be on June 5th at 10:00am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Yakima, with burial immediately following at Terrace Heights Memorial Park in Yakima.
