Candelaria Serros died in Gilroy on Oct. 11, 2003, at age 97.
She was a resident of San Martin.
Candelaria Serros died in Gilroy on Oct. 11, 2003, at age 97. She was a resident of San Martin.
She is survived by her children, Helen (David) Cruz, Robert (Eudelia) Serros, Dolores (Ed) Lewis, Ruben (Gloria) Serros, Salvador Serros and Timothy Serros; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Seberiano Serros; a granddaughter, Jenifer Martine-Lohr; and great grandchildren, Bryan and Kevin Lohr.
She migrated from Mexico to Kern County in 1920. In her late 20s, she married Seberiano Serros in Fresno. In 1930 they moved with their family to Mendota and to Santa Clara County in 1940. She has lived in San Martin since 1960. The family had a produce stand at the Berryessa Flea Market from 1962 to 1975. They retired and continued with foster-parenting until the late 1980s. She loved to crochet, garden and care for her pets.
Visitation was held on Wednesday at Johnson Funeral Home. A funeral mass was today at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine Church, Morgan Hill.