Funeral for Obdulia Zepeda on Monday

DOWNEY - Obdulia Zepeda, a wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully Oct. 5 in her Downey home.She was born Sept. 5, 1956 in Ameca, Jalisco. She was the daughter of Apolinar Zepeda and Tomasa Solorzano. It was in Ameca where she spent the first 29 years of her life, marrying Jorge Zepeda in 1978. They immigrated to the United States and settled in Downey in 1986. Obdulia worked as a CNA for more than 18 years, most recently working at Downey Regional Medical Center. She attended Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Downey and St. Dominic Savio in Bellflower. She is survived by her husband, Jorge Zepeda; children, Mayra Guillen, Octavio Zepeda and Yadira Pena; grandchildren, Adrian Guillen, Alicia Guillen, Isabella Guillen and Joaquin Pena; and siblings, Jesus, Rosa, Apolinar, Martha and Juan Jose. A wake will be held Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. A funeral Mass is scheduled for Monday at 10:30 a.m., also at OLPH. A funeral procession immediately after the service will head to Rose Hills Memorial Park.

********** Published: October 7, 2010 - Volume 9 - Issue 25