Lidia Valenzuela

Lidia Valenzuela, of Terrell, passed away on Jan. 18, 2021 in Sunnyvale. Lidia was born June 28, 1956 in Aguililla Michoacán, Mexico and she was met in Heaven by her mother, Trinidad Baltazar Betancur. Lidia moved to California where, in 1980, she met the love of her life, Antonio Valenzuela, in San Jose. They were married on May 1, 1984 and together they had many wonderful years raising their family with love and faith. In 2000, she and Antonio moved to Terrell and Lidia worked at the TA Truckstop where she was in food preparation and she truly enjoyed the people she worked with and the many different people she met as they passed through Terrell. She was a dedicated employee and had worked for TA for over 20 years and was planning to retire soon before her health began to decline. In her free time, Lidia enjoyed gardening in her front yard, especially tending to her beautiful roses and listening to her favorite traditional and original music of Mexico . She also loved to crochet and sew, and she sewed all of her children’s clothes as they grew up. Lidia had many friends and looked forward to the many shopping trips with them that were always an adventure! She was a devoted grandmother and spending time with her grandchildren made Lidia the happiest. She was also a longtime member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church where her smiling face was always welcome at services. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Lidia will be greatly missed by all who loved her. She is survived by her husband, Antonio Valenzuela; daughters: Judy Valenzuela Lopez, Janet Valenzuela, and Erica Valenzuela and husband Ramon Ramirez; grandchildren: Karina Dominguez, Hugo Lopez, Jr., Karla Dominguez, Jayden J. Lopez, Arianna Dominguez, Sophia M. Castillo, Aidan J. Castillo, Nickolas Lopez, Timothy J. Lopez and Ramon Antonio Ramirez; brothers: Jose Oseguera and Primitivo Mejia and wife, Rosa, as well as many other extended family members and a host of friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 25, 2021, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church with Rev. James P. Orosco as celebrant. Interment will follow at Oakland Memorial Park in Terrell. Lidia's family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Max Slayton Funeral Chapel with a Rosary beginning at 7 p.m.

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Lidia Valenzuela

June 28, 1956 - January 18, 2021