Obituary of Alfonso Lopez

Alfonso Lopez passed away Feb. 1, 2014 at the age of 79. He was born in Colton on May 10, 1934 to Alfonso Lopez and France Veramontes. He married his wife, Stella, in Yuma Arizona and they remained married for 62 years. Alfonso resided in Banning his entire life. He worked as an operating engineer. Alfonso is survived by his beloved wife, Stella Lopez; his daughters, Toni (Terry) Adrian and Vickie Sellers; his sons, Chris (Joanna) Lopez, Pat (Julia) Lopez and Alexander Lopez; and his sisters, Lucy Fuentes, Mary Ortega and Virgie Ohverez; 24 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Joe Lopez of San Jose and Rober Lopez of Salinas; and his sister, Esther Fuentes of Redlands. Visitation will take place from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb, 10, 2014. Funeral Mass will commence at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, all held at the Banning St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church. Burial will immediately follow Mass at San Gorgonio Memorial Park in Banning.