Irene Ochoa, 60, passed away on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, in Winslow. Holy Rosary was recited and Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Dec. 15 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Winslow. Inurnment followed in Desert View Cemetery in Winslow.
She was born on May 7, 1954, in Winslow, and was a lifetime Winslow resident.
She enjoyed construction and did this for 20 years.
She was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, and enjoyed crocheting and cooking.
Survivors include her husband, Francisco Acosta; two sons, Daniel Ochoa and Joseph (Dolores) Ochoa; a daughter, Yvonne Ochoa; six sisters, Linda (James) Chavez, Rosalie Brisendine, Kathleen (Tito) Sanchez, Veronica (Rick) Flanagan, Priscilla (Pete) MacKiney and Theresa (Robert) Perez; a brother, Robert L. (Chris) Sanchez; 11 grandchildren, Arianna, Ezekiel, Isaac, Briana Odwyer, Miguel Ochoa, Christian, Martias, Joshmary, Jashyra, Margaret and Joseph; two great-grandchildren, Braiden Odwyer and Yasmine; a niece, Cynthia Brisendine; and an aunt, Susan Sanchez.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Robert L. and Virginia Sanchez; her grandparents, Eusebio and Estefana Chavez, and Eulalio and Antonia Sanchez; two brothers, Edward Sanchez and Michael Sanchez; and a brother-in-law, Harold Brisendine.
Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow was in charge of the arrangements.
