ISABEL HERNANDEZ SILVA's Obituary
Mother, Grandmother, Great-grandmother, Sister, Aunt, Cousin, Godmother, Comadre, and Friend:Isabel H Silva, 84, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 17th, 2015. Born in Poteet, Texas on January 21, 1931, Isabel came to California when she was 18 years old where she met and married her husband Manuel Silva Sr. They made their home in Decoto, CA where they raised three children, Rebecca Silva, Manuel Silva Jr. and Richard Silva.Isabel had a heart of gold and was a very loving, generous, intelligent person. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family. She enjoyed cooking, baking and teaching others how to make her recipes. She was our Jello Queen! She was an excellent hostess and always opened up her home to family and friends. Isabel loved baseball and was an avid Giants Baseball fan. She had a strong work ethic and was employed by Hunts Cannery in Hayward for 20 years and by Macy’s Distribution Center for another 10 years until she retired.Isabel was preceded in death by her husband Manuel Sr. and her son Richard Silva. Isabel is survived by her children, Rebecca Silva and partner Wayne Parks, Manuel Silva Jr. and wife Rocio Cortes, brother Alfred Hernandez Sr.; grandchildren, Leticia Silva, Monica Silva-Nubla and husband Rod Nubla, Manuel S. Silva and wife Alexis Harrington, Richard Silva, Natalia Silva, and Frida Silva; great-grandchildren Selena Ortega, Diego Rivera, Rebeccarose Lerma, Julissa Lerma, Ezekiel Gudino, Monica Nubla, Isabella Nubla, Andres Mora, Liliana Mora, and Lucia Ruth Silva.Isabel has left an indelible mark in the hearts of her family and friends. God has taken another angel from us.A memorial service will be held on Thursday, August 27 at 7 P.M (viewing begins at 5 P.M.) and the funeral will be held on Friday, August 28, at 10 A.M. Both services will take place at Chapel of the Chimes, 32992 Mission Blvd, Hayward, CA 94544.
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