Maria Pena Duarte

died 2012-04-17  
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday, April 23, for former Tracy resident Maria Pena Duarte, 87, who died Tuesday, April 17, in Stockton.

Born April 26, 1924, Mrs. Duarte lived and worked in Tracy from 1952 to 1974 and was a parishioner of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church.

Survivors include five children, Maria Duarte Cordova of Stockton, Fred Paul Duarte of Sacramento and Mary Duarte Cordova, Anna Duarte Ramirez and Armando Duarte, all of Stockton; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Monday’s Mass will begin at 10 a.m. at Church of the Presentation, 1515 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, in Stockton. Visitation will be observed beginning at noon Sunday, April 22, at Casa Bonita Funeral Home, 2500 Cemetery Lane, in Stockton. A rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. that same day.


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