Laura Navarrete Barraza passed away peacefully at home on May 30th, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. At the time of her passing, she was surrounded by her husband, children, and grandchildren. ‘Lala’ as she was known, was born in El Porvenir, Chihuahua, Mexico to Marcos Navarrete and Adelaida Jimenez Navarrete, on January 3, 1940. She came to Southern California as a young girl, where as a young woman, she met and married her loving husband, Moses. They spent the next 62 years together in Wilmington Ca where they raised their 5 children.
She is survived by her husband Moses, daughters, Sandra Laura (Ray) Machado, Jeannie (George) De La Cruz, Annie (Rudy) Carbajal, sons Moses (Karla) Barraza Jr., Paul (Erin) Barraza, 14 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
Visitation and Rosary will take place at Green Hills Memorial Park, Memorial Chapel, 27501 S. Western Ave, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, at 5 pm on Monday, June 19th, 2023.
A funeral mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, 1011 E. L Street, Wilmington, CA 90744, on Tuesday, June 20th, 2023 at 10 am.
A procession will return to Green Hills Memorial Park where she will be laid to rest.