Services were held Friday, Nov. 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church for Trinidad Stella Martinez, 74, who died Nov. 3.
Stella had been a resident of Corcoran for the last 20 years. She loved to work in her yard and visit the casino. She loved her grandchildren very much. She also held a special place in her heart for her nephew Che Valdiviez.
Survivors include her children, Robert Martinez Jr., Michael Martinez and Lisa Martinez, all of Corcoran; siblings, Louie Chavez, Lily Orosco and Sally Alaniz, all of Corcoran; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Marcos and Luz Chavez, sisters, Isabel Chavez and Mary Helen Burden, and brothers, Robert Chavez, Ramon Chavez, Pete Chavez, Joe Chavez and Reynaldo Chavez.
Visitation was held Thursday, Nov. 11 from 3-6 p.m. at the Bledsoe Family Peoples Funeral Chapel, 1501 Whitley Avenue.
Interment was at Calvary Cemetery in Hanford.
