Maria Alvarez Obituary

Age - 75

September 12, 2023

Salinas, CA

Maria Alvarez, 75, of Salinas, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023. She was born on September 10, 1947 in Brownsville, Texas. Maria was preceded in death by her parents, Fausto and Severa Alvarez, brother Guadalupe Alvarez, and sisters Porfiria Espinoza and Sofia Ramirez. Maria is survived by her sister, Debora Eskridge, brother-in-law, Roberto Ramirez, brother-in-law, Ernie Espinoza, and sister-in-law, Maria Beatriz Alvarez, as well as those she loved like her own children and grandchildren: nieces Sarah and Rebecca; nephew Steve, wife Meg, and son Abel; nephew Robert, wife Carrie, and children Jason, Jacob, Joshua, and Emily; nephew Ralph, wife Jennifer, and children Ashley and Alana; nephew Israel, wife Megan, and children Logan and Gabriel; nephew Sunny and wife Michelle; nieces Eva and Viviana; niece Bianca, and children Jasmine and Josue; nephew Rene, wife Victoria, and children Sonia, Athena, and Selena; and extended family Maria, Mike, and children Marley, Michael, and Maverick. Maria's memorial service will be held at Alta Vista Mortuary, 41 E. Alisal St. , Salinas, on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 10:00am, followed by a Celebration of Life at the Ramirez Family Home at 12:30pm. To plant Memorial Trees in memory of Maria Alvarez, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

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