BORN

1941

DIED

2012

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Rose Hills Mortuary - Whittier

3888 Workman Mill Rd

Whittier, California

Dolores Perez Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 1, 2012.

Dolores Silva Perez, 72, of Walnut, California passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 after a year-long battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Cisco; her daughters; Julie, Janice and Jennifer; son; Vincent; granddaughter; Lauren; grandsons; Miles, Matthew, Dylan, Rocky and Elliot.
Dolores was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a homemaker who raised four children as well as helping to raise her grandchildren. She took great joy in her monthly games of bunco with her longtime circle of friends. She enjoyed both her nightly ritual of watching telanovellas with her husband, as well as her daily routine of watching cartoons with her grandchildren after making them an afterschool snack. She loved watching old movies and discussing the lives of the actors. Dolores always made holidays special by decorating her whole house and having the family over to celebrate. Not a week would go by without Dolores catching up with her brother; Gilbert and her sister; Socorro via telephone. Dolores always looked forward to her yearly trips to Grapevine, Texas where she was able to relax and spend time with daughter Julie and her husband Paul along with granddaughter Lauren. For Dolores there was no greater joy in life then spending time with her family and all those she loved. Her strength, kindness of heart and nurturing ways will be greatly missed.

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August 30, 2013

Julie Peebles

One of my favorite memories of Mom was our "potato song".
We had to peel so many potatoes for Sunday breakfast that we started singing.
We also had a song for our dog "Bebass"
Mom you are forever in my thoughts.
You were a wonderful Mom.

August 29, 2013

Julie Peebles

Mom, I think about you everyday.
I love you

September 30, 2012

Paul Peebles

On behalf of the entire Perez and Silva families- I want to welcome you and thank you for coming to this memorial service on behalf Dolores Silva Perez. My name is Paul Peebles. I am the husband to Dolores' oldest daughter Julie; Father to Lauren, Dolores's oldest granddaughter.
We lost a mother, a wife, a sister, an aunt, a grandmother, a Bunco partner, but especially a friend.
We are a Family in grief, a Family in happiness, and a Family in Faith. I would like to talk about all three.
The Grief
Over the last 29 months, Dolores has been a soldier in the battle of her life. Her family at her side she went through many treatments and therapies, many hospital & doctor visits, and many ups and down. Through these actions she always remained optimistic. With her husband, Cisco, they faced this sickness as a team; a team, that had been together for over 49 years.
Last Thursday, was a monumental day. It was a day that all of us had thought about. We knew it was coming. We knew for the last few weeks we were going to lose Dolores. We knew that the pain and the sleepless nights were going to come to an end; it had to. Dolores called two weeks ago at night, through the discomfort and the pain and told us that she was ready to go. She was a brave soldier through the battle- but her body had had enough.
I would like to thank everyone for their help and support over the last few months, but I would like to especially thank Janice and Rich for their endless energy that was needed to get Dolores to the doctor, to the store, and even down the stairs. They did an excellent job and they need to be acknowledged.
I want to recognize the grief that everyone is sharing today. I am sad and you are sad. But today is more than grief. It is more than sadness… It should be celebration of life. It's easy to put a spotlight on the last few months of someone's journey, but I think we have to view an entire lifetime. I would like to focus our visit today on Dolores' life and what she meant to you and all of us.
Happiness
Dolores loved her family. It all began with the love of her mother Julia and father Manuel. She was Daddy's little girl. She cherished her brother Gil and treasured her sister Socorro. Cisco, the Marine from San Antonio, became the father to her children. Her oldest and wisest was Julie. The heart and tenderness was Janice. The brains and beauty was Jennifer. The youngest and strongest with family tradition was Vincent.
I wanted to reflect on some individual stories about Dolores from her children as they were told to me.
Julie tells this story about her mother when they went on a cruise to the Bahamas. Julie had won a trip to Miami and the Bahamas and she took her mother. I stayed at home with little Lauren at the time. Julie was afraid that her work friends were going to be too much for Dolores. What she failed to realize was that Dolores was going to be too much for her friends. She stayed out late, drank, and gambled. She liked those tequila sunrises with lots of grenadine. She made new friends. She became the fun friend on the cruise. Julie and her mother had switched roles. She was always up for a party and up for travel. She loved coming to our home it was her mini vacation that she could relax.
Janice tells the fairly recent story about Dolores watching Mathew at the house. Janice, Richard and Miles left to go to the store. Dolores was in charge of a young Mathew. Dolores had gone to the back yard to water the grass. When she tried to get back in, she found that Mathew had locked the glass door and locked all the doors to the house. He wanted to draw on the walls and be the artist. Dolores saw that challenge and decided to open a window and crawl through the window. She lifted herself through the window and back into the house. Can you imagine?
Jennifer remembers the motherly advice she received from Dolores. It was a little lipstick a spot of perfume, or brushing her hair just right. Dolores was there to assist Jennifer. But..the thing that Jennifer remembers the most was that she always waited up. Whenever she came home a little late, Dolores was there to ask how her night was.
Vincent recalls a special time with his Mom. It was a long time ago. Vincent was a little older than his oldest son, Dylan is today. Dolores helped Vincent at spelling words. She gave him one-on-one attention. Even though the quizzes were tough, the reward for a good grade was a visit to Thrifty. Just Vincent and his Mom visited Thrifty's for a large scoop of ice cream. It made him feel very special.
I've never met anyone that loved her friends, children and husband unconditionally. Dolores would sit back and listen to arguments. She would never bad mouth anyone. She would always reflect on the good things in a person.
She always looked forward to the precious time she would spend with her Bunco friends. It recharged her. She loved her Bunco girlfriends. Those friendships meant so much to her.
Family in Faith
Dolores was a devoted Catholic. She was born with into the faith and she was laid to rest in Jesus. The importance of faith is that we accept that we are just a small part of a grand design.
I wanted to reflect on three scriptures.
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. “ This is a basic verse, but it means so much. Dolores now has graduated from our constrained life into eternal life.
Luke 23: Jesus was asked the question from the thief on the cross. Jesus, will you remember me when I come into your kingdom? Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Dolores reached paradise on Thursday. We all hope to reach paradise. Jesus tells us that is our final destination. When I stand on the hill at Rose Hills at sundown…and look into the setting sun…it reminds me of that paradise.
Revelation 21:4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” Dolores is at peace. We should be at peace also.

Posted by Paul Peebles

September 27, 2012

Lauren Peebles

Good afternoon, my name is Lauren Peebles.
I am the daughter of Julie and also the oldest grandchild and the only girl.

I want to represent the grandchildren.

I have three short stories that I want to tell you.

Tamales are hard thing to make.
Christmas time at my Grandma's house was fun and exciting. Imagine 10 people fitting into a small kitchen. Uncle rich and my dad would mix the masa. They would have masa up to their elbows during the mixing process. Aunt Janice and I and the boys....would spread the masa. Aunt jennifer would be washing the ojas. My mom/Julie would be in the kitchen for hours just cooking the meat. My grandma would be in charge of everything. She was the chief. She checked to see if the masa was ready. She would drop a small ball of masa into a glass of water to see if it could float. She checked to see if our spreading would be a good enough job. She tasted the meat and would tell mom what she needed to add anything that was missing. We would make batches and batches of Tamales. We would freeze them and give some away. Papa was so funny. The only time he came down was when the tamales were done. But man did he like those tamales. I don't think I've eve seen anybody eat more tamales.

One reason id love to come to california was when we had breakfast. Every morning my grandma would get up early and make breakfast. She always made my grandpa tamales every morning. but the best thing to me was that she was always in the kitchen. The kitchen was her domain. She was serious about her tamales. It meant a lot when we did tamales, it is a tradition passed down from my great grandmother to my grandmother to my mother and hopefully to me as well.



Novellas- novellas are a big deal in my grandparents house. Every night my grandparents would lie in bed and turn the channel to Telemundo at 7 o'clock. My grandparents were so in love with watching there novellas it was actually really funny. Our busy day was brought to the end by watching the novellas. Even when my grandparents came to see us in Texas, they figured out the time difference and planned when there shows were coming on. The handsome men and the beautiful woman made it so interesting to watch. Even though...I don't speak spanish it was fun to watch the novellas with my grandparents. Every time my cousin matthew and i would sit with my grandma when she was watching her novellas she would always interpret what they were saying. I loved watching novellas with my grandma because it was something that we did together. Just the grandkids and grandma. I will miss those times.

I live in Texas. I see my grandparents often.... My birthday, Christmas, Thanksgiving, summer...spring Break.....Dylan, Elliot, and Rocky-who all live here locally---are going to miss the one on one time they had with grandma.....
BUT.... Miles and Matthew were blessed that they lived with grandma and Papa. When aunt Janice or uncle rich were not at home, grandma was there to take care of them. Grandma was there to help them with their homework or pick them up from school or given them a snack. Grandma would be there to watch the boys when their mom & dad went out on date night. They really had a special relationship. I know that of all the grand kids, Miles and Matthew will be faced with the greatest loss.

Grandma, your grandchildren love you!

September 5, 2012

Steve Diaz

Dear Family, I am sorry about your loss. I pray that you are comforted by God's Spirit. God Bless you all. "For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear. I will help you." Is 41:13

September 5, 2012

Steve Diaz

Dear Family, I am sorry about your loss. I pray that you are comforted by God's Spirit. God Bless you all.
"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear. I will help you." Is 41:13

September 5, 2012

Richard and Esther Diaz

Dear Cisco and Family, our sincere sympathy to you. Our hearts go out to you. We will remember Dolores for her soft spoken demeanor and beauty. God bless you during this very difficult time.

September 1, 2012

Dina, Arranger, Rose Hills Memorial Park

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

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