Mary T. Hernandez

Mary T Hernandez (nee Acosta) born January 5th, 1923 in Anaheim, California, died September 2nd, 2019 in Chico California. Mary grew up in Southern California during the Great Depression, where she, among other things, sold her mother's tortillas house to house, won a Charleston dance contest and met her future husband, Albert. She was married on December 28, 1941 and remained so until Albert's death in June of 2010. Albert and Mary lived most of their lives in Southern California except for a few years in Red Bluff on the Sacramento River after Albert's retirement. They moved to Chico permanently in 2005, to be closer to two of their children. Mary and Albert travelled throughout their marriage, first as a family, with children in tow, visiting many State and National Parks throughout the Western US and then after retirement across the US and to Europe and Latin America several times. Mary's sense of humor and gift for a hilarious one-liner were the making of many an evening during family events. She enjoyed playing cards, oftentimes becoming an accidental card shark. Spoons was a favorite at any family gathering, and in her later years, her card game of choice was Golf. A devout Catholic, Mary never missed saying her Rosary every day, sometimes more than once. She will be sorely missed by her five children, five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, sister and many nieces and nephews. A graveside ceremony will be held at the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange on September 13th at 10 am, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband, close to her mother and brothers and sisters.