Enriqueta Osuna Cortez Schock

July 15, 1922 - April 6, 2014

ENRIQUETA OSUNA-CORTEZ-SCHOCK OUR BELOVED MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS CALLED BACK TO HEAVEN BY OUR LORD AND SAVIOR ON APRIL 6, 2014; IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. ENRIQUETA WAS BORN JULY 15, 1922 IN SAN JOSE DE GRACIA, SINALOA, MEXICO; TO LUIS OSUNA, AND CONCEPTION PALAFOX-OSUNA. ENRIQUETA WAS THE SECOND CHILD BORN TO CONCEPTION, AND THE FIRST CHILD BORN TO LUIS. SHE HAD THREE BROTHERS, AND ONE SISTER. AFTER MANY YEARS OF LIVING IN SAN JOSE DE GRACIA THE FAMILY MOVED TO THE CITY OF GUASAVE, SINILOA MEXICO. WHILE LIVING IN GUASAVE ENRIQUETA STARTED WORKING AT A YOUNG AGE FOR THE ROXI INSURANCE COMPANY, AND A FEW YEARS LATER WAS TRANSFERRED TO GUAYMAS, SONORA MEXICO WHERE SHE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR THE COMPANY AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS. WHILE LIVING IN GUAYMAS ENRIQUETA MET AND WAS COURTED BY HER FIRST LOVE, ALFONSO JESUS-CORTEZ-GONZALES. WITHIN A YEAR`S TIME ALFONSO PROPOSED TO ENRIQUETA AND THEY WERE JOINED IN MARRIAGE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1943. ALFONSO AND ENRIQUETA SET OUT TO START A FAMILY RIGHT AWAY, AND AFTER MAY TRIES THE TWO OF THEM FINALLY WELCOMED THEIR SON, JESUS ALFONSO CORTEZ-OSUNA ON SEPTEMBER 17TH 1944. TRAGICALLY, AFTER A SHORT 10 YEARS OF MARRIAGE ENRIQUETA`S BELOVED HUSBAND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH STOMACH CANCER. BRAVELY FACING HIS DEATH THAT WOULD COME SOON ALFONSO SET OUT TO MAKE SURE HIS WIFE AND CHILD WOULD BE CARED FOR AFTER HE WAS GONE. KNOWING HIS YOUNG FAMILY WOULD HAVE A BETTER LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES ALFONSO MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ENRIQUETA TO BE SPONSORED BY THE SORENSON FAMILY FROM SALT LAKE CITY UTAH, AND SHORTLY AFTER THESE PLANS WERE IN PLACE ALFONSO SUCCUMED TO CANCER AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 34. WIDOWED AND ALONE WITH HER YOUNG SON ENRIQUETA AND JESUS IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES ON MARCH 14, 1954, WHERE THEY BEGAN THEIR NEW JOURNEY IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. ENRIQUETA STAYED WITH AND WORKED FOR THE SORENSON FAMILY IN HOLIDAY, UTAH FOR THREE YEARS. AFTER FULFILLING HER EMPLOYMENT OBLIGATIONS WITH MR. & MRS.SORENSON ENRIQUETA SOUGHT OUT HELP FROM THE LDS MEXICAN BRANCH MEMBERS WHO ASSISTED HER IN FINDING HOUSING, AND EMPLOYMENT AT THE HOTEL UTAH WHERE ENRIQUETA WORKED IN THE PANTRY FULL-TIME. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR HER SON ENRIQUETA WORKED AN ADDITIONAL PART TIME JOB AT SEE`S CANDY COMPANY. AFTER WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR BOTH COMPANIES ENRIQUETA WAS ABLE TO AFFORD AN APARTMENT IN DOWNTOWN SALT LAKE CITY. EVENTUALLY, ENRIQUETA LEFT HER POSITION AT THE HOTEL UTAH AND WENT TO WORK FOR THE SALT LAKE HARDWARE COMPANY,WHERE SHE REMAINED FOR SIX YEARS WHILE SHE CONTINUED TO WORK HER SECOND JOB AS WELL. WITH THE HARDWORK SHE PUT IN AND THE BETTER WAGES ENRIQUETA MADE AT THE SALT LAKE HARDWARE COMPANY ENRIQUETA WAS ABLE TO SAVE UP MONEY SO SHE AND HER SON JESUS COULD TRAVEL BACK TO MEXICO TO VISIT FAMILY AND FRIENDS. DURING HER EMPLOYMENT AT HOTEL UTAH ENRIQUETA MET A CO-WORKER BY THE NAME OF WILLIAM SCHOCK WHO WAS COMPLETELY SMITTEN BY ENRIQUETA, BUT SHE WOULD HAVE NONE OF THAT. HOWEVER WILLIAM WAS PERSISTANT AND AFTER MANY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND A LITTLE NUDGING ENRIQUETA SOON REALIZED THAT WILLIAM WAS TO BE HER SECOND LOVE AND THEY WERE MARRIED ON APRIL 18, 1965 IN ELKO, NEVADA. AFTER THEIR MARRIAGE ENRIQUETA SOUGHT OUT AND BEGAN WORKING FOR BEEHIVE MILLS CLOTHING COMPANY AS A SEAMSTRESS, AND WILLIAM WENT TO WORK FOR TORO AS A MECHANIC. WITH LOTS OF HARD WORK AND SAVING THEY WERE SOON ABLE TO PUT A DOWN PAYMENT ON A HOUSE. IN 1975 ENRIQUETA BECAME A NATURILIZED CITIZEN AND AFTER 32 YEARS WITH WILLIAM, TRAGEDY HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN WHEN WILLIAM WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER AND PASSED AWAY LEAVING ENRIQUETA ONCE AGAIN A WIDOW AND ALONE. ENRIQUETA NEVER REMARRIED, AND SHE LIVED THE REST OF HER LIFE IN THE HOME THAT HER WILLIAM AND BOUGHT TOGEHER. ENRIQUETA IS SURVIVED BY HER ONLY SON JESUS ALFONSO CORTEZ (BERNEICE), STEP-SON JESUS ALFONSO CORTEZ/ESCOPINICHI, THREE GRANDSONS, ROBERT CORTEZ , JESUS ALFONSO CORTEZ II , AND ANTHONY CORTEZ ; ONE GRANDDAUGHTER, LORIE CORTEZ- ARANDA; ONE STEP GRAND SON; DANIEL CARL RAMSEY; THREE GRANDDAUGHTER IN LAWS, MISCHANTE CORTEZ, AMY GOODRICH, AND AMANDA CORTEZ; ONE GRANDSON IN LAW, CEASAR ARANDA; EIGHT GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, ALICIA CORTEZ, NINA-JADE CORTEZ, MICHAEL CORTEZ, NIKOLAI ARANDA, ANGELINA CORTEZ, JULIUS ARANDA, SAMUEL ARANDA,AND JESUS ALFONSO CORTEZ III; ONE GREAT- GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER,MIRACLE MADRILL;TWO DAUGHTER IN LAWS,LEANORA MCCOY-CORTEZ, AND KATHY HEIMLICH-RAMSEY; AND SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. PRECEDING ENRIQUETA IN DEATH IS HER FATHER LUIS OSUNA, HER MOTHER CONCEPTION OSUNA, THREE BROTHERS ROBUSTIANO GUTIERREZ, MAURO OSUNA, LUCIANO OSUNA, AND A SISTER ROSA GUTIERREZ, FIRST HUSBAND ALFONSO J. CORTEZ, SECOND HUSBAND WILLIAM P. SCHOCK, TWO GREAT GRAND CHILDREN; JAMIE MADRILL-CORTEZ, AND KATARINA ROSE CORTEZ. FUNERAL/VIEWING SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE BUENA VISTA (SPANISH) BRANCH LOCATED AT 1145 WEST 500 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY, UT. VIEWING WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2014 FROM 6:00PM - 8:00PM. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY APRIL 12, 2014 FROM 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (FAMILY); THEN FROM 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM FOR FRIENDS AND OTHER GUESTS. FOLLOWED BY GRAVESIDE SERVICES AT MOUNT OLIVET CEMETARY LOCATED AT 1340 EAST 500 SOUTH FROM 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. THERE WILL BE A LUNCHON AT THE CHURCH FOLLOWING GRAVESIDE SERVICES. FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS MAY BE SENT TO SERENICARE FUNERAL HOME C/O THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AT12278 SO.LONE PEAK PARKWAY SUITE 103 DRAPER, UTAH, 84020. PHONE: 801-255-2801 OR 801-577-1055. CARDS/LETTERS AND DONATIONS CAN BE SENT TO JESUS A. CORTEZ; PO BOX 65104 SO. SALT LAKE CITY, UT, 84106 ON BEHALF OF THE CORTEZ-OSUNA FAMILY WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING: SALT LAKE AGING SERVICES, COMMUNITY NURSING SERVICES, APPLE GATE HOME HEALTH, UTAH INDEPENDANT LIVING, ZIONS BANK, NEIGHBORHOOD REHAB PROGRAM, SALT LAKE COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, THE ASSIST PROGRAM, IHC CLINC STAFF, DR. TWITCHELL, LDS HOSPITAL, WOODLAND PARK CARE CENTER, ST. MARKS HOSPITAL, CARE SOURCE, U.S. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, CENTRO CIVIC CENTER, HOTEL UTAH, SALT LAKE HARDWARE, BEEHIVE CLOTHING AND MILL`S, SEE`S CANDY COMPANY, SORENSEN FAMILY AND COMPANY`S, LDS CHURCH, AND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO SERENITY FUNERAL HOME AND STAFF, AND MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY.