Teresa V.

Herrera

Teresa “Grandma GooGoo” Herrera

Teresa was born February 4th, 1936 in Los Angeles, CA to Ramon and Petra Verdugo. She was number 10 of 12 children and was the last of her siblings to pass. She grew up in San Pedro, where she met John Herrera in junior high at Dana Middle School. They were married in 1954, had 5 children, and were married nearly 60 years. She worked for Thrifty’s for 20 years. She was a devout Catholic and went to Mass every Sunday and holy days. She enjoyed baking, sewing and crochet, and even made benches out of coffee cans. She taught her children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren how to do her hobbies. In 1990, After John’s retirement, they moved to Las Vegas. They had their dream home where they hosted their family and friends for swimming, vacations, and even a few weddings. They loved going to the casino for prime rib dinners, and Teresa would play the slot machines while John bowled. In 2014, John passed away, and a year later, Teresa moved back to California under the care of three of her daughters. The last few years of her life were spent surrounded by the affection of her great children and watching “I Love Lucy” reruns. After numerous visitors and a blessing from the priest, Teresa passed peacefully on Saturday October 31, with her daughter and niece by her side. She was loved by so many and will be greatly missed. After 12 years, she is finally reunited with her love, John. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Rita Monroe and great grandson, Michael Hoffman. She is survived by daughters Rebecca Godfrey, Rachel Salazar, and Dolores Olsen, son John Jr., 14 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and 3 great great grandchildren.