Julia Carole (Valdenegro) Walker |
| Posted 2021-03-18 by mhenderson |
| Published in Today's News Herald on Mar. 18, 2021 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Julia Carole Walker departed family, friends, and loved ones early on March 10, 2021 in Lake Havasu City. She was the eldest of four children born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Oct. 23, 1934, to Joseph Mora and Rufina "Ruth" Valdenegro. She married William C Walker on Nov. 29, 1959, in Las Vegas. He passed away in 1980. She took several early childhood classes while a preschool teacher. She had 12 years with Clarence "Pete" Peters who passed in 1994. In 1998, Carole met Ed Braun, her longtime friend, companion, and caretaker in Santa Claus, Indiana, with whom she spent the last 23 years, living in Santa Claus, Flagstaff, and Lake Havasu City. She visited at least 35 states, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Caribbean Sea, plus took many ocean and river cruises, Amtrak trips, and traveled by RV. Carole's a three-time survivor of cancer since 1980. Carole and Bill raised four daughters in California - Wendy (Rob Marcus) Walker of City Island NY, Cathy (Mark) Kroeger of Santa Claus Indiana, Nancy (Mark Molini) Walker of Templeton California, and Tracy (Eric) Watson of Arroyo Grande California, who survive. Also surviving coast-to-coast are 7 granddaughters--Jennifer, Heather, Julia, Hayley, Shannon, Shelley, and Casey, five great-granddaughters--Mia, Georgia, Vivian, Fiona, and Soairse, three great-grandsons--Dominick, Raymond, and Seamus in New York, Indiana, and California, and brother Robert Mora of Seattle, who remain Ed's adopted family, plus step-children Shari (Troy) Betka of Colorado and Aaron Braun of Tennessee. She was preceded in death by sisters Diana in 2001 and Josephine in 2015. Services and memories were shared with family and friends in her longtime friend Ed's and her backyard on March 18. Carole's cremains were later released during a family ceremony from a boat dock on Lake Havasu. Donations in her memory can be made to cancer charities, Calvary Baptist and Victory Chapel Churches in Havasu, Mohave Valley Unity Church, or the charity of your choice. Services were entrusted to the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz- frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze. See Also: Find A Grave |
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