Memorial services for Victor Lopez Hernandez, 76, will be at 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church in Riverside.
He died Thursday of a heart attack at Loma Linda University Medical
Center.
Acheson and Graham Garden of Prayer Mortuary in Riverside is handling
arrangements.
Mr. Hernandez, a lifelong resident of Riverside, was an entomology
supervisor at March Air Force Base for 30 years, having retired in 1976.
He served as a private first class in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Among his commendations were a Purple Heart, a World War II Victory
Medal, a Combat Infantry Badge, a European/African/Middle Eastern
Theatre Ribbon with Bronze Battle Star and
Mr. Hernandez enjoyed recycling materials and putting the money he
received from that into his great-grandchildrens' savings accounts.
He is survived by his wife, Ruth; three daughters, Diana of Grand
Terrace, Ruth Partello of Rancho Cucamonga, and Livia Earp of Colton;
two sons, Victor and James, both of Riverside; four grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret Gonzales of Riverside.
(The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA, 2 Jan 1996,
Page B5 courtesy of Tedd Cocker) |
(courtesy Kevin
Defrese)Grave marker for Victor L. Hernandez in
Plot: 1A, 0, 275 of the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside,
(Riverside County), California |
