Diana Mata Navarrette

Diana Mata Navarrette obituary, Avondale, AZ

Diana Mata Navarrette

Diana Navarrette Obituary

Visit the Avenidas Funeral Chapel - Avondale website to view the full obituary.

DIANA M. NAVARRETTE

She lived with love & left with grace.

DIANA M. NAVARRETTE, 70, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON JULY 30, 2025.BORN IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ON MAY 21, 1955.

DIANA WAS THE HEART AND SOUL OF HER FAMILY. SHE WAS THE BELOVED WIFE OF RAY "HUGGY" NAVARRETTE, WITH WHOM SHE SHARED 44 YEARS - A LIFE FILLED WITH DEEP LOVE, LAUGHTER, AND DEVOTION.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER LOVING MOTHER, RACHEL; HER THREE CHERISHED SISTERS; HER SEVEN BELOVED CHILDREN; EIGHT ADORING GRANDCHILDREN; AND THREE PRECIOUS GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER FATHER, MARTIN.

DIANA FOUND JOY IN LIFE'S SIMPLESTTREASURES: DANCING, TEJANO MUSIC, FAMILY GATHERINGS, AND HER FAVORITE - SHARING A GOOD PLATE OF MEXICAN FOOD. HER HOME WAS A HAVEN OF WARMTH, AND HER HEART, A PLACE OF WELCOME. MANY FOUND COMFORT IN HER PRESENCE, WHETHER FAMILY BY BLOOD OR BY LOVE.

HER UNWAVERING STRENGTH, JOYFUL SPIRIT, AND BOUNDLESS COMPASSION TOUCHED ALL WHO KNEW HER. HER LEGACY OF LOVE WILL LIVE ON IN EVERY LIFE SHE GRACED

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Avenidas Funeral Chapel - Avondale

522 East Western Avenue, Avondale, AZ 85323

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