Geraldine Hernandez

We are sad to announce the passing of Geraldine Hernandez of Phoenix, Arizona. She passed at the age of 73 on December 22, 2022. Geraldine was born on May 3rd, 1949, in a household with five siblings: Elbert, Erma, Vera, Helen, and Francis. If you include herself, that makes six in total. Before God called her home, Geraldine held on for as long as possible as we offered our peace, said our goodbyes, and as a family, we released her to the Heavens. She passed surrounded by the ones that loved her dearly. The Hernandez Family and those closely connected are no strangers to death. Feeling the pain of lost loved ones will forever be part of the Hernandez Family, but the silver lining is that Geraldine will transition to the afterlife with those gone before her. Whether it is her own mother, her siblings, her close relatives, her best friend, her grandchildren, or her own daughter, she will not walk through those gates of Heaven with unopened arms. Geraldine leaves behind her husband, Antonio Hernandez, and her thirteen children. No, that is not a typo. You read that correctly, thirteen children. Originally fourteen children, our sister Salina is saving her seat in the clouds. Those that are blessed to be here include Sally, Victor, Johnny, Mia, Erica, TJ, Kim, Anthony, Esther, Angel, Lisa, Mary, and Manuel. If you are thinking fourteen children is quite a handful, well, just imagine how many grandchildren there are. Forty-Nine. Nonetheless, the Hernandez family stays strong as we mourn together as something our mother continues to strive for, a family. We will not continue to be sad as we lost our mother, but be glad that we had the chance to experience her. We say goodbye to a wonderful woman, a devoted wife, a beautiful soul, and a gracious mother, Geraldine Hernandez. A Visitation and Rosary Service will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Mission, 1418 South 17th Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Our Lady of Fatima Parish Mission. A Committal Service will immediately follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, 2033 North 48th Street, Phoenix, Arizona.