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PARENT-SORENSEN MORTUARY & CREMATORY
850 Keokuk St, Petaluma, CA 94952
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Rita Sue Hernandez passed away suddenly on February 8th 2026. She was a loving wife to Henry Hernandez Sr, mother of Henry Jr, Greg , George Hernandez and Suzette Finch, grandmother, of Geoffrey, Sean, Jeremy Nelson, Christina Finch and Ryan, Riley, Nicole & Sydney Petersen, and Grace Delgado. She was great-grandmother of 10 and great-great-grandmother of three. She was also a loving sister and friend to so many. She loved listening to music, dancing and going for car rides. She was such a beautiful, giving soul that will be missed dearly and remembered forever.
Funeral Services will be held, Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 1pm at Parent-Sorensen Mortuary & Crematory, 850 Keokuk Street, Petaluma, California. Visitation will begin at 11am.
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1:00 p.m.
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850 Keokuk St, Petaluma, CA 94952
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