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Juan Ortega Obituary

Juan "Ralph" Rafael Ortega

Passed away peacefully Sunday, September 22nd. Born in San Francisco, CA, he lived in San Francisco's Mission District his entire life. He had a passion for cars. A loving father to Monica, Sofia, Jenna and Jennifer Ortega; devoted grandfather of Michael Ortega-Portillo, Juan Carlos Campos, Guillermo Raygoza, Jr., and Eric Anthony Raygoza; dedicated son to Guillermina Ortega; and beloved brother of Rossana, Marisela and Pearl Ortega; predeceased by his father, Rafael Ortega.


Juan loved his family tremendously and had a big heart. He will be missed by all.



To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Sep. 27 to Sep. 29, 2013.

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Lynne Santos-Flores

October 11, 2013

i will miss talking to you while i was at work. RIP to a great guy who was very nice and kind to me Lynne Santos-Flores

Sofia Ortega

October 6, 2013

Miss you and love you papi

jimmymac415

September 30, 2013

Rest In Peace Ralph. Thanks for lookin out for me when I was down. Nuthin but love for you brutha! 1!!! See Ya when I get to the 415 in the sky. til then

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