Felipa Balderas was born April 30, 1935, in Mexico, to Pablo and Maria Luisa (Navejas) Balderas. She grew up in Moorhead, MN.
On October 23, 1954, Felipa married Jose Flores in Moorhead and they made their home in the Felton, MN, and Georgetown, MN areas. In 1977, they moved to Moorhead. On May 15, 1998, Jose died, and Felipa continued to make her home in Moorhead.
Felipa was a loving mother to their five children. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, reading and going to the casino. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Felipa died on Monday, August 1, 2005, in MeritCare Hospital, Fargo, ND, at the age of seventy.
She is survived by a son, Paul (Rebecca) Flores, Moorhead; four daughters, Linda (Tony) Hernandez, Moorhead, Mary (Louie) Bertrand, Georgetown, MN, Berta (Dale) Sather and Alice (Alex) Rendon, both of Moorhead; twenty grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; 9 brothers and sisters, Antonia (Refujo) Sanchez, Pablo (Francis) Balderas, Jose (Concepcion) Balderas, Johnny (Rene) Balderas, Maria (Augustine) DeLa Rosa, Crescencia (Jose) Martinez, and Carmen (Jorge) Alcazar, all of Walla Walla, WA, Jesus (Concha) Balderas, Bowie, TX, and Fransisco Balderas, San Angelo, TX.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Vicenta Garcia; and a brother, Luis Balderas.
Visitation: Thursday from 5 - 8 PM with a prayer service at 7 PM,
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church,
Moorhead
Funeral Mass: Friday, August 5, 2005, at 11 AM,
St. Francis de Sales
Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery,
Moorhead