Maria Luisa Flores Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Maria Luisa Flores of Oceano, California, who passed away on April 27, 2024 at the age of 95. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Leocadio Elizalde and Sara Covarrubias; and her brother George. She is survived by: her children, Dolores (Gene), Rosemarie Bachman (Larry), Delia Salutan, Sara Torres (Michael), George Flores Jr. and Orlando Flores (Donna); and her grandchildren, Raymond "Buji" Bautista, Constance Salutan, Edward Salutan Jr., Tiffany Alarcon, Samantha Torres, Amanda Guerra, Orlando Flores Jr., Ashley Flores, Maria Flores and Michael Flores.
Maria had numerous jobs including working in the fields, at Phelan and Taylor packing shed in Oceano, John Ingles frozen foods in Santa Maria, for the child care at her St Patrick's church in Arroyo Grande on Sundays, donated her time at the San Luis Obispo county food bank and on her days off, she would make and sell tamales, tortillas and salsas which she was extremely famous for.
