Anita Valenzuela Bean

Anita Valenzuela Bean

of Mesa, Arizona (formerly of Oxnard, California), was born in Queen Creek, Arizona on July 26, 1932 to Ramon and Rafaela Valenzuela, and passed away on February 24, 2017, with her family by her side.

Anita is survived by her children Mary Carmen Rutherford (Wayne) of Chandler, Arizona, George Camacho of Mesa, Arizona, Stella Willmes (Al) of Mesa, Arizona, Celestino Camacho, Jr. (Kim) of Simi Valley, California, Barbara Morris (Marcus) of Tijeras, New Mexico,

Teresa Sloan of Dayton, Ohio, and Monica Snoberger of Oxnard, California.

She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and 7 great-great grandchildren, 2 brothers, 3 sisters, and several nieces and nephews.

Anita was retired, and previously worked as a machinist.

She loved to dance and listen to music, and also enjoyed the ocean and fishing.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father, and her brother Ramon.

Visitation will be at Bueler Mortuary in Chandler, Arizona on Monday, March 6, 2017 from 6-8 p.m.

Funeral services will be on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Bueler Mortuary, with burial following at Valley of the Sun Cemetery in Chandler, Arizona.