Tomasita Frutos Ulloa; 83-Year County Resident
Tomasita Frutos Ulloa, an 83-year resident of Ventura County, died on her birthday Monday following a brief illness. She was 86.
Ulloa was born Dec. 29, 1911, in Zacatecas, Mexico. Her family moved to Ventura County when she was 3 and settled in Santa Paula.
Ulloa, a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Santa Paula, was a homemaker. She also loved to travel and counted Hawaii and Las Vegas among her favorite spots. She was planning a trip to Rome when she was taken ill.
Ulloa is survived by daughters Julia Nava, Carmen Lopez, Lupe Mendoza and Tillie Ritenour, all of Santa Paula; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from noon until 5 p.m. Thursday at Pierce Brothers Stetler Mortuary in Santa Paula. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Mass will be held at the church at 10 a.m. Friday with Fathers Rene Juarez and Francis Good officiating. Burial will follow at Santa Paula Cemetery.
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