Anita (Ana) Orozco

Anita (Ana) Gonzalez Navarrete de Orozco

Anita Orozco, 78, of Pingree Grove, IL, left us to be in heaven on December 21, 2020.
Born to the late Rosalia Navarrete on July 13, 1942, she was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.
Anita had a zest for life, she loved taking on new challenges and never afraid to try something.
She most of all loved being a wife, mother, and eventually, a grandmother.
She married Jose Ramon Orozco on September 11, 1971, and they settled into life in Schiller Park, a suburb of Chicago, where they raised 2 boys.
In 2018, they moved to Pingree Grove to be closer to their grandchildren.
Ana loved being able to watch her grandchildren grow and teaching them many things, a favorite being how to speak Spanish.
She was preceded in death by her sister Therese.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, her brothers Pedro Gonzalez (Kathleen) of Topeka, KS, and Enrique Gonzales of Mexico, 2 sons – Marco Orozco (Andrew Wilder) of Aurora, IL, and David Orozco (Karen) of Pingree Grove, IL, and 2 grandchildren, Ariana and Knox Orozco of Pingree Grove.
She is also survived by many loving extended family and friends.