Rev. Joseph Saldana Juarez's Obituary
The Rev. Joseph S. Juarez, beloved husband of Delfina Juarez for 62 years, joined his Heavenly Father on May 22, 2010. Pastor Juarez was born in Thurber, Texas on August 5, 1918.
Rev. Juarez devoted his life to ministering to the Spanish speaking population. He earned an Associate degree for ministry in 1941 from the Latin American Baptist School in San Antonio, Texas; a Bachelor of Divinity in 1945 from Northwestern College in Seattle, Washington; and received his Masters in 1981 and Doctorate degree in 1985 from American Seminary of the West in Berkley, California.
Pastor Juarez taught religion and Spanish at the Latin American Bible Institute at Ysleta, Texas and La Puente, California. From 1949 to 1998 he served as pastor for Spanish speaking churches in Hagerman, Loving and Clovis, New Mexico; Vasalia, Stockton, and Rialto California; and Phoenix, Arizona. Pastor Juarez served as a missionary in Cuba and Mexico and worked with Campus Crusade for Christ.
He leaves his wife, Delfina, and their children, Joseph, Benjamin, Matthew, John and Esther, and their families; son, Moses left in 2005 to await him in Heaven; 17 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brothers, John, Hilario and Terry; and sisters, Toni, Amy and Ruth.
A viewing will be held on Wednesday May 26th at 3:00 p.m. and will be followed at 4:00 by a funeral service, both at Bobbitt Memorial Chapel, 1299 E. Highland Avenue. San Bernardino, CA 92404
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