Delia Maria

Parsells

Delia Maria Parsells, age 81, passed away peacefully July 8, 2020 due to chronic illnesses. She was born April 6, 1939 in Pond, California to Elizario and Martina Gonzales. She was first married to Ivan W. Clark (deceased) and then married Bill Parsells who preceded her in death in 2019.

Delia for most of her life was a mother and homemaker. At an older age, she earned her GED and learned to drive. She did at times work part-time outside the home as a store cashier and housekeeper. She loved to garden both vegetables and flowers, knitted uncountable numbers of blankets and pairs of "booties" for family and friends, loved bird watching, and loved animals particularly her Yorkie Lady Bug.

Delia was part of a family with 13 other siblings. Delia is survived by her brothers Elizario, Oscar, Frank and Lionel Gonzales and her sisters Cecy Galindo, Rita Padilla, Rosie "Her Favorite Sister" Hernandez and Judy Urquidi and her sons Anthony J. Clark, M.D., Daniel J. Clark and William I. Clark and their wives/significant other and numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her brother Danny Gonzales and her sisters Yolanda Gonzales, Anna Dir, Martha "The Queen" Lopez, and Inez Jones. All of these she loved and deeply touched.

Delia requested cremation and that her and her husband's cremains be mixed and released onto the ocean.

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