Mabel Clara Torres
May 1, 1936 ~ February 12, 2018
Resided in:
Fremont, California
Mabel Clara Torres (nee Fernandes) passed away on February 12, 2018 in Fremont, California. She was born May 1, 1936 in Bombay (Mumbai), India and was raised there and in Goa, India. She migrated to Nairobi, Kenya in 1963 where she married the late Anthony J. Torres and had four daughters: Myra, Norma, Astrid, and Allison.
She was a career woman in India and continued by working for the Israel Foreign Trade Corporation in Nairobi, while raising her young family. It was her shorthand skills that allowed the family access to a work visa to the United States and the family migrated in 1974 to San Francisco, California. Within a few weeks Mabel started working at Bechtel Corporation and was there for 20 years. She worked as an executive assistant at Bank of America for another 20 years.
The family lived in Daly City, CA, later Mabel and Tony moved to San Bruno, CA for their retirement, and then to the San Francisco East Bay. After her husband passed away Mabel lived her last seven years at Lincoln Retirement Villa in Fremont, CA where she enjoyed chatting with friends in the garden courtyard and frequent outings with her daughters.
Mabel enjoyed gardening, singing, dancing, cooking, hosting and attending parties. She was proud that she managed to earn a college degree while working full time. She will be missed by many especially her grandchildren Vivian, Opal, Vance and Maxwell and her son-in-laws, Joshua Minor and Eric Osness. As one of ten children, she has siblings, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends all over the world.
Memorial donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association.
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Dearest Myra, Norma, Astrid and Alison, please accept our deepest condolence of the passing of your dear mum, she was such a wonderful lady and will never forget your dad and mum and the wonderful times we spent together, may their souls RIP.
Dearest Myra, Norma, Astrid and Alison, please accept our deepest condolence of the passing of your dear mum, she was such a wonderful lady and will never forget your dad and mum and the wonderful times we spent together, may their souls RIP.
My deepest condolences to the whole family. Aunty Mabel was a wonderful person as well as her husband Uncle Tony and i was priveledged to have known them growing up as a kid in Daly City. May she rest in peace along with her husband.
Sincerely
Andre D’Souza.
Dearest Myra, Norma, Astrid & Allison
Our deepest condolences to all of you, on the passing of your mum & our dear Aunt Mabel. We will all miss her greatly and we feel privileged to have met her & your dad on our many trips to San Fran ,in their home in San Bruno , Hayward & Lincoln Villa . We will always treasure the beautiful memories of the times we spent with her , her passion for her family & friends .Your mum was always smiling, full of fun & laughter .
We hope it’s comforting for you’ll to know ,that your mum is now reunited with your dad & is at peace ,in the arms of Our Heavenly Father. Our love & support is with you all.
Debbie ,Philip, Scott, Craig & Caitlin
We are sorry for the loss of dear Mabel. Hold onto the lovely memories you have of her and your dad. May she RIP.
Please accept my deepest sympathies, dear Myra, Norma, Astrid and Allison on the passing away of your mother Mabel.
My memories of meeting Mabel at social events and at my late brother Olaus Kyrie’s
house parties in Daly City, always smiling and enjoying herself.
I pray God will give you the courage and strength to ease the pain .
May her dear soul rest in peace.
Dear Myra, Norma, Astrid nd Allison,
Do accept our deepest condolences on the passing away of your mum Mabel. May her soul rest in peace.
Dear cousins Myra, Norma, Astrid & Allison-
We are so sorry for the loss of your dear mom our dear Aunty Mabel. We have fond memories of her, your dad and you all.
Our sincere condolences to you and your families.
Lots of love
Chrystal, William, Joel & David Raposo
Dear Myra, Norma, Allison and Astrid, we were so sorry
to hear of your mother’s passing. We have always enjoyed
being with Mabel at family events. She was such a lovely
person and we enjoyed being fellow grandparents with her
We’re grateful to have gotten to know both your parents
and to have seen the adoration they felt for you all
Much love to you and the grandchildren
Astrid. My sincere condolences go out to you and your sisters. You will be in our thoughts and prayers. Love and hugs
What an amazing woman. I remember her kindness and welcome hospitality. Growing up with you guys next door made for a great childhood. I’ll let my family know. She’ll be missed. My condolences.
Dear Astrid and family,
My deepest condolences and prayers to your family.
Dearest Myra, Norma, Astrid and Allison ,
Sending you tons of love and strength as you are filled with memories of your Mom. The loss of a Mom is surely one of the most difficult losses to deal with but it is her strength, love and guidance that she has always shown and taught you’ll that will get you’ll through it. We will always remember her for her wit, strength, composure and the ease at which she could hold a conversation on any topic.
It is so beautiful that she left us just as the wild, white calla lilies have started to bloom. Fondly remember them all over her beautifully kept garden, blooming at this time of the year.
Never to be forgotten.
Love,
Aleya, Lester and Aloma
Dear Myra, Norma, Astrid and Allison – my deepest sympathy for the loss of Aunty Mabel your beloved mother. My first solo trip abroad was to stay with your family for your parents anniversary. Aunty Mabel would spend time sitting with me and telling me stories about my dad and just laughing with me and offering sage advice. Your mother will be missed by our family. God Bless and Love. Heather.
Our hearts are saddened by your loss. Our thoughts and prayer are with you.
May she rest in peace. God Bless
To Mabel’s family, my sincerest condolences. I met her at Lincoln Villa and shared many lovely conversations in the garden and at meals. She was a thoughtful, reflective person with many stories to tell about her life and family. She was very proud of you all. I especially loved the way she helped and encouraged my mother to keep up her strength and her positive, upbeat attitude. I will miss her.
Dear Myra, Norma , Astrid, Allyson our heartfelt condolence. We PRAY
Dearest Myra, Norma, Astrid and Allison, our heart felt sympathy to you and all at home. She is a great loss to us all. Love you aunty and we will always miss your glowing smile
Pls accept your condolences in regards to your great mom’s passing nearly 6 years ago. I googled her name and found out that she passed away recently. I remember meeting all of you in Daly City and Vancouver (near our airport) 34 yrs ago and the road trip that my Dad’s friend, Bonaventure Correa took us to Reno and Lake Tahoe then. My mom is not doing too well after her 2bd stroke nearly 8 years ago.
We wish you all the best,
Pls accept your condolences in regards to your great mom’s passing nearly 6 years ago. I googled her name and found out that she passed away recently. I remember meeting all of you in Daly City and Vancouver (near our airport) 34 yrs ago and the road trip that my Dad’s friend, Bonaventure Correa took us to Reno and Lake Tahoe then. My mom is not doing too well after her 2nd stroke nearly 8 years ago.
We wish you all the best. My maternal grandmother’s birthday was on Feb the 12th.
Hello the daughters of U. Tony and A. Mabel, sorry about my duplicate message to you all.
Sorry to hear that Uncle Tony passed away some years ago!
Warm regards,
Brian