Lolita Ormaza Rivera
Lolita Ormaza Rivera was born April 3, 1937, in Bogotá, Colombia to Dr. Alejandro Ormaza Libreros and Otilia Herrera de Ormaza. Being taught by private Franciscan nuns, she received her bachelor’s degree in business from El Colegio Alvernia on November 17, 1956. Eight months after graduating she married Guillermo Roca Rivera on July 27, 1957, upon his return from serving with the Colombian Navy in the Korean War. They moved to New York where her two sisters, Blanca Lilya Ormaza and Maria Nora Ormaza de Casas lived. Then Guillermo and Lolita moved to Los Angeles for some warmer weather in October 1958. In 1965 Guillermo accepted a job transfer with Security Title Insurance Company as a Land Title Engineer, which brought their move to Santa Barbara with their three children. Lolita attended nursing school and became an Orthopedic Nurse at Cottage Hospital which she practiced for 29 years followed by 15 years as a volunteer in the Spiritual Care unit. She was a woman of faith who believed in Jesus Christ as her Savior and Lord, and wanted to share that with everyone to introduce them to a personal relationship with Him
On January 19, 2024 she died peacefully in her home of 59 year. She was preceded in death by her husband Guillermo and sister Blanca. She is survived by her two sisters Maria Nora Ormaza de Casas and Gloria Martha Ormaza de Latorre; her four children: Gloria Weisman (Greg), William Rivera (Jill), Jeannette Hirschberg (Cliff), and Christina Rivera; nine grandchildren: Daniel Weisman (Katie), Rebekah Meyer (Matt), William Weisman (Marena), Christa Parry (Tim), Steven Hirschberg, Alexander Rivera, Nico Rivera, Ryan Hirschberg, Joshua Rivera; Ten great grandchildren: William Weisman, Margaret Weisman, Nathaneal Weisman, Hannah Meyer, Junia Meyer, Jonathon Weisman, Ethan Weisman, Levi Weisman, David Parry, Rebekah Parry. She is also survived by many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends who all loved her very much.
A celebration of her life will be at at Montecito Covenant Church 671 Cold Springs Rd at 11:00 a.m.
All are Welcome.
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