Raquel (nee Zaragoza) Lopez, age 93, of Lake Station passed away on Saturday February 24, 2024. She was born on April 29, 1930, in East Chicago to the late Guadalupe Zaragoza. Raquel was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church. She loved cooking, going out to eat, and gardening. She also loved to watch the game show The Price is Right and old westerns. Raquel loved to go to Walmart and walk down every aisle to talk to strangers. She was a loving mother and grandmother who always took care of her family. Raquel will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.

She is survived by her children, Gloria Guardiola, Linda Lopez, Arthur (Rhonda) Lopez, Mary (Juvenal) Medina, Paul (Latonya) Lopez; her grandchildren, Yvonne Guardiola, Ramon (Joanna) Guardiola, Celia Giboyeaux, Amanda Lopez, Paul Lopez Jr., Alexander Medina, and Aniyah Lopez; her great grandchildren, Maria Guardiola, Lyana Guardiola, Timothy Greer, Armando Giboyeaux, and Cataleya Lopez; her sister Lucy Arias; many nieces and nephews; and loving friends.

She is preceded by her loving husband, Arturo C Lopez; her mother, Guadalupe Zaragoza; her sisters, Margaret Soria, Toni Bustamante, Amelia Martinez, Ignacia Gomez; her brothers, Manuel Nunez and Salvador Nunez.

A visitation will be held Thursday February 29, 2024, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Rees Funeral Homes, Olson Chapel, 5341 Central Ave Portage, IN 46368. A funeral service will be held Friday March 1, 2024, at 11:00 am at Rees Funeral Home, Olson Chapel. Burial at Calvary Cemetery in Portage. For more information call (219) 762-3013 or online at www.reesfuneralhomes.com.