PEREZ, NELLIE C

89, of Phoenix, seamstress and teacher died January 31, 2012. She was born in Phoenix, AZ, raised in Mazatlan, MX. Survived by her daughters Olivia Perez and Angie Perez-Ayala, sons, Leo Perez and Arnold Perez, sisters, Yolanda Camacho, Chiela Fermin Mercado, Hortencia Chavela Lopez, 24 grandchildren and 59 great – grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5-8 PM with a Rosary at 7PM, Sunday, February 5, at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road. Funeral Mass will be at 10am, Monday February 6, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1421 S. 12th Street, Phoenix. Interment will follow at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery.