Antonia (Toni) Moreno

July 20, 1927 – November 6, 2018

Antonia (Toni) Moreno, 91, a resident of Quincy, Wash. passed away Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018 with her family by her side. She was born July 20, 1927 at Doctor Arroyo, Mexico to Toribio and Anita (Santoy) Palomo. She was the eldest of eight children. She was educated in Mexico and grew up on the family farm helping with whatever needed to be done. Toni was a true lady of her time, riding the horses sidesaddle only.

When Toni was 13, the family moved to the city of Reynosa, Mexico and when she was 16 they moved to Hildalgo, Texas.

On Aug. 4, 1952 she married Eluterio Moreno at Hildalgo, Texas. They started their married life by moving to Sunnyside, Wash. where their first-born daughter was born. Two years later on a trip to Texas, their son was born. Toni and Eluterio were married one month short of 37 years, when she lost him in death. She was a stay-at-home wife and mother most of her life.

During the 1950s Antonia came in contact with Jehovah’s Witnesses and truly loved what she was learning from the Bible. She shared her Bible knowledge and faith whenever possible. She attended the Ephrata Congregation for many years where she learned to speak English. In 1995 she became part of the Quincy Spanish Congregation.

Antonia is survived by her two children Aida (Raymond) Williams of Ephrata and Luther Jr. of Quincy; two grandchildren; sisters Rosa Perez of McAllen, Texas and Lupe Varela of Camarillo, Calif.; brother Alberto Palomo of McAllen, Texas and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Luther Sr, brothers Andres and Cayo Palomo and sisters Natividad Rodriguez and Dominga DeLaRosa.

A memorial service will take place at the Ephrata Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 902 Second Ave. SE, Ephrata, Wash. on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. Please express your thoughts and memories for the family at www.nicolesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the care of Nicoles Funeral Home of Ephrata, Wash.