Joe Ralph Ortiz Obituary

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Start: 2025-08-19T01:00:00
End: 2025-08-19T03:00:00
Location: Newton-Bracewell Funeral Home

We bid farewell to Joe Ralph Ortiz of Chico, California, born in Colusa, California, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 9, 2025 at the age of 78. Joe touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As Joe departs from this earthly realm, his essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Joe may no longer walk beside us, his spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Joe leaves behind.

He is survived by: his wife Socorro; his children, Joe, Mark and Diane; his children-in-law, John Ney and Leeanne Ortiz; and his grandchildren, Danielle Ortiz, Mark Gregory Ortiz, Jameson Ney, Brianna Ortiz and Juliana Ney.

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Aug 18

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Newton-Bracewell Funeral Home
680 Camellia Way, Chico, CA 95926

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Aug 19

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Our Divine Savior Catholic Church
566 E Lassen Ave, Chico, CA 95973

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