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Juan "Chito" E. Lara
Born: 9/9/1946
Died: 5/5/2025
Age: 78
Community: Flint, MI
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LARA, Juan E. “Chito” - Of Flint, age 78, died Monday, May 5, 2025 at Hurley Medical Center.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11am Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, G2316 W. Coldwater Road, Flint, Father Thomas Firestone officiating. Cremation will take place following the Mass.
Visitation 12Noon-8pm Wednesday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. A Rosary will be prayed 7pm Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Visitation 10am Thursday at church until the time of the Mass.
Contributions may be made to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Surviving are Children: Brandon Lara, Elizabeth Boyd, Anthony Munoz, Candice Ashmun Baker, Tamara LaFrenier (Robert) Ramiller.
Grandchildren: Many beautiful grandchildren and great children who he loved dearly.
Siblings: Minerva Witt, Margaret (Bill) Salinas, Mario Lara (Sue Slack), Maria E. (Steve-deceased) MacFarlane, Juana (Tacho) Diaz.
Other: Special nephew, Roger Lara who always stopped by to see how Uncle Chito was doing. Too many other nephews and nieces to mention but he would always tell each one he/she was his favorite. Cousins alive and deceased are also too many to mention.
Preceded in death by parents, Manuel G. Sr. and Lucia Lara, brothers: Juan R. Lara (Rulie), Manuel G. Lara (Willie), Manuel Lara (Meme), Ricardo Lara (Ricky). Sisters: Dora (Dan) Jesiek, Lucy (Richard) Shoup, Raquel (John) Brown and numerous nephews, nieces, aunts, and uncles.
Chito fought a short battle with cancer and he lost that battle in less than one month. He had already accepted the outcome and was ready to meet his savior. In his years of life he did many things. He held several jobs, including Maytag, Vlasic, Kelly Services, and Flint Housing Commission. Besides working, he and his wife, Aurora, owned a restaurant for about one year.
He was devout to the Virgen de Guadalupe and the Catholic Church. He prayed for all the animals and children of the world. His favorite buddies were his fur babies Chulo and Oscar. At one time he had two dogs, two cats, a bird and a tank full of fish. His wife was his “old battle axe” but he loved her to the very end. He was blessed to have a huge family who would gather every year for family reunions. He loved to dance in his younger years and was very proud of his heritage. He loved music of all kinds and sometimes even tried to make sound with his drums. He was a compassionate and loving person but also very stubborn and proud at times.
He loved to watch boxing and old cowboy movies. History was one of his favorite topics to talk about. His dad was a WWII vet and he was so proud of it that he would tell everyone the story about how his dad lost a toe at war and about the purple heart he received. He knew no strangers and, every time he met someone he could strike up a conversation about politics or religion. He had no filter and was not afraid to ask any question. He will be greatly missed by so many people, including his children and several friends. May the Lord forgive his sins and welcome him with open arms and may the Perpetual Light shine upon him.
Your condolences may be shared with the family at swartzfuneralhomeinc.com
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5/14/2025 |
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Visitation 12Noon-8pm Wednesday at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. A Rosary will be prayed 7pm Wednesday evening at the funeral home. Visitation 10am Thursday at church until the time of the Mass.
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| Funeral Service |
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5/15/2025 |
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11:00 AM |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
2316 West Coldwater Road
Flint, MI 48507Get a Map to this location...
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Father Thomas Firestone |
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