Esperanza "Hope" (Munoz) Minton

Esperanza “Hope” Minton of Hermiston, Oregon, was born on August 17, 1933, in Eagle Pass, Texas, to parents Gustavo and Maria Anita Buendia Munoz. She died September 15, 2018, in Hermiston, Oregon, at the age of 85 years.

Esperanza was raised in Eagle Pass, Texas, where she married Felipe Minton on March 6, 1950. They moved to Mabton, Washington, and lived there before settling in Hermiston, Oregon, in 1952, where she has lived since.

Esperanza worked at the Hermiston Community Center and later for Head Start and Lamb Weston before working for JR Simplot. She worked for Dr. Joseph Gifford for several years before she retired.

She was a member of Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church and the Hermiston Eagles Lodge # 2909 for many years. Esperanza enjoyed embroidery, crocheting, cross stitch, coloring, cooking, going on walks and hosting parties. She also was known for making the best tamales in town. She loved dancing, singing, all kinds of music, telling stories and jokes and making people smile. She was a trusted friend and a good mother.

She is survived by her sons Bud, Don, Ted and Douglas Minton; daughters Mari Garris, Peggy Irwin, Joella Huntington, Gigi Johnson, JoAnn Minton and Sandra Smith; sister Rosa Pena; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Esperanza was preceded in death by her husband, Felipe Minton, her parents and four siblings.

Recitation of the holy rosary will be held on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Angels Catholic Church. Mass of Christian burial will follow at 11:30 a.m. Burial will follow the services at the Hermiston Cemetery, Hermiston, Oregon.

The entire Minton family wishes to thank the nurses and aides at Regency for all of their hard work and loving care they gave to our mother.

Please sign the online condolence book at burnsmortuaryhermiston.com

Burns Mortuary of Hermiston, Oregon, is in care of arrangements.

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