Maria M. Quinn 1950 - 2016

QUINN, OCHOA, FLORES

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/20/2016 at 15:03:46

Sioux City Journal
5 June 2016

SIOUX CITY | Maria M. Quinn, 66, of Sioux City passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at her residence.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time on Monday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Maria was born on May 29, 1950, in Garner, Iowa, to Albino and Trinidad (Ochoa) Flores. She graduated from Des Moines Tech in Des Moines, Iowa, and attended college in Connecticut and at Elgin Community College.

She was united in marriage to Denis Quinn on Aug. 1, 1969, in Des Moines. Maria worked as a day care teacher and police clerk. She spent the majority of her time being a homemaker and raising her children.

Maria enjoyed painting and making various crafts, reading and watching soccer. She loved being around and helping children.

She is survived by her husband, Denis Quinn of Sioux City; two daughters, Nelia Quinn of Sioux City, and Megan (Nicandro) Castro of Peoria, Ill.; six grandchildren, Trina, Seth, Gerardo, Maritza, Rennan and Aurora; one great-granddaughter, Elizabeth; and two sisters, Andrea Quijano and Elida Gomez, both of Des Moines.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her sisters, Oralia Ellis and Consuelo Flores of Des Moines.