Nicolas Flores Castorena

Nicolas Flores Castorena, 77, passed away January 8th, 2016 peacefully at his home surrounded by his daughter Carmelita and her husband Steven Ross and grandson Edward Jones “Bear”. Nicholas was born March 29, 1938 in Durango, Mexico to the late Celo Castorena and Rufina Flores. He was a hard worker and a master craftsman. Nicholas had a fighting soul and was a proud father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was the youngest of all of his family and the last who passed away.

Along with his parents, Nicolas is preceded in death by one son, Cesar Raul Castorena; one great-grandchild, Nicolas Castorena Villarreal; three brothers, Candeladio, Jose and Fortunato Castorena; and three sisters, Beatrice, Maria de la luz and Maria de Jesus Castorena.

Survivors include two sons, Oscar (San Juanita) Castorena of Kokomo, IN, and Jose Castorena; five daughters, Mari Martinez, Irma Pacheco, Cynthia Maravilla, Sonia Labra and Carmelita Castorena; grandchildren, Asusena, Nicolas, Oscar, Miguel, Christoval Castorena, Amanda Pacheco and Daniel Labra, Camilo, Jesse Lee, Cynthia Villarreal, Ashley, Nico Maravilla and thirteen others and thirty great-grandchildren.

You are invited to share a personal memory of Nicolas or your condolence with his family at his online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com.

Companion Funeral and Cremation Service and the Cody family are honored to assist the Castorena family with these arrangements.