Joaquina Cornejo de Castillo

   Joaquina Cornejo de Castillo, 92, of South Sioux City, NE passed away on May 14, 2020, at a Sioux City hospital.

   Private services will be held.  Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City is in charge of arrangements.

   Joaquina, the daughter of Telesforo and Maria Guadalupe (Diaz) Cornejo, was born August 22, 1927 in Jalisco, Mexico.  She lived in Mexico from birth until about 1978.

   Joaquina was in a union with Vicente Dominguez and they had six kids.  They separated in 1959.  In 1979, she married Miguel Castillo in Los Angeles, CA.  Joaquina made her home between Mexico and California then moved to South Sioux City, NE in 2007.

   Joaquina was a housekeeper and took care of the elderly in their homes. 

   She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City.

   She is survived by her daughter Joaquina (Victor) Rojas of South Sioux City; son Andres Dominguez of South Sioux City; son Armando Dominguez of Mexico; 23 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.

   She was preceded in death by her parents; children: Francisco, Javier, Gloria and Antonia; five brothers and two sisters.

   Pallbearers will be Miguel Garza, Victor Rojas, Gabriel Orgega, Ernesto Sibrian, Alejandro Gonzalez, Salvador Salcido, Andres Dominguez, and Omar Salcido.