Wanda Valdez-Cruz

Wanda Gail Russell Valdez-Cruz, 65, of Asheboro, passed away on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at her home. A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Reeder officiating. Wanda was born on September 3, 1956, in the Philippines at the Sangley Point Naval Base in Cabite City. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Greensboro College in the Spanish Language and worked for the Randolph County Health Department, as a Spanish Medical Interpreter. Wanda enjoyed line dancing and yoga and was a member of Belles and Beaus. Wanda was preceded in death by her father, Hermon Eugene Russell. Survivors are her daughter, Marta Maria Valdez-Cruz and fiancé Christopher Finley; son, Marcos Ivan Valdez-Cruz; mother, Martha Jane Russell; sister, Joyce Faye McCrorey and husband Brian McCrorey; grandchildren, Aurora Catherine Finley and Isabella Rose Finley. A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 3, 2021, from 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM prior to the service at Ridge Funeral Home.