Funeral services was conducted by Peters Funeral Home for Grace Olivas Cervantes, 62, who died early Monday, October 16, 2006, at Mercy Southwest Hospital. Grace was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico on December 28, 1943. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1973, and finally to Shafter in 1983. Her passion was working with children and she enjoyed working at Richland School District which she did for about twenty years in various jobs. Her latest was her favorite - the computer lab at Golden Oak in Shafter where she loved her students. She was also a great help in the family business Lupe's Bakery (now Shafter Bakery.) Grace is survived by her brothers, Matias, Rito and Raymond Olivas; sister, Margaret Snowberger and her husband, Bill; and sister, Mary Altamirano. She leaves behind four children; son, Martin Olivas and wife, Gina; daughter, Guadalupe Romero and husband, David; daughter, Benita Hernandez; and daughter, Michelle Hernandez; grandchildren, Julia Marquez, Cecilia Olivas, Daphne Olivas, Daniel Cadena, Deanna Briano; and many nieces and nephews. Grace is preceded in death by her parents, Galdino and Cecilia Olivas; and her sister, Theresa Flores; her brother, Galdino "Sonny" Olivas. Visitations was held Thursday from 9:00 am till 9pm at Peters Funeral Home, 844 East Lerdo Hwy Shafter. A chapel service was held at 11am, Friday, October 20, 2006, at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter. Burial was at Shafter Memorial Park. Contact family for information on reception. For further information please call Peters Funeral Home at (661) 746-6314.