Ruben Ponce July 10, 1953 – February 20, 2016 Ruben Ponce was born on July 10, 1953 to Lorenzo Ponce and Guadalupe Agredano. He was born and raised in Jalisco, Mexico. He met his beautiful wife, Maria Gutierrez and together they had 5 beautiful children. The family made Arvin, California there home. Ruben was a family man and loved to spend time with them. On February 20, 2016, Ruben past away surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife Maria Ponce; mother, Guadalupe Ponce; son, Ruben; daughters, Gloria, Esmeralda, and Angelica. A Mass of a Christian Burial was officiated by Father Jorge De La Torre on February 26, 2016 at St. Thomas Catholic Church at 10am. A visitation was held on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Arvin Funeral Home at 4pm with a recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7pm.