DODGE CITY - Nellie "Manuela" Herrera, 84, died Saturday, May 26, 2018 at SunPorch of Dodge City.

She was born October 7, 1933 in the Mexican Village in Dodge City to Lucas and Paula (Amaro) Herrera.  She was a life time Dodge City resident and a graduate of Dodge City High School.  She received her Associates Degree from St. Mary of the Plains College.  She had worked at JC Penney, Gibson's as well as the Fabric Department at Wal Mart until retiring in 2009. She enjoyed sewing as well as working in her flower garden.

She was a member of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dodge City.

Survivors include: her lifelong companion, Luis Briseno, Dodge City; 3 sons, James Herrera and wife Amity, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dana Herrera and wife Sharla, Dodge City and Cedric Briseno and wife Tina, Dodge City; 2 daughters, Raquel Smith and fiancé, Brian Kreger, Dodge City and Tracy Smith and her daughter, Micaela, Jacksonville, North Carolina; a brother, George Herrera, El Paso, Texas; a sister, Juanita Perales, Dodge City; 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, 8 brothers and sisters, Jesus Herrera, Casimiro Herrera, Carlota Esquibel , Alberto Herrera, Anita Lopez , Amparo Herrera, Gabriel Herrera, Juanito Herrera and infant brother, Frankie and a great grandson, Xavier M. Buller.

Vigil service will be 7:00 pm Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Dodge City.  Funeral Mass will be 10:00 am Thursday at the church with Fr. Aneesh Parappanattu presiding.  Burial will follow in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City.  Visitation will be Wednesday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Ziegler Funeral Chapel, Dodge City.

The family suggests memorials to the Nellie Herrera Memorial Fund in care of Ziegler Funeral Chapel, 1901 N. 14th Ave., Dodge City, Kansas 67801.