Lydia Ochoa, 72, of Wauchula, died March 30, 2010 at her daughter's home in Wauchula. She was born in Beeville, TX on Sept. 8, 1937. She came to Hardee County from Beeville in 1965. She was a homemaker and a member of Dios Es Amor church. She was preceded in death by a sister, Alma Moreno. Survivors include her husband, Lupe Ochoa, Sr.; sons and daughters-in-law, Lupe Jr. and Pauline Ochoa of Wauchula, Adan and Teresa Ochoa of Wauchula, David and Obdulia Ochoa of NC, Ricky and Barbara Ochoa of NC, Oscar Ochoa of Wauchula; daughters and sons-in-law, Janie and Robert Aguilar of Wauchula, Rosa and Chano Llanas of Wauchula, Sylvia Gonzalez of NC, Yolanda and Chevy Esquivel of Wauchula; brothers, Jessie, Teodoro, Rudy, and Jaime Rodriguez, all of TX; sisters, Aurora Garza, Diana Gonzales, Rosa Torres, Beatrice Benevides, and Jesusa Banda, all of TX; 28 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at Noon on Friday, April 2, 2010 at Robarts Garden Chapel with Pastor Chalo Llanas officiating. Interment is in Wauchula Cemetery.