Jose Derly Valadez, 81, of Brookfield, died Feb. 10, 2020. 

He was born March 23, 1938 and worked as a dock attendant for a trucking company prior to retirement.

Mr. Valadez was the husband of Rosa Maria (nee Gonzalez) for 56 years; the father of Adriana (Ruben) Varela, Rosie (Gonzalo) Gradilla, Derly Valadez, Dinorah (Edgar) Zavala; the grandfather of Nicholas, Clarissa, Gabrielle (Salvatore) Rodriguez, Gabriel, Angelina, Jessica, Daniel, Eric, Giselle, and Elysa; and the great grandfather of Mia, Benjamin and Leo.  

A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 14 at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. 

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.