Delores was born to Francisco Vieira Cotta Sr. and Lily T Leal Cotta on August 12, 1926 in Tulare County. She passed on to her Eternal Home with the Lord on February 17, 2021 in Reno, NV at the home of her son Anthony (Tony) R. Martin III and his wife, Janet.
Delores was a longtime resident of Hanford California, where she and her siblings lived and worked side by side on the dairy farm with their parents.
She was married for a brief time to Anthony R. Martin, Jr of Hanford, until he passed away suddenly leaving her expecting their son, Anthony R. Martin, III. She met and married George Garcia of Hanford nine years later and together with her son they made their home on the original family farm. In time they added twin girls to the family, Victoria and Veronica Garcia.