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JOSEPHINE VILLEGAS Obituary

"CHEFA" 1918 - 2010 Loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away September 25, 2010 in Mission Hills. Josephine Loera Esparza was born March 14, 1918 in Aguas-Caliente, Mexico and she was married to Margarito Avila Villegas and lived in Pacoima since 1951. Survived by her children, Robert Villegas and Vickie Gutierrez; grandchildren; Julian, Amber and Marie Gutierrez; great-grandchildren, Jasmine Gutierrez and Josephine Margaret Breault. Mass will be held today Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 10:30 a.m., at Mary Immaculate Church in Pacoima, with Burial to follow at San Fernando Mission Cemetery.

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Published by Los Angeles Daily News on Oct. 5, 2010.

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Enedina Alvarez

October 5, 2010

My thoughts and prayers are with Vickie, Bobby and family. My aunt chefa will always be remembered and live in our hearts. May god bless your family. With love your cousin, Enedina & Robert , Family

October 5, 2010

I will miss all the fun times we sharstevnred durring hollidays birthdays and helping out while my grandma marry and aunt chefa made tamales for christmas i will espeicely miss beutiful personality . I love u aunti chefa and i wish i could be there with the family but my thoughts and prayers r with the u all i love u all cousin randy.

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