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Antoinette Hille
September 27, 2024
Mom, I miss how you cooked us all the delicious Português dishes, always took such care of us making sure we were clean, healthy safe, educated and loved. Miss you so much. Wish my granddaughters had the time to get to know you. I tell them wonderful memories of you and what a great grandmother you were to their dads, your grandsons
Antoinette Hille
September 26, 2024
Momo miss you so much. Think of you every day! You were a wonderful mother
Lilly Rosa
September 23, 2024
I have so many beautiful memories of you growing up right next door. I miss you, Tia. Say hi to all the family in Heaven from me. Beijinhos
Tony Rosa
September 24, 2023
Still missing you. Hope you are watching us from above.
Antoinette Hille
September 24, 2023
Mom, I will always miss and love you.
Antoinette
Antoinette Rosa Hille
September 23, 2022
Mom we miss you very much! You were a wonderful mom. Will always remember and love you. Your daughter, Antoinette
Antoinette zhille
September 23, 2021
I miss you mom. Wish you were still alive to enjoy all your new great grandchildren grow and to see what great adults your grandchildren have become. Much love, Antoinette
Scott
September 23, 2021
Hi Vavo. Ten years and your memories are still fresh in my heart. Ashley is baking now. You'd like her cupcakes, they'd give your cookies a run for their money.
Scott
September 25, 2020
Miss you Vavo. I talk about you to your great-grandkids all of the time. They might not remember meeting you, but they’ll always know you.
Antoinette Hille
September 24, 2020
Hi Mom, Miss you very much. All of your babies that you loved so much are all grown up. Wish they could have known you better. You're still in our hearts and memories❤ Antoinette
Anthony Rosa
September 23, 2020
Miss you. It still hurts.
Antoinette Hille
August 23, 2015
Hi Mom, I have been thinking about you. I have such wonderful memories. Those memories will always stay alive. You were such a good mother to all of us. We have tried to keep your memory alive in your great grandchildren with pictures and stories. Love you forever. Give dad a hug and kiss for me.
October 13, 2010
To all of your grieving family,
Please know that you are thought of and prayed for during your bereavement. I know that "Mrs. Rosa", as I've known her, was a loving and giving person. She was a kindness to my Sister Jean and to me while we were neighbors on Pt. Loma. May she now be with God and shine down in positive ways on all of your lives going forward.
A long ago friend & neighbor,
Rosemary Fox Leal
Irene
October 9, 2010
Tia, you will be missed by so many people. You were always so loving and kind to our family. Now you are in the precous arms of our Lord Jesus and someday we will see you again. Our prayers are with your family.
Love,
Irene, Mary & Dale, Tammy & Steve, Robert & Laurel, Debbie, Victor, John, and Antonio & Gina.
October 2, 2010
To all Maria's family
She was a wonderful women who raised an incredible family, I am so glad our daughter married into her family. We will miss seeing her.
our thoughts and prayers are with all you. Sincerely Kenny and Connie
Dossey
October 2, 2010
This Freitas Family will always remember the kindness you shared with all of us, especially to my Basilio & his young family when he fished with your Antonio! I will always remember the kindness you so shared with me from the first time we shared sweet bread and figs at your kitchen table!
Good bye, only for this small moment in time, Maria Rita Rosa...???
Love,
Rachel and Family
Don Hille
September 30, 2010
Life in Point Loma will never be the same without your kindness, strength, and desire to make everyone comfortable in your home.
You will be in our hearts forever; we miss you and love you.
Scott Vandervort
September 29, 2010
I'll miss you, Vavoa.
Thanks for sticking around long enough to meet your great-granddaughter, Ashley. When she's a little older I'll tell her all about you over some frozen-solid chocolate chip cookies and hawaiian punch ;-)
You may be gone but you'll never ever be forgotten.
Antoinette Rosa Hille
September 29, 2010
Mom,
I will always miss you and you will always be in my heart. Until the end you showed so much pride and strength. Thank you for always being there for all of us: your love, your care when we were ill, holding and caring for all the new babies in the family, showing us that love was more important than money or things, that being educated was important,sewing our clothes, crocheting beautiful things for us, knitting all the grandchildren their afgans, making Portuguese sweet bread, and keeping our Portuguese roots alive. Until the end, you refused to us a cane, walker or wheelchair. I think that strength and pride is what kept you living for 103 years. I will always remember you words at the end, "God bless you" and "I love you". Now it's time for you to rest, you were a wonderful mother.
Love forever,
You daughter
Antoinette
Marc Verlasky
September 29, 2010
Words can't express the sadness that I've felt since my Vavo's passing. She's one of the most amazing people that I've been fortunate to have known in my life. She's left me with some of the happiest memories of my life for which I'll never forget. Her spirit will live on through her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. I love her very much and will miss her dearly.
Paul Verlasky
September 29, 2010
Hi Vavo, I already miss you and think about you daily. I am sure VaVoo and Uncle Tony are happy to see you with them again. Thanks for always being there and making our family who it is. Save a spot for me up there.
Love you,
Paul
Bernadette Verlasky
September 29, 2010
Mom, You will always remain in my memory and heart. I miss you very much, but I know it was time for you to go. You will live on in the lives of your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. I love you mom.
Antoinette Rosa Hille
September 29, 2010
Mom,
I will always miss you and you will always be in my heart. Even towards the end, you always thought of all us first instead of yourself. I will always remember your "God bless you." and "I love you." to us and to everyone who came to visit you. Thank you for all the extra special things you did as a mom: sewing our clothes, always being there when we were sick or needed you, paying for ours and helping with many of your grandchildren's college education, always asking if something was the matter, holding and loving all the new babies in our family, all the Portuguese sweet bread you baked over the years, table clothes you crocheted, afgans you knit for the grandchildren and so much more. You were an inspiritation to me to the end. Despite your 103 years, you refused to use a cane, walker and wheelchair. Your strength and pride is what kept you going for all those years. I'm sure everyone will always remember your "I still live in the same house" to encourage people to come visit you. To the end, you were always welcoming to all, asking "Do you want coffee?" or "Go to the refrigerator and get some food." After 103 years you deserve the rest. I am sure you were surprised and happy to see Tony, and to be with Dad again when you reached heaven.
Your love and spirit will always be with me. I am such a lucky daughter to have had you all those years,
Thank you for you did for me and the whole family.
Love for always and always,
Antoinette
Gary Vandervort
September 29, 2010
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
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