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Wilma Zuniga Obituary
Wilma graduated from Vacaville and Monticello schools
She graduated from Napa Valley College, and the University of California, Davis. She was a lifelong resident of Vacaville.
She retired after 32 years as a registered nurse with Fairfield Intercommunty and a charge nurse with Woodland Memorial Hospital.
Wilma was a volunteer with the Vacaville Police Department and the Solano/Contra Costa County Food Bank programs. She served as Solano County's program manager for more than 25 years.
She had five children, Tom, Jerry and Mark McLaughlin, Judy Stone and Jean Papin; sister, Birtie Mendes; brothers, Casey Yates and Gerald Dawson
A Celebration of Life will take place on Dec. 9, at 2 p.m., at First Baptist Church, 1127 Davis St., Vacaville, Calif. Pastor LeRoy Gainey and Pastor Mark McLaughlin will be officiating.
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Kim McElroy
November 11, 2025
Wilma was a dear friend. She is now with the love of her life and may forever be together.
Sherese S.
December 9, 2010
My family was very fond of your mother; she must have been extremely proud of the wonderful men Jerry and you grew up to be.
Connie Davis
December 9, 2010
Joe, I am so sorry for the loss of your grandmother. I remember her as a very kind person. . . Connie Hixon Davis
December 9, 2010
I am so sorry at the loss of your mother... she was a wonderful woman and will be missed deeply.... Kim K.
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December 8, 2010
Mom,
We can shed tears because you are gone,
or we can smile, because you have truly lived
an honest and true life. well, I choose to smile
and for the rest of my life, I will always love you.
your son, Mark
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