Alma Sanguinetti

Alma Maria Sanguinetti Resident of Menlo Park Beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully at home on March 20th, 2010, the first day of spring. Alma was preceded in death by her father Agustin La Farga and her mother Petra Rodriguez. Loving mother of Angelica Michela and son in law Barney, Anthony Sanguinetti and daughter in law Christine, Stephen Sanguinetti and daughter in law Heather; Cherished Grandmother of Michael Michela, Matthew Michela, Anthony Sanguinetti, Morgan Sanguinetti, Michael Sanguinetti, Saundra Sanguinetti, Audrey Sanguinetti and Anna Sanguinetti; Devoted sister of Alicia Flores, Alejandrina Villagran, Albanita Gonzalez, Altagracia Islava, Agustin La Farga and Angelica Appel; Adored Godmother, Aunt and Great Aunt to scores of nieces, nephews, godsons and goddaughters. Alma was born in Ensenada, Mexico on January 19th, 1934 and came to the United States at the age of fourteen, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. She was a graduate of Commerce High School in San Francisco and received her Associates Degree in Interior Design from Canada College. A Bay Area resident for over 40 years, Alma celebrated life with enthusiasm, enjoying a unique and tireless passion for travel, music, reading and her beloved garden. She was a gifted artist, leaving behind a legacy of beautiful paintings, skills of which were only surpassed by her affinity for gourmet cooking. Most importantly, Alma was dearly loved by her family and friends for her singular and unconditional devotion to helping those in need. Throughout her life she helped change the lives, for the better, on individuals too numerous to mention. Alma dedicated much of her time to numerous charities that assisted those less fortunate than she, especially the hungry, homeless and abused. Friends are welcome to attend a visitation beginning at 5:00pm - 9:00pm on Thursday March 25th, 2010 with a Vigil beginning at 7:00pm at Crippen & Flynn Woodside Chapel 400 Woodside Road in Redwood City. A funeral mass will be held Friday, March 26th at 10:00am at St. Raymond Church 1100 Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park. Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to St. Anthony's Padua dining room in Menlo Park and St. Francis Center in Redwood City.