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Juanita Aranda Obituary

Juanita Pena Aranda, 73, died Thursday at Heritage Park Nursing Home. Native of San Antonio, TX, the daughter of the late Cesario G. Pena and Paula Briseno Pena. She was a nurse at several nursing homes in Fort Wayne and San Antonio, retiring in 1987 after 30 years. She was a member of the Legion of Mary at St. Patrick's Church, Fort Wayne, IN. Survivors include three sons, Robert and Mario of San Antonio and John of Fort Wayne; seven daughters, Delia A. Herrera of Warner Robins, GA, Yolanda M. Moaddeb of West Palm Beach, FL, Irma Gomez, Cynthia Suarez, Janie Aranda, all of Fort Wayne, Diana Talamantes of Huntertown, IN and Peggy of Dallas; 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private Family Services. Burial in San Fernando Cemetery, TX. Memorials to Heartland Hospice. Arrangements by Northeast Indiana Cremation Society.

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Published by San Antonio Express-News on Mar. 23, 2003.

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