Maria Luisa Cordova Aguilera, born August 15, 1913, in Sonora, Mexico, died on November 10, 2007, in San Jose, California at the age of 94. She moved to Gilroy, California in 1942. She worked in the local farms driving tractors and the Gilroy Cannery till retirement. She is survived by her children, Teresa A. Villasana, Tony C. Aguilera (Lupe), Cayetano “Aggie” Aguilera (Nena), Rachel Lafuente (Lui), Mary Elsie Lafuente (Gonzalo). She had 23 grandchildren, 28 great- grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Cayetano of 65 years, and two children Pete Aguilera and Mary Lou Lafuente, and several grandchildren. She loved cooking for all her family, gardening, music, singing and dancing. She was a Cursillista, a member of the Guadalupana Society and St Mary’s Church. We are all better people because of our loving mother and the best part of her will live in all our hearts forever.
Vigil Service will be Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007 6:30 P.M. at Habing Family Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Friday, Nov. 16, 2007 9:00 A.M. at St. Mary’s Church. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery
