Obituary: Clara Reyes Molina
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Obituary: Clara Reyes Molina
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Posted: 14 Mar 2009 5:44AM GMT |
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Surnames: Aragon Molina Reyes
Clara Reyes Molina, age 94, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 11, 2009. Clara was born on May 14, 1914, in Clifton, Arizona, and was a resident of Oxnard for over 85 years.
She was the second to the last child of thirteen children born to Bonifacio Reyes and Clara Aragon Reyes. Her fathre, Bonifacio Reyes was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1869. He migrated to Clifton, Arizona in the late 1800's to work at the Morenci Copper Mine. Her mother, Clara Aragon Reyes, was born in La Mesia, New Mexico, in 1875. Women of her time/era and location of birth were called "Manita".
In the mid 1920's, Clara's oldest brother, Inez "Joe" Reyes, brought his parents and younger siblings to live in the Los Angles area of "Euclid". When Clara was an adolescent, they relocated to Oxnard, where most of them remained for the rest of their lives.
Her brother, Joe, a pharmacist and drug store owner, is well-remembered by long-time Oxnard residents. For many years, he helped families in the Oxnard and Colonia areas with his advice and home remedies. Another brother, Barney Reyes, was also in business here in Oxnard and Ventura. For many years he owned the Top Hat Bar, Old Mexico Restaurant, and Mr. B's.
Albert, Clara's late husband of 57 years, was a third generation born in Tcson, Arizona i n 1908. He passed away in 1990. At the age of five or six his family moved to the area of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. In the early 1920's, his family moved to Oxnard so that his father could gain employment at the Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory. Albert also worked at the Sugar Beet Factory and in his later years he worked and retired from the City of Oxnard.
It was destiny for Albert and Clara to meet. Both had moved from Arizona to Los Angeles and then finally settling in Oxnard. It was here that they met, fell in love, and married. They were married in the early 1930's at the original Guadalupe Church, which was on 7th and Meta Streets. Together they had five daughters, all of whom attended and graduated from local Oxnard schools.
Clara loved the company of family and friends. In her younger years she was active in the PTA, and she and Albert faithfully attended Santa Clara Church. In her later years, attending Sunday mass continued to be a priority. She enjoyed being a member of the Tri-Counties Retirees club. She and Albert loved going on the field trips that they offered. Until his death they were an inseparable pair.
Until the time to be with the Lord, Clara always enjoyed having visits and phone calls from family and friends. She always liked to reminisce about her childhood years in Clifton. She talked about how kind, loving and how much help that her older sisters, Juanita Scott, Anita Maese, and Maria Morales, gave to her parents and siblings. Most recently preceded in death were her husband, Albert; son-in-law, Peter Espinosa; sister and brother-in-law, Hortencia "Tencha" and Raymond LeDesma; and nephews, Richard "Dickey" Reyes, and Al Morales. Although part of the famiy name, "Molina", will not continue as a surname, it will continue to live and be remembered by all of her family. They will remain to carry on and remember her great recipes, customs, family history, stories and most important, the memories of the loving family gatherings and times spent togethre.
Left to follow in the shadow of those special memories and love are her five daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Joe Duenas of Bellflower, Calif., Corrine and Tony Duenas of San Luis Obispo, Calif., Elizabeth "Betty" Espinosa (husband Pete, deceased) of Newbury Park, Calif.., Dolores "Dukie" and Carl Bailey of Oxnard, Calif., and Alberta Molina-Hedstrom and George Hedstrom of Oxarnd, Calif. She also leaves fourteen grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren. Brothr in-law and sister-in-law, Richard "Dick" and Ruth Molina of Ventura, Calif., and sister-in-law, Margarita Reyes of Oxnard, Calif. Numerous nephews, nieces and God-children.
The family wishes to thank Edna and her staff of Edna's Residential Care Facility in Camarillo, Calif., for all the care and love that they gave to our mom. They also wish to thank mom's caseworker Judy and the other staff of Tender Loving Care Home Hospice for all of their care and assistance.
Memorial gifts may be made to Loving Heart Hospice Foundation, 5400 Atlantis Couirt, Moorpark, CA 93021.
Earthbound Angels
Our mothers are earthbound angels
Sent by God above
To give our lives direction
And fill our hearts wih love.
They have no wings or halos
And yet they are divine,
For years of toil and sacrifice
Have rendered them sublime.
So, mothers, may God bless you
Wherever you may be.
For the gift of love you gave us
Lives on eternally.
Clay Harrison Visitation will be held Sunday, March 15, 2009 from12 to 8 p.m. at James A. Reardon-Payton Mortuary Chapel, 511 North A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2009, at Santa Clara Church, 323 Soiuth E Street, Oxnard, Calif. Burial will follow at Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of James A. Reardon-Payton Mortuary, 511 North A Street, Oxnard, Calif.; (805) 483-2233.
Published in the Ventura County Star from 3/14/2009 - 3/17/2009
She was the second to the last child of thirteen children born to Bonifacio Reyes and Clara Aragon Reyes. Her fathre, Bonifacio Reyes was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1869. He migrated to Clifton, Arizona in the late 1800's to work at the Morenci Copper Mine. Her mother, Clara Aragon Reyes, was born in La Mesia, New Mexico, in 1875. Women of her time/era and location of birth were called "Manita".
In the mid 1920's, Clara's oldest brother, Inez "Joe" Reyes, brought his parents and younger siblings to live in the Los Angles area of "Euclid". When Clara was an adolescent, they relocated to Oxnard, where most of them remained for the rest of their lives.
Her brother, Joe, a pharmacist and drug store owner, is well-remembered by long-time Oxnard residents. For many years, he helped families in the Oxnard and Colonia areas with his advice and home remedies. Another brother, Barney Reyes, was also in business here in Oxnard and Ventura. For many years he owned the Top Hat Bar, Old Mexico Restaurant, and Mr. B's.
Albert, Clara's late husband of 57 years, was a third generation born in Tcson, Arizona i n 1908. He passed away in 1990. At the age of five or six his family moved to the area of Boyle Heights in Los Angeles. In the early 1920's, his family moved to Oxnard so that his father could gain employment at the Oxnard Sugar Beet Factory. Albert also worked at the Sugar Beet Factory and in his later years he worked and retired from the City of Oxnard.
It was destiny for Albert and Clara to meet. Both had moved from Arizona to Los Angeles and then finally settling in Oxnard. It was here that they met, fell in love, and married. They were married in the early 1930's at the original Guadalupe Church, which was on 7th and Meta Streets. Together they had five daughters, all of whom attended and graduated from local Oxnard schools.
Clara loved the company of family and friends. In her younger years she was active in the PTA, and she and Albert faithfully attended Santa Clara Church. In her later years, attending Sunday mass continued to be a priority. She enjoyed being a member of the Tri-Counties Retirees club. She and Albert loved going on the field trips that they offered. Until his death they were an inseparable pair.
Until the time to be with the Lord, Clara always enjoyed having visits and phone calls from family and friends. She always liked to reminisce about her childhood years in Clifton. She talked about how kind, loving and how much help that her older sisters, Juanita Scott, Anita Maese, and Maria Morales, gave to her parents and siblings. Most recently preceded in death were her husband, Albert; son-in-law, Peter Espinosa; sister and brother-in-law, Hortencia "Tencha" and Raymond LeDesma; and nephews, Richard "Dickey" Reyes, and Al Morales. Although part of the famiy name, "Molina", will not continue as a surname, it will continue to live and be remembered by all of her family. They will remain to carry on and remember her great recipes, customs, family history, stories and most important, the memories of the loving family gatherings and times spent togethre.
Left to follow in the shadow of those special memories and love are her five daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and Joe Duenas of Bellflower, Calif., Corrine and Tony Duenas of San Luis Obispo, Calif., Elizabeth "Betty" Espinosa (husband Pete, deceased) of Newbury Park, Calif.., Dolores "Dukie" and Carl Bailey of Oxnard, Calif., and Alberta Molina-Hedstrom and George Hedstrom of Oxarnd, Calif. She also leaves fourteen grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren. Brothr in-law and sister-in-law, Richard "Dick" and Ruth Molina of Ventura, Calif., and sister-in-law, Margarita Reyes of Oxnard, Calif. Numerous nephews, nieces and God-children.
The family wishes to thank Edna and her staff of Edna's Residential Care Facility in Camarillo, Calif., for all the care and love that they gave to our mom. They also wish to thank mom's caseworker Judy and the other staff of Tender Loving Care Home Hospice for all of their care and assistance.
Memorial gifts may be made to Loving Heart Hospice Foundation, 5400 Atlantis Couirt, Moorpark, CA 93021.
Earthbound Angels
Our mothers are earthbound angels
Sent by God above
To give our lives direction
And fill our hearts wih love.
They have no wings or halos
And yet they are divine,
For years of toil and sacrifice
Have rendered them sublime.
So, mothers, may God bless you
Wherever you may be.
For the gift of love you gave us
Lives on eternally.
Clay Harrison Visitation will be held Sunday, March 15, 2009 from12 to 8 p.m. at James A. Reardon-Payton Mortuary Chapel, 511 North A Street, Oxnard, CA 93030. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2009, at Santa Clara Church, 323 Soiuth E Street, Oxnard, Calif. Burial will follow at Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of James A. Reardon-Payton Mortuary, 511 North A Street, Oxnard, Calif.; (805) 483-2233.
Published in the Ventura County Star from 3/14/2009 - 3/17/2009