Obituary

Maria de Jesus Estrella Gallardo, 90, passed away on November 19, 2015 surrounded by her family.  She was born August 31, 1925 in El Gato, Sinaloa, Mexico to Jesus M Gallardo and Constancia Higuera de Gallardo.  Maria was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and  great-great-grandmother.

She is survived by her daughters Luz Blanca (Clemente) Vega, Noemi (Keith) Hamilton, Velia Estrella, Ruth Estrella; sons Samuel (Belen) Estrella, Joel Estrella; eighteen grandchildren, twenty-one great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  She was preceded in death by her sons Juan and Ezekiel Estrella, and daughters Elisama and Sara Estrella.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Primera Iglesia Apostolica, 749 E. Baseline Road, Phoenix, AZ with a viewing one hour prior.  Burial to follow at Greenwood Memory Lawn in Phoenix, AZ.