Emilia Valero Estrada Aguilar

Passed away in Petaluma on February 18, 2013. A native of Mexico, age 88; a resident of San Francisco and Guadalajara. Beloved mother of Grace (Michael) Blume and Joe (Christine) Aguilar. Loving grandmother "Mom" of Darrin, Darryl (Kathy) and Stephen Blume, and "Abuelita" to Jordan Aguilar. Dear great-grandmother of Dillon and Danielle Blume. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Emilia was preceded in death by her siblings, Rodolfo, Alfredo, Salomon, Jesus, Maria, and Hildelisa. Emilia's family will remember her for her Catholic faith, her passion to travel and see the world, her love of the ocean, beaches, and gardening; and most of all, her love for her family. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013 at St. James Catholic Church, 125 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Petaluma. Donations in Emilia's memory may be made to Birthright or Catholic Charities.