Maria Cruz Obituary

"Maria de la Luz Pimentel Cruz entered into heavenly rest on September 26, 2023. She was 71 years old. Maria was born on August 27, 1952 in Torrecillas, Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico. She spent her younger years in Torrecillas and finished primary school in Mexico. On November 7, 1970, Maria married her husband, Carlos Aguilar Maldonado, in Changuitiro, Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico. Together they lived in Changuitiro for some time before moving to the United States and settling into the town of Livingston, California. Maria was always hardworking. She was an agriculture worker for 20 years and did line work with Foster Farms for 25 years. She had many hobbies and special interests. Maria was very creative. She enjoyed crocheting and sewing. She enjoyed being out in the sunshine tending to her garden. She loved listening to music and completing crossword puzzles. Maria's love for the Lord was vast. She was a parishioner at the Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Livingston, California. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, and friend. She will continue to live on in the hearts of those she loved. Maria was preceded in death by her parents, Moises and Maria Pimentel; her brothers, Eduardo, Javier, and Fernando Pimentel; her sister, Ana Maria Pulido; her in-laws, Ebodio and Mama Luz Aguilar; her sister-in-law, Luz Hernandez; and many aunts, uncles, cousins. She is survived by her loving husband, Carlos Aguilar; her daughters, Ana Lilia Aguilar, Olga Padilla, and Rosalia Nisse; her son, Juan Carlos Aguilar; her son-in-law, Timothy Nisse; her sister, Victoria Garcia; her grandsons, Eddie, Anthony, Nicholas, Daniel, Abram, and Payton; her granddaughters, Ava, Layla, and many other family members. A vigil is being held on Monday, October 9, 2023 from 4:00 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. with a rosary to follow at 6:00 p. m. at Turlock Funeral Home in Turlock, California. A funeral mass is being held on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 10:00 a. m. at Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Livingston, California. Following the mass, Maria will be laid to rest at Turlock Memorial Park. "