Maria Gonzales

Maria A. Gonzales, 88, of Casa Grande died on April 15, 2012, at home.
Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel, with rosary recited at 10. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church by the Rev. Felix Rodriguez. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
Ms. Gonzales was born on Nov. 13, 1923, in Fabens, Texas, and was a daughter of Pedro Aguilar and Pablita Galindo. She was a school food server before retirement and a member of St. Anthony's Church. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to casinos, novelas, mariachi music, crocheting, word searches and being outdoors. She had a beautiful rose garden, a product of her love of gardening.
Survivors include four sons, Gustavo Gonzales of Laurel, Md., Teodoro Gonzales of Casa Grande, Jose Gonzales Jr. of Bakersfield, Calif., and Ricardo Gonzales of Tucson; a daughter, Cecilia Gonzales of Casa Grande; a brother, Samuel Aguilar of El Paso, Texas; three sisters, Connie Chavarria of Tucson, Cristina and Dora Luz of El Paso; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jose Gonzales Sr., two brothers and a sister.