Miriam Simbula
03/20/1941 - 02/27/2016
Obituary For Miriam Simbula
Miriam Simbula 3/20/41 – 2/27/16 Resident of Fremont, CA
Survivors: Caio Simbula, Sr., Husband Caio Simbula, Jr., Son (Josefine Simbula, daughter in law) Katherine Reese, Daughter (Todd Reese, Son in law) James Umbarger, Grandson Joshua Umbarger, Grandson Lucia Simbula, Granddaughter
Loving, loyal and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Miriam was born in Esquipulas, Guatemala to Adrian and Alicia Fernandez on March 20, 1941. She enjoyed learning and was a stellar student throughout her entire education. She was a beauty queen from age 16 – 18 years old who competed locally and was invited to run as Miss Guatemala. She respectfully declined on behalf of her mother who did not approve as she wanted Miriam to further her education. After graduating high school she continued her education in college with a focus on child development. She then became a teacher of a mixed class that consisted of children in preschool to 4th grade. The children loved her so much that they would stay after school to assist her with cleaning the chalk boards and closing up.
Miriam came to the United States as a student at Loyola Marymount University in Chicago in 1964. She decided to leave Chicago due to the unbearable weather and went to visit her relatives in San Francisco in 1965. She was preparing to go back to Guatemala to teach English when one night she met her husband Caio through mutual friends. It was love at first sight. They wed in 1967 and were never apart since the day they met. Their first child, their son Caio, Jr. was born in 1968; and their daughter Katherine Alicia Simbula 1972.
As hobbies she enjoyed cross-stitch, crochet, sewing, gardening and cooking. Ever adventurous, she enjoyed traveling domestically and internationally; and her weekly day trips with her husband. She loved dancing, art and classic movies.
Being with her family is what she enjoyed the most with her husband, children and grandchildren and cooking meals, laughing over dinner, and telling stories about when she was a young girl in Guatemala and her experiences here in the states.
The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the Fremont Kaiser Permanente Main Hospital for their support in her final days.
Visitation will be held on Monday, March 7th, from 11am-12:30pm at Fremont Chapel of the Roses, 1940 Peralta Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday at 1pm at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 37588 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94536. Burial will follow at Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park in Hayward, CA.
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