It is with great sorrow the Vargas family announces the passing of our kind, brave, caring wife, mother, and grandmother Cecilia Vargas (76). She passed away peacefully on November 21, 2023, with her family lovingly by her side. She was born on December 18, 1946 to Maria and Tereso Ramirez in San Antonio, Texas. Shortly thereafter her family moved to Arizona where she grew up in Chandler.
She is survived by her husband Marcelo Vargas, and three children Marcelo Vargas, Jr., Amelia Vargas, and Lorenzo R. Vargas.
She is also survived by her three grandchildren Victoria Serrano, Christian Guadalupe Anderson, and Alexander Gabriel Anderson.
She was a beautiful person inside and out. She had the biggest heart, and her smile was so radiant it would light up the whole room. She cared deeply for the people around her and she was so kind and passionate. She made an impact on many lives and will be remembered by the many lives she touched.
She was loved fiercely and deeply, and we take comfort in knowing that she is now at peace and with her angel baby Ernesto “Ernie”, her mother, and brothers and sisters.
Visitation will be held at St. George’s Catholic Church, 300 E. 16th Ave, Apache Junction, Arizona, 85119 on Thursday, November 30th from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm with Mass beginning at 12:30 pm. Burial will be at Mountain View Funeral Home and Cemetery, 7900 E. Main St., Mesa, Arizona, 85207 at 2:00 pm.
Tio, Mela, Marcelito, and Tolo I deeply regret such a great loss of such a wonderful woman who was a wonderful wife mother grandmother daughter and sister and of course aunt! I will never forget, my dear aunt, she was so damn funny, and I loved to make her laugh because she has such a great sense of humor. I will always remember as a child how excited we were to go visit her and my uncle and my cousins, we were always looking forward to the Christmas gifts that she always had under the tree with our names on them. She was such a loving soul and I know she is at peace and she will be deeply missed by everyone that loves her. It was honestly a true blessing in being able to call her my dear aunt Cecilia and my dear uncle Marcelo. I am grateful for all the memories I have, and I will always cherish those memories in my heart! ❤️ I love you Tia Cecilia and will miss your laughter and voice! I’m sure we shall meet again in a better place than what we know 💕