Catarina Aguirre Martinez

Catarina Aguirre Martinez, beloved wife and mother, went to her eternal rest with the Lord on February 23, 2024, after a prolonged and valiant battle with breast cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. Born in Navojoa, Sonora Mexico, Catarina grew up through most of her childhood in Tepic, Nayarit Mexico with her mother and two brothers. Throughout a difficult childhood and amid poverty, Catarina was faced with the difficult decision of having to finish her formal education or begin working to support her family. Despite this, she managed to become a secretary and eventually moved to Tijuana Mexico where she met her future husband. They were eventually wed in November of 1968 and tried for a family . Catarina, despite being told by medical professionals that she could not conceive a family , was able to give birth to a son and a daughter. Her life would then take her to San Diego where she raised her two children and dedicated herself to becoming a homemaker.

Catarina was a devoted wife and mother who always placed others above herself. She was a devout Catholic who lived a very personal but full spiritual life. She embodied the essence of what it is to live . Her presence would always light up a room and she touched everybody who she met with her zest for life, her love of dancing and her enduring spirit.

She was preceded in death by her mother Mariana Ayala and her brother Hector Aguirre. She is survived by her devoted husband Genaro M. Martinez, her son Dr. Genaro A. Martinez (spouse Danielle Clark), daughter Lorena Romero (husband John Romero), and six grandchildren: Genaro G. Martinez, Pierre Martinez, Marcel Martinez, Therese Martinez, Camille Martinez, Peter Romero, and her brother Jose Cruz Saucedo. Her legacy and her memory will live on eternally in the heart of her loved ones. +

A visitation for Catarina will be held Friday, March 15, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM at Funeraria del Angel Chula Vista, 753 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910. A funeral service will occur Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9:00 AM to 9:30 AM, 753 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91910. A graveside service will occur Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Mt Hope Cemetery, 3751 Market St, San Diego, CA 92102.