My dearest Stella I will forever miss you. You truly were an amazing woman. God saw you tired and didn't want you suffering so he took you home to be with all the other angels looking down. I will always remember your laughter and cheerful attitude. I will forever love you and miss you.

Stella, what a beautiful and  friendly person. She was one of the first people I met in our neighborhood.  She will be greatly missed!

Derrick--Uncle Cruz, Auntie Stella.  I can't begin to know your pain.  The Good Lord hasn't given us magical words to ease your pain.

I will miss my cousins infectious smile, humor and gracious heart. May the Good Lord give you the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual strength to endure this time.

Pati--Frank Chacon

Derrick--Uncle Cruz--Auntie Stella.  The Good Lord did not give us the magical words to make this pain go away.  We are so heart broken.  Our cousin was full of life, compassion and humor.  I will miss her dearly.

May the Good Lord rest her soul and give you the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual strength to endure your loss.

Pati--Frank Chacon

Stella, your beautiful spirit will be greatly missed.

I'd like to extend my deepest condolences to the Hoefflin Family and the Montoya Family. Stella my friend, I will always be remember you as you've always been...beautiful inside and out.

Dear Stella, your warm, beautiful smile will always be a part of everyone who met you.. Rest in peace lovely elementary and high school friend!!

Stella, your smile is missed in the neighborhood. I value our friendship and will always miss your warm heart. Your babies are in good hands, Derrick is a great father like you knew he would be. Rest easy we will all see you again in time.

I met Stella as a fellow board member of our HOA. She always was happy and wanted to arrange our annual social event and welcome baskets for new members to our community. However, as happy as I had seen her previously,  she absolutely beamed when she and Derrick were able to adopt Takera & Jabari. We have so missed having her around. Derrick, if there is ever anything you need/want help with, do let us know!

I only talked with a Stella a few times in our neighborhood, but anyone could see she had a gentle and sweet soul.  My heart goes out to you and your family, Derrick.

We will miss you. Please accept our condolences Derrick. I will always remember her welcoming me in her neighborhood with Jennifer. I really enjoyed her kindness and smile.

Derrick and family...no words can express our condolences enough. May God be with you and the family during this hard time and heal your hearts.You are in our prayers and thoughts.

Estella, a vivacious, amazing, terribly happy friend and neighbor!  Everyone in the community knew you, they couldn't help it! You welcomed everyone with a bright smile, warm eyes and an amazing giggle. Such a zest for life! You will be remembered for ever with warmth and love. Love, Marcia and Jim

We will miss your sweet smile and kind eyes. You are loved and missed!

We watched you grow up and become a beautiful smiling lady.  We know that you are walking with Jesus and laughing and smiling.  Our hearts ache to lose you.  You are greatly loved and will always be with us in our hearts and minds.
Derald and Ruthie Heitkemper

I love you Estella and will miss you dearly. That beautiful smile, that welcome personality and that laugh that brought a smile to anyone that heard it. You will always be remembered by all who knew you. As soon as we met, I could tell we would become friends. Not only with me, but my whole family. You were instantly a part of my family! Anthony took to you instantly and loved you like an aunt. You were always there to celebrate with him and spoil him. You even taught him to shoot rubber bands at me! I am glad I have all good memories of the times we saw each other. You are in my heart always. Heaven has welcomed a sweet angel up above. I love you Stellie.... Love always, your "Juliabagoolia"

Words escape me , I don't even know what to write. I am so deeply saddened that you were taken so soon. My childhood friend, my church Amiga .. Eating too many gummy bears running around the yard at VCC.  You made 7& 8th grade a little less scary and told me no one would pick on me if you were around . Such pressure at school .. But you made it ok. 
You , Emily and Teddy always together .. I was blessed to call you my friend. I'll always remember softball with your Dad, and going to the Mall with your folks . I'm still in disbelief and pray to God the almighty to give your family strength . God bless your sweet little ones and husband Derick. Your laugh is still in my head .. You will always be in my most precious memories . I love u always Lanita ??

My heart aches and mourns the loss of our beautiful,  sweet Stella Ann.  You fought a good fight and now rest in eternal peace, surrounded and embraced by those who have left before us.

For me, you will forever be that shining star up above and will look  up to you for inner strength and peace.

We will all miss that contagious laugh,  cheery smile, energy and sense of style.

Our heartfelt, sincerce and deepest condolences to Derrick, your beautiful children,  Uncle Cruz, Auntie Stella, Cruz and Tommy.

I can only imagine what you are doing at this very  moment.....

RIP My beautiful elementary/ high school friend, you will always be remembered by that wonderful smile..

Our Lord cradled you while you slept peacefully and has now lifted you. Rest in peace my sweet cousin you will be missed greatly.

I'm so grateful to God that I got to meet you and call you my wonderful friend.  You are beautiful inside and out and will be greatly missed.  Though I don't understand God's plan, I have faith that you are finally at peace.  I will eternally look forward to seeing you again my friend! Hugs!!  To Derrick, I don't have words to express my sorrow for your loss.  I will always pray for you and your children so that you can be filled with happy memories of a fantastic wife, mother, aunt, sister, daughter, cousin, and friend who left us all too early.

Derrick and family...no words can express my condolences well enough.  May God comfort you all during this time.  You will be in my prayers.  Xo

Stella you will be missed by so many. You were such a beautiful person full of Love and Laughter. I'm so happy you were able to have your very own little family, even it was for a very short time. Your babies are in good hands. They WILL ALWAYS know how special you truly were.

All of heaven is smiling now that you have arrived.  Those of us on earth will miss you dearly and think of you always.  Love Cousin Albert and Rosemary

My beautiful cousin Stella Ann, I will miss you and your smile and I will miss sharing stories and food whenever we got together.

I know you are in good hands with our Lord and will be keeping a watch on all of use.   Love you!

My beautiful cousin who always had a smile and kind words.  I will miss your smile and sharing stories and food when ever we got together.  Love you!

This picture makes me so happy. The first time I met Stella was right before that huge snow storm. She hiked through massive snow to bring us Christmas goodies. She was a true example of goodness. She became family instantly and my girls were so drawn to her. I never saw Stella without a huge smile on her beautiful face. She was the friend that made you feel as if you knew her your whole life. Stella will always remain in our hearts and will always remain as one of the best people we have ever known, the highest on my list. My three girls and I are grieving and heartbroken but remain thankful and grateful that we were blessed by her friendship. She loved her family so much and we will continue to pray for you all.

OBITUARY

Estella Hoefflin

26 November, 1971 – 3 November, 2014

Lincoln Memorial Park & Funeral Home

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