Rinda Marie Tozzi was born April 17, 1935 in Portland, Oregon to Geremia and Delfina Tozzi who had immigrated to the United States from Italy in the early 1900’s. Rinda received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from The University of Portland, Portland, Oregon in 1957 and began her teaching career in Anaheim, CA. After receiving an offer to teach on the Hawaiian Island of Oahu in Ewa Beach, Hawaii Rinda packed her bags and headed to paradise and the beach she so loved where she met and married Edwin Enders in 1960. Later that year they relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where three of their four children were born. Together they had four children, Gerald, Thomas, Gina and Edwin, Jr. In 1964 the family moved to Milpitas where Rinda met her best friend Ligia Gonzales who was present at the time of her death. Rinda lived in the Milpitas Manor neighborhood until 2005 when she retired and moved from her beloved Milpitas to be closer to her daughter in Hanford, CA. Before she left, Former Mayor Esteves presented her with the Lifetime Resident Award of the City of Milpitas which she was extremely proud of.
Rinda is preceded in death by her parents Geremia and Delfina Tozzi, brothers, Harding Tozzi and Norgi Tozzi, a son Thomas Enders and grandson Jordan Enders. She is survived by her three children, a son Gerald Enders (Daneen) of Hanford, CA, daughter Gina Boespflug (Lane) of Hanford, CA and son Edwin Enders, Jr. of Attica, OH. She was also blessed with five grandchildren, Tiffany Mc Grew of Hayward, CA., Ricky McGrew of Vallejo, CA., Tyler Enders (Heather) of Las Vegas, NV., Scarlet Strader of Attica, OH and Lindsey Enders of Las Vegas, NV and four great-grandchildren Dominic, Aubree, Dallas and Letty.
A visitation for Rinda will be held Tuesday, July 30, 2019 from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Lima Family Milpitas-Fremont Mortuary, 48800 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539. A rosary service will occur Tuesday, July 30, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, 48800 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539. A funeral service will occur Wednesday, July 31, 2019 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM at St John the Baptist Church, 279 South Main St, Milpitas, CA 95035. A committal service will occur Wednesday, July 31, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 12:30 PM at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, 48800 Warm Springs Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.limafamilycedarlawn.com for the Enders family.
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