Aurora Pedraza de Valdespino

Aurora is survived by her children Concepcion Valdespino, Felix Valdespino, Jr, and Ricardo Valdespino; her sisters Isabel Rios and Josefina Pedraza; her sister-in-laws Carmita Batista and Elsita Batista; her grandchildren Joseph Toraño, Lisette Toraño Pidgeon, Ricardo Valdespino, Jr., Andrew Valdespino, Michael V. Valdespino, Stephen M. Valdespino; her great-children Vanessa Jimenez, Amanda Toraño, Alexis Valdespino, Gavin Valdespino; and her great-great-children Ethan N. Jimenez and Shalimar Jr.

Also survived and loved by her extended family Renalto Mazza, Dave Pidgeon, Ricardo Jimenez, Betty Fuentes, Linda Grantham, Isabel Patiño, Rodolfo Pedraza, Carlos Pedraza, Leonardo Pedraza, Jose Rios, Lourdes Rios Hollmann, Christina Coen, Carlos Echevarria, Maribel Batista, Marialeida Batista, Maricarmen Batista Murphy, Maritere Batista Worland, Raoul Cantero, Mirtica Benitoa, Tony Benitoa, Elmo Ponsdomenech, Eduardo Ponsdomenech, Carlos Nobles, Georgia Nobles, Maria de Los Angeles Cannon, Thomas Cannon, Julie Beynon, Jose Ledo, Juana Gutmann, Kurt Gutmann, Velia Martinez, Xiomara Hernandez, Olga Araque, Daisy Vasquez, Maria Araque, Ibelice Alonso, Osmany Reina, Osvaldo Perez, Dori Vidal, Ernie Coscia, Thomas Reardon, Brenda Toraño, Carolina Martin, Christian Martin, and Aurora Peñaranda.

Aurora was preceded in death by her husband Felix Valdespino; her parents Isabel Patiño and Jose Eluterio Pedraza; her mother-in-law Elisa Godinez Rodriguez; her brother Tata Pedraza; her brother-in-laws Flugencio Ruben Batista and Rodolfo Rios; her sister-in-law Mirta Ponsdomenech Batista; her daughter-in-law Nancy Valdespino; her granddaughter Alexandrea (Ali) Valdespino, her nephew Juan Carlos Benitoa; and her family friend Manolo Espinosa.

A funeral mass for Aurora will be held Friday, July 15, 2022 at 9:00 AM at St Raymond of Peñafort Catholic Church, 3475 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33145. Following the funeral mass will be her visitation from 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM at Caballero Rivero Little Havana, 3344 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33135.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or your favorite charity in the name of Aurora Valdespino.

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