Hildelisa G. Fraga

Fraga, Hildelisa 84, of Tempe, was called by her Lord on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 12, 2013 from 5-8pm at Green Acres Mortuary, 401 N. Hayden Road, in Scottsdale, with Rosary at 7pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:30am, Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, 2121 S. Rural Road in Tempe. Interment will follow at Green Acres Memorial Gardens. A native of Guadalajara, Mexico, she visited often through the years and loved the city and people of her birth. She migrated to the US at age 26 in 1955 and settled in Phoenix in 1958. A self-made woman whose mission was to be generous with everyone, Hildelisa got her start with Roswell Bookbinding of Phoenix as one of their first employees in the 1960s. She began her journey of helping others by working for many years at Catholic Social Services, before launching her own immigration services business where she helped countless people, from laborers to professionals, to immigrate to the United States. A woman of many talents, her passions were her roses, gardening, music, dancing and her church Rosary group. She also enjoyed traveling, and often told of her fondest memory, traveling to Israel and the Holy Land with her mother in 1982. In her later years, she particularly enjoyed visiting and spending time with her grandchildren Melissa, Alexandra and Connor. Hildelisa is survived by her husband of 14 years, Juan Fraga of Tempe, daughter Margarita (John) Schweisberger of Palos Verdes Estates, CA, and grandchildren Alexandra and Connor Schweisberger. In addition, she is survived by her step-children Juan (Yvonne) Fraga, Jr. of Glendale, Art (Judy) Fraga of Boise, ID, Daria (Jerry) Branstetter of Gilbert, Martha Lopez of Chula Vista, CA, Yolanda (Joe) Mata of Chula Vista, CA and Steve (Jeannie) Fraga of Corona, CA, as well as 14 step-grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her beloved mother, Adelina Hernandez Gonzalez, sister Ernestina Gutierrez, brothers Benjamin Gonzalez, Antonio Gonzalez and Miguel Gonzalez, as well as her granddaughter Melissa Schweisberger. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of the Valley (www.hov.org) or TrinityKids Care Hospice of Southern California (https://california.providence.org/trinitycare-hospice/pages/trinitykids.aspx) in memory of Hildelisa Fraga.