I try to be strong for dad but it’s so hard not to have you at home. I see you every time I turn around. When I clean your kitchen memories come flooding back. If it was not for Mario and Maria I don’t think I could handle this. Dad was always you worry. I will keep him safe until your together again. I promise.

Our Tia Maggie, 
She was a strong, caring, funny woman. As an adult, she was the closest I had to knowing my grandmother who I never met; she loved us all as our grandmothers would have. She was the last of the Cordova sisters, and was there for all of her sisters children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I have so many fond memories of my childhood and visiting her. From us being loud, obnoxious kids playing hide and seek throughout her house and yard and her not minding one bit, to her teaching me why it’s not ok to put our purses on the floor. She was a caring, giving woman who always put her family first; a motto our family now lives by. Her laugh was contagious and her hugs were endearing. Tia, I know you’re at peace, enjoying your reunion with your parents, sisters and son, but you will forever be missed. Our family won’t be the same without you. Until we meet again, I love you.

My mother Norberta “Berta” loved her sister more than anything.  In my mom’s dying days,  she chose to live her last remaining time with her beloved older sister, Margarita “Maggie”.  

The two were friends, sisters, a daughter-mother in some ways, and for sure partners in crime.  They loved each other without question. 

My aunt stood firm in supporting my mom when my father abounded our family. This was something my aunt never forgave and abhorred the mention of “El Abelillo”.  A loving sister, she helped my mother emotionally and financially.  Tia was better than any therapy my mother could have received.

 It seems we, meaning my mother, brother and sister, were always visiting Somerton, AZ.  That little town and my aunt were one in the same. Going to Somerton meant going to see tia. 

When tragedy struck tia Maggie in the inconsolable loss of our cousin Mark, my mom was there to help and support my aunt as best she could.  

All too soon, it all came to end when in 1989 my mother died of ovarian cancer.  In spit of this hardship, I know my mother was happy to be in the caring arms of her older sister.  

Tia we will always love you.  Thank you for everything you did.  

Tia, yo sé que mi mamá esta extasiada de verte de nuevo.

Ramon, Mario, Martha & Maria my heart is broken knowing that we lost a beautiful soul.  Your Wife/Mom Maggie will forever remain in my memories and heart.  I was so blessed to grow up with your family and share many, many happy moments.  I so cherish being able to visit your Mom and Dad even as an adult, seems like that once our visits started it was never enough time, I always wanted it to never end but such is life, nothing lasts forever on earth.  I was remembering as girls when "Martha" got in trouble, so did you Maria, Connie, and I all got in trouble.  So much more come to my mind.  I know I will miss hearing your Mom saying "Aye Rrruuthie!!!"  Love you all!            

I still can't believe your gone, I feel cheated because this is not the way I wanted to say my goodbyes to you! As a young girl, I saw you as a powerful woman, a woman with such strength. A strong woman that never stop trying and fight for the things that you care about, like family! Thank you for being who you are, always looking out and helping others in many different ways! Thank you for taking care of us when we needed you the most, especially when my father was absent for a while there, remember Tia? All you left me are memories and pictures, pictures that I will cherish for the rest of my life! From time to time I will look up to the sky and talk to you, ok? I will miss you very much, especially our crazy talks you and I use to have! Tia dile a mi Madre que la extraño y la quiero mucho, porfavor. Te quiero mucho Tia, siempre te voy a tener en mi corazon. Pero un dia nos vamos a ver otra ves! DEP MI GRAN SEÑORA!🌹

My Tia Maggie, you where always here for us & especially for my dad, you where my dad’s second mom & his crime partner. You will be missed so much. We have a lot of beautiful memories. You where one of the toughest lady’s I have ever meet❤️ I get that from you & my nana & my tias. We will always be an our hearts & you will be deeply missed. We love you 

Words alone cannot express how much I will miss you Tia Maggie. You were my second mother and one of the greatest ladies I’ve ever known.  We were blessed to have you as long as we did, and we selfishly wanted to keep you another hundred years. I will see you again my love, until then I will miss you every single day. 

Love forever- Rene

My tia was always young at heart. She made sure I knew it by always offering her leche to me from her chichis when I was little. I would scream “ew!” and she’d laugh while I ran away. 
I will miss sleeping in her living room and waking up to see her preparing the frijoles at 4 o’clock in the morning to have breakfast prepared before anyone was even awake. 
She treated all of her sister’s grandchildren like her own; my tia was the grandmother to all of us grandchildren whose abuelas left the world too early. 
I will miss her dearly, but I am happy to know that she is resting peacefully with her sisters whose company she longed for. She lived a good, long life and was able to watch many generations grow into beautiful families. I know that her and her sisters are watching us all with smiles on their faces and joyful tears in their eyes, knowing that she was blessed to have lived such a beautiful life.  
Te amo tía, por siempre. 

I loved my Tia Maggie. As a family we spent a lot of time on vacation visiting my Tia and Tio. I have a lot of great childhood memories there. Tia Maggie gave the best hugs and always made sure my sister and I were fed. I’ll never forget constantly telling her I’m not hungry and she would make me a plate anyway. When my parents would tell me no to having ice cream, I would just go ask Tia and she would make Tio Ramon get me some. I’ll never forget her yelling for my Tio because he’s deaf, “Ramon!!”. It makes me smile just thinking about it. I hope you are happy seeing your sisters again Tia Maggie, you were loved and will forever be missed! 

I love you and I promise you I will love my grand kids as much as you loved me !!!  I was lucky to have a real one of a kind person in my life I will always think of you NANA 

I TRULLY LOVE YOU

OBITUARY

Margarita Cordova Medina

February 22, 1936 – July 8, 2020

Funeraria del Angel Kammann

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