Jovita Aguilera Obituary (1935 - 2021)

Jovita was born on May 3, 1935 in Villagran Guanajuato, Mexico to Demetrio and Agustina Arriaga. Jovita departed peacefully surrounded by family at Loma Linda Hospital on December 29, 2021Jovita married Bulmaro Aguilera in 1952 while living in Villagran, Guanajuato, and moved to Mexicali in 1962, on August 1968 the family emigrated to the United States where they lived in Calexico and Brawley for a combined time of eight years before settling in Calipatria in 1976. Jovita loved cooking, singing, fishing, camping, knitting, and sewing.Of all the things she loved to do in her life, there is one that towered over everything else and that was spending time with family.Jovita loved her family most of all. Every family occasion Jovita worked tirelessly preparing the most delicious food, Chile del molcajete, and homemade flour tortillas. Jovita was always cleaning and providing support to all present. To Jovita, family was everything and the love was felt by all in the family.Jovita was preceded in death by her parents Demetrio and Agustina Arriaga, husband Bulmaro Aguilera, sister Ema Perez and sons the first Baltazar, Arturo Aguilera, daughter, Edith's twin sister.She is survived by her sister Carmen Flores from Villagran, Guanajuato, Mexico, and sons and daughters: Frank ( Cande) Aguilera from Brawley, Bulmaro (Margo) Aguilera from Colorado Springs, CO, Araceli (Tim) Summerlee from Mountain Center, CA,, Baltazar ( Helen) Aguilera from Imperial, CA, Edith ( Cecilio) Salinas from Rosamond, CA, and Robert Aguilera from Calipatria, CA.Grandchildren: Baltazar Aguilera II, Veronica Aguilera of La Mesa, CA, Arturo, Diana Aguilera of Colorado Springs, CO, Frankie Aguilera of Brawley, CA, Samuel Rivas of Palm Springs, CA and David Rivas of Washington, Maricela, Fernando Salinas of Northridge, CA and 6 Great Grandchildren - Donavyn Lapena, Natalie Navarro, Nathan Aguilera, Madison Leon, Noah Aguilera, Boden Cook.A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Frye Chapel Mortuary in Brawley, CA. A mass will be held on Thursday, January 27 starting at 10 a.m. at the St. Patrick's Church in Calipatria, CA. A burial to follow at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley, CA.