Maria Elena Villalpando, 92, passed away Feb. 14, 2013. Beloved wife of the late Aurelio; loving mother of Maria Elena, Maria Teresa and Carlos (Rocio) Villalpando, Yolanda (Vasanth) Surath, Gloria (Sam) Wolfson, Dina (Frank) Coyle and Ruth (Jose Amado) Magaña; cherished grandmother of Raul (Adriana) Rosano, Lena (Michael) McDonagh, Karla (Gerardo) Gomez, Jacki (Jason) Born, Gabriela (Ralph) Mendoza, Carlos Villalpando Jr., Eduardo Rey, Aaron Wolfson and Daphne Magaña; dear great and great great grandmother of many; dearest sister of Luis (Soledad) Palacios and Beatriz (the late Ramiro) Martinez; fond aunt of many. Visitation Friday, 3 – 9 p.m. at Drake & Son Funeral Home, 5303 N. Western Ave., Chicago and Saturday, 9 a.m. until time of Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Village of Chicago, 4021 W. Belmont, Chicago, IL 60641. Interment Maryhill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Village of Chicago. Arrangements under the direction of Drake & Son Funeral Home, 773-561-6874.
