She worked for a local Laundromat for 24 years before she retired.
She loved listening to Mexican music, dancing and making tamales for her family.
Elida was preceded in death by her husband, Domingo Zapata Villa; son, Rudy Gonzales Villa; parents, Guadalupe and Erminia Gonzales of Runge, TX; sister, Josefina Ramirez of Runge, TX and 3 brothers, Dario, Guadalupe and Richard Gonzales all from Texas.
She leaves behind her children, Raul and Erma Villa, Mary Lou Garcia, Elijo Gonzales and Julie Villa Velasquez; grandchildren, Ella Marie and Paul Michael Gonzales, Dolores Gonzales, Juan Miguel, Angel and Daniel Velasquez, Alejandro Alvarado, Sonia, Raul Jr., Seli and Yesena Villa, Jessica Marie Garcia, Jason Jay Villa, Tony and Esmeralda Mendez Chavez; great grandchildren, Emyliana and Analeya Velasquez; sister, Theodora Medina and brother, Alfredo Gonzales.
A visitation will be held at Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home, 1490 B St., Merced, CA 95341 on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 from 2:00pm-7:00pm followed by Recitation of Rosary at 7:00pm. Interment will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Calvary Cemetery, 260 W. Childs Ave., Merced, CA 95341.
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