After a year of fighting stage four breast cancer, Maria L. Cardona passed away at her home on October 13, 2019. Maria was 63 years old and was born to Herculano Cardona and Carmen Martinez on January 3, 1956. She met Ricardo Arvizu in her early twenties, who she later married and they had four daughters and one son. She is survived by her children, Carmen, Alejandra, Daisy, Lucy and Ricky and eight grandchildren, Hailey, Angie, Damian, Sebastian, Lilly, Miguel, Jacob and Victor. Maria was a kind soul with a very generous heart who gave everything she could and was always ready to help anyone. Her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ gave her life strength and guided her. She was the head of a family who relied on her guidance in every way. She will be forever missed.