Obituary & Life History

Sara Nunez January 6, 1916 – February 20, 2010 Whether you remember her as Llalla or Sarita, she will always be remembered as an extraordinary woman,...

Sara Nunez
January 6, 1916 – February 20, 2010
Whether you remember her as Llalla or Sarita, she will always be remembered as an extraordinary woman, mother of 16 children and the strong matriarch of the Nunez family. Born in Durango, Mexico, she moved to Fullerton, CA in June of 1969 with her husband, Juan Nunez, and younger children. In 1988 she moved to Corona, CA, her home for the past 20 years.
Llalla had a passion for gardening and spent much of her free time tending to her beautiful flowers and plants. She was most proud of her children whose lives she impacted by living an exemplary life of honesty, integrity, hard work and dedication to family.
She is incredibly missed and fondly remembered by her surviving 10 children: Natividad Lehrman, Juan Jose Nunez, Patricia Reza, Maria Lewis, Emilia Diaz, Alejandrina Reist, Soledad Attia, Ramon Nunez, Carlota Ciauri, Lily Sandberg , her 22 grandchildren, 21 great grand children, 8 sons-in-law and 2 daughters-in-law. She was preceded in death by her husband and love of her life, Juan Nunez.
Mass service will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at
St. Thomas More Parish
51 Marketplace
Irvine, CA 92602
Burial following service at
Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
7845 E. Santiago Canyon Road
Orange, CA 92869