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Maria Cecilia Leon

1927 - 2000

BORN

1927

DIED

2000

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Maria Leon Obituary

Maria Cecilia Leon, 72, a resident for 53 years of Fremont, California, a Teacher for 15 years at Blacow School, Fremont Unified School District, died in Washington Township, Fremont, on Tuesday, August 8, 2000. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, August 13, 2000, 1-5 p.m., with vigil services at 4 p.m., at Berge-Pappas-Smith Mortuary, 40842 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, August 14, 10:15 a.m., from the funeral home to St. Leonard’s Catholic Church, with Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 26320 Mission Boulevard, Hayward, California. The family wishes remembrances be made to Sr. John Marie’s Pantry, P.O. Box 3248, Fremont, CA 94539.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Aug. 9, 2000.

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