Elvir, Maria Estabana

Born in Quesaltepeque, El Salvador to Rafael and Juaquina 
Hernandez on December 26, 1909. She passed on February 
13, 2010 at the age of 100. At age 5 she survived a volcanic 
eruption in her native town. Maria was a true ''Rosie the 
Riveter' as she worked in the ship yards in San Francisco 
during WWII. During the war she worked as a nurse's aid at 
San Francisco General Hospital where she met her husband. 
She leaves children, grandchildren and great grandchildren 
who will miss her. Funeral services will be Thursday, February 
18, 2010 at 10 AM at Mount Vernon Memorial Park, 8201 
Greenback Lane, Fair Oaks. 

Published in the The Sacramento Bee on February 17, 2010