Alberta F. Ledesma Obituary (1926 - 2022)

ALBERTA FRANCES SPARKS LEDESMA WAS BORN TO FERNANDO AND LAURA SPARKS ON NOVEMBER 25, 1926 I N HAYDENVILLE OHIO. SHE WAS ONE OF 4 CHILDREN. IN 1950 SHE MARRIED CLARENCE RICHARD GRIFFEY IN NEW PHILADELPHIA, OHIO. SHE WAS SPECTACULAR MOTHER AND HOUSEWIFE TO THEIR CHILDREN AND WAS A BUSINESS OWNER. SHE MOVED TO WICKENBURG ARIZONA IN 1960 TO START A NEW LIFE WHERE SHE MET GABRIEL LEDESMA, THE LOVE OF HER LIFE FOR 27 YEARS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY 5 CHILDREN: SHARON D (GRIFFEY) BOSDELL (FORMERLY RITCHEY) OF YUCCA, AZ, JOHN RICHARD GRIFFEY OF PHOENIX, AZ, CAROL JEAN (GRIFFEY) BYRNE OF ROCKLIN, CA, RICK ALLEN GRIFFEY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CA AND TIMOTHY LEE LEDESMA OF RENO, NV. STEVE NAPIER AND MICHAEL CLOWS WERE 2 OTHER SONS TO HER. SHE WAS ALSO A GRANDMOTHER, GREAT GRANDMOTHER, AND GREAT-GREAT GRANDMOTHER TO MORE THAN A DOZEN CHILDREN OF WHOM WHERE THE JOY OF HER LIFE!! FAMILY WAS THE CENTER OF ALBERTA'S LIFE AND SHE LOVED EVERYONE WITH A PASSION. SHE LOVED TO GATHER AS MANY AS POSSIBLE FOR FAMILY DINNERS, PARTIES, OR REUNIONS WITH EXCITEMENT AND WARMTH . EACH AND EVERYONE SHE MET WAS PRECIOUS TO HER, ESPECIALLY IN THE LATER YEARS OF HER LIFE. MANY PEOPLE CAME TO LOVE ALBERTA AS THEIR OWN MOTHER. AS SHE NEEDED THEM, THEY WERE THERE FOR HER WITH LOVE. SHARON SHIFFLETT WAS A VERY SPECIAL PART OF HER LIFE AS HER LIVE-IN CAREGIVER FOR 6 YEARS. ALBERTA IS PRECEDED BY HER SISTER AND BROTHERS AND HER HUSBAND AND WENT TO JOIN THEM IN HEAVEN ON APRIL 9TH, 2022. WE LOVE HER AND MISS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR SWEET ANGEL AGAIN.