Bertha Campos Aranda

Bertha was born in Los Angeles, California on December 8, 1928. She was raised by her parents Petrolino and Herlinda Campos with her 2 brothers Antonio and Carlos, and sister Ramona. Her father passed away when she was almost 3 years old, forcing her family to relocate to Chihuahua, Mexico. She was placed in the care of nuns due to the hardship on her mother raising 4 kids on her own until the age of 8. When she was reunited with her family, they relocated to Juarez, Mexico.

In 1948 she met Jose Carrillo Aranda at a party, they worked together at a pant factory and had no idea that they worked on separate floors. She was married to Jose Carrillo Aranda in 1949. She always said that she loved the way he made her laugh.

Bertha was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church for 36 years. She enjoyed puzzles, crochet, prayer, cooking for her family, playing cards, collecting porcelain dolls, spending time with her family, laughing with her husband and frequent trips to a casino. Her favorite holiday was Thanksgiving and loved celebrating her birthdays at Shakey’s pizza.

Bertha died peacefully in her home on August 21, 2020, in Lucerne Valley, California. She was preceded in death by her parents Petrolino and Herlinda Campos, son-in-law Juan, daughter-in-law Margarita, and grandson Andrew. She is survived by her husband, Jose Aranda; her four children, Manuel, Antonio, Jose and Carmen; and their spouses, Mercedes and Alice; her 11 grandchildren, Micheal, Marcella, Manuel, Hector, Robert, Carlos, John, Maria, Lucia, Gabriel and Sergio; her 10+ great grandchildren Christian, Selena, Anthony, Dominque, Jacob, RJ, Alex, Jayven, Ryan, Ian, Juliana, Brooke and 3 great great grandchildren Manaia, Reign and Saint.