Celia Barrera
Celia Ovalle Barrera, 90, passed peacefully in her sleep Sunday, Oct. 13, just 8 days shy of her 91st birthday. Celia was born Oct. 21, 1928 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to Zacarias Ovalle and Isabel Torres.
Known as Momo to her grandkids, Celia devoted much of her life to her family and to helping her husband, Ruben, build his upholstery and decorating business.
The two met while working at the Ankora Decorating Studio in Monterrey. While she initially rebuffed his advances –...
Celia Ovalle Barrera, 90, passed peacefully in her sleep Sunday, Oct. 13, just 8 days shy of her 91st birthday. Celia was born Oct. 21, 1928 in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to Zacarias Ovalle...