Emaline Rose Ghilardi's Obituary
Born Dec. 3, 1920 and passed away Sept. 24, 2016. She was born and raised in Oakland and was a long-time resident of Castro Valley. She is survived by her children, Joanne (John) Brugman, Jim Ghilardi, Janice (Creston) Saylors and Jack (Bunny) Ghilardi; grandchildren, Lori, Karen, Cindy, Tom, Kevin, Kaleb, Kelly, Jamie and Kimberly; 10 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death by her husband, Louis Ghilardi; brother, Leonard Dorando and granddaughter, Tristan. Memorial Mass will be at 2 pm. Friday, September 30, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Seton, 4001 Stoneridge Dr., Pleasanton, CA 94588.
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