Sailing Ship Drawing by Carmen Ponce
Carmen Ponce Sforzini
Carmen Ponce’s Drawing of Hawaii
Carmen Ponce Sforzini’s Life Story
As told to Sharon Sforzini Grant
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Carmen was born in 1919 in Santa Clara as a first-generation Spanish-American. She met her future spouse, Harry Peter Sforzini (a first-generation Italian-American, born in 1916), at Fremont Union High School in Cupertino, CA. This high school is still standing and looking as lovely as it did all those many years ago. Harry courted Carmen for…
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Ethnicity/Culture Carmen is of pure Spanish heritage, as both of her parents were born in Spain. Carmen’s mother, Mary Anaya, was born and raised in a small village of white adobe hillside homes in Benagalbon, which was founded in 1776. It lies in close proximity to Malaga in southern Spain. Carmen’s father, Francisco Ponce, was…
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High Mass for Carmen Sforzini
Obituary for Carmen Ponce Sforzini
After a long illness, Carmen Ponce Sforzini, a native Californian and long-time resident of Los Altos, died in Alamo, CA, on December 18. A family High Mass and graveside ceremony at Alta Mesa Cemetery were held on December 23. There will be a Memorial in early spring for family and friends to celebrate her life….
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