Dale Anne Zamora

On Thursday, September 15, 2022, Dale Anne Zamora of Mission Hills, California, a devoted mother and Nana, passed away at the age of 80 from a courageous year-long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dale Anne was born May 10, 1942, in Bakersfield, California, to Dale “Buck” and Patricia Gilmore. She was the oldest child in a family of six children and grew up in the San Fernando Valley. She graduated from Alemany High School in 1960 and earned her nursing degree at Mount Saint Mary’s College in 1964. Following graduation, Dale married her husband Frank Zamora, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage together. Together they had five children, fifteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild due in late October. In 1964 she began her life-long career as a registered nurse working for Valley Presbyterian Hospital and eventually Northridge Hospital Medical Center. After working for nearly 40 years, she retired and taught CCD and Marriage Pre-Cana classes at St. Ferdinand's. More recently, she volunteered at Our Lady of Peace, the Pregnancy Counseling Center, Forty Days for Life, and many other ministries. She was a loving friend to all who met her. Her many closest friends would regularly get together for lunch dates and trips. Dale’s greatest treasure was spending time with her many grandchildren. She often cooked for those she loved, the signature recipes being crepes and Chinese chicken salad. When she wasn’t surrounded by friends or family, Dale loved scrapbooking, crocheting, sewing, and reading. Dale Anne was fierce in her fight with cancer. Her never-ending faith kept her strong throughout treatment. She was a devout Catholic, prayed the Rosary, and attended Mass daily. Dale Anne will be truly missed by all who knew her. Yet, the family finds solace knowing she is now at peace alongside her loving husband Frank. Dale Anne was preceded in death by her parents, Dale and Patricia Gilmore, her husband Frank Zamora, granddaughter Kaitlin Barnes, nephew Kevin Walker, and sister-in-law Pam Gilmore. Surviving are her daughters Lisa (Tom) Barnes, Christy (Jason) LeDuff, Dana (Eric) Fernandez, her sons Paul (Michele) Zamora, Brian (Sharmaine) Zamora, her brothers Mike Gilmore and Patrick (Margaret) Gilmore, her sisters Chris (Gary) Williams, Jody (Ray) Walker, and Ceci (Frank) Josephs, her grandchildren Thomas, Patrick, Christopher, Matthew, Nicholas, Chad, Jillian, Haley, Lexi, Colton, Kathryn, Andrew, Kayla, and Kyle, and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 10, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm, with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 pm at Utter McKinley Catholic Mortuary in San Fernando. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at 10:30 am at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church. Mass intentions can be made to Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in North Hills, California. Memorials may be made to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and Pregnancy Counseling Center in Mission Hills. St. Jude's Children's Research Center: https://www.stjude.org/ Pregnancy Counseling Center (Mission Hills): https://pregnanthelp4u.org/

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Dale Anne Zamora

May 10, 1942 - September 15, 2022