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Article: 'LOVING, FUNNY AND TENDER' SHE WAS A MOTHER WHOSE HEART 'HAD ROOM FOR EVERYONE'.(News)(Obituary)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- February 27, 2005
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Byline: Holly J. Andres Staff Writer
Her family will remember her sense of humor, her strength of character and her kindness.
Josefa Canales, a resident of Pacoima since 1959, died of lung cancer on Feb. 19 in her home. She was 85.
``There is no award for being good, but, if there were, she would get it,'' said her nephew, Ray Lopez. ``She never had a cross word for anyone. She had a mellow personality. She was religious, and she volunteered a lot at Guardian Angel (Catholic Church).''
Lopez recalled that his aunt took him in when he ran away from home briefly as a youngster.
``She opened her house to me and persuaded me to ...