LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Our loving mother Elizabeth, passed away on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Gambonini, and her daughter, Carolynn Waters, both of Witter Springs, Calif.

She is survived by her daughter, Jean Hendricks of Roseville, Calif., and her son, Ralph Gambonini of Witter Springs, Calif. She has eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

Elizabeth was born in Petaluma, Calif., where she attended both elementary and high school, graduating at the top of her class in 1936.

She attended Healds Business College and worked at the Greyhound Bus Co. in Santa Rosa, Calif., until she married Paul Gambonini of Petaluma in 1939. They were married for 72 years until his death in 2012.

They moved to Witter Springs in 1945, when he finished his tour of duty in the Army Air Corp serving as a fighter pilot in the South Pacific and in Tallahassee, Florida, during the early years of World War II.

She spent her time helping Paul on the ranch and raising their three children. She also did volunteer work at her church and at Lakeside Hospital.

Rosary service will be held at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 1625 N. High St., Lakeport, on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m.

Funeral Mass will be held at Queen of the Rosary Mission Church, 3972 Country Club Drive, Lucerne, on Friday, Oct. 26, at 1 p.m. with interment to follow at Upper Lake Cemetery.

Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit www.chapelofthelakes.com.