Maria Teresa Aguirre
August 4, 1932 - August 7, 2026
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Maria Teresa Aguirre, on August 7, 2026, at the age of 94.
Born August 4, 1932, in Chihuahua, Mexico, Maria Teresa immigrated to the United States and, through courage, faith, and sacrifice, raised five children on her own. She worked hard throughout her life to provide for her family, including 24 years at Eimac/Varian. She taught her children to love family, work hard, love everyone, and have faith in God. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of her life.
A devoted Catholic, Maria Teresa was a longtime member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, where she volunteered for many years assisting with funerals. Her faith was reflected in her generosity, service, and love for others.
Maria Teresa also loved football. Her favorite team was the University of Utah Utes, and on game day she proudly wore her red and cheered them on “Go Utes.” She also enjoyed cheering for the Kansas City Chiefs. Maria often said that in her next life, she wanted to be a football coach.
She is survived by her children, Henry; Terry (Mark); Rocio (Robert); Monica; and Fred. Fred devoted many years to caring for his mother as her health declined. She treasured her grandchildren, Callista (Jared), Andrea, Eric (Lisa), Dani, Anna, Lucas, and Alex, and her great-grandchildren, Brynn, McKensey, Ridge, Owen, Lennox, and Odin “Little Nachito”.
Her family is deeply grateful for the many friends who shared in her life through her community, workplace, and parish—many of whom became like family over the years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ignacio and Maria Teresa Uslé, and her brother, Jose Ignacio Uslé.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, August 24, 2026 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 4501 W 5215 S, Kearns, UT. Friends and family may gather at 9:30 AM. A recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 10:30 AM.
Interment to follow at Valley View Memorial Park, 4335 W 4100 S, West Valley City, UT.
Maria Teresa leaves a lasting legacy of family, love, hard work, and faith in God.
May she rest in peace.
In Loving Memory
She will live on in our hearts forever. I will miss her immensely. May she rest in eternal peace.
We are sorry for your loss! Maria was a beautiful soul & will be missed!
My dear friends nothing helps your pain as we say goodbye to such a beautiful wonderful lady. I will always remember her smile and her love for our family was huge! With that I only wish all her family strength to go through these days, god bless you all we will see you Monday to celebrate her life.
Fred, Rocio and Family, Sending our prayers and Love to you during this difficult time. We sure enjoyed going to the luncheons with your mom. Your mom was always a bright light and her smile would light up the room. May her soul rest in peace. Love Patty & Al Trujillo
Thank you for everything Grandma, we will truly miss you. Please watch over your Nachito. Until we meet again. Love, Eric, Lisa, and Odin " Nachito"
Rocio, I am so sorry for the loss of your Mother, may she fly with the angels. Love to you and to Bob. Lynda
To Maria’s family, her daughters and her sons. I am so sorry for the loss of your mother.. she was a beautiful person. She was a good friend. I was so lucky to have her in my life. I will really miss her , but now may she rest in peace. Love you, Maria. from Alice and Brent Henrichsen.
I am so sorry for the loss of your mother and grandmother. She was a special lady, so caring and friendly. I have remarked to Monica so many times what a good family you have, how supportive you all are of eachother for every event and occasion. You treated your mother with such respect and love. Sending you love, care and sympathy.
Maria was a sweet lady. I worked with her for 20 years. We all loved her!
Ms. Maria Teresa, you will be truly missed, she was a very kind and friendly woman with a heart of gold. I always loved visiting her and Fred at their home. I loved bringing her and Fred cheese and candy from Mexico, Maria was always a pleasure to be around she had a true heart of gold. She will be missed by her family, by her friends and by everyone who knew her, If you were blessed enough to know her you were blessed enough to know what a wonderful sole she was. She has moved on to the next life where I’m sure she is bring joy and warming the hearts of all of our loved ones who passed before her. RIP: Ms Maria you will be missed.
Grandma, thank you for teaching me how to love football, how to love everyone, and how to always find a reason to smile. Those are things I’ll carry with me forever. We all loved to tease each other about who was your number one, but the truth is, you were number one to all of us. You were the light of our family, and I’m so grateful I got to call you my grandma. I love you and miss you. Love, Lucas & Nacho the Beagle
Dear Aguirre Cousins, Thanks for all your care and love for Aunt Tete’. Your reflecting of God’s love in everything you did for her, helped her continue to enjoy her life. Aunt Tete’ is a lovely person. Her unconditional love, generosity and warmth have always been qualities that she reflects in everything she does. She has always been a model of these qualities that we all should learn from her. As a Mother, Aunt and Teacher, her dedication and commitment to family and each member’s success was always her highest priority. She included extended family in her love and friendship. We always felt her love towards as she visited with us. Her smile was always warm and reassuring. We are sad to have her leave us; but she is truly not gone. She lives on spiritually. We can remember what she taught us and what she believed and the ideals she modelled. Her generosity, love and purpose in life have always been to Love, Give and Forgive. Our purpose going forward is to carry on and fulfill this same purpose we saw in her as we work to praise God in all we do. This is God’s Love in action. We have come to celebrate Aunt Tete’s life and Legacy and to adjust to not seeing her. We are with you as part of your extended family and would like to help in any way we can. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help. Our parents, Pedro Jaime and Alicia Hernandez de Aguirre love you and have taught us to love you too. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. Feel free to contact us for anything at any time. We will give you our contact info in a letter. We love you and care about you. May God comfort you with Peace at this time. With Love, Gabriela Aguirre-Helstrom Ostler and Family Aunt Tete' you did a marvelous job! We Love you! May you rest in Peace!
Tia Tete. Thank you for being so kind and loving. You had a tough job of raising 5 children on your own and never gave up. You gave it your all and then some. You did a great job. Thank you for introducing my parents to each other, without that I wouldn't be here today. You will be greatly missed.
In Loving Memory
