Nila Cecilia Kochalka, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Cooper City, Florida, surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 14, 2018. She was born on June 18, 1926 in Manabi, Ecuador to Herlinda Velasquez and Francisco Ernesto Rodriguez.
She married Mike Kochalka in 1955. Together they raised two daughters. She worked as a homemaker creating a warm home filled with laughter, music and dancing. Nila truly lived life to the fullest through simple pleasures: chatting with friends and family, watching classic films and spending time with her nieces, nephews and grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Monica DeFreitas and Jennifer Evans and her grandchildren, Bryan Hossack, Jessica and Angela Evans.
Family, friends, and others whose lives Nila touched are invited to the FRED HUNTER FUNERAL HOME, 2401 S. University Drive, Davie, FL 33324 from 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2018, with a reception to follow at the home of Monica and Robert DeFreitas: 4022 N.W. 89th Way, Cooper City, FL 33024 to reminisce, grieve, support each other and, of course, just chat.
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