Cesar R. Valdivia

Cesar R. Valdivia, 95, of Brodhead, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at the Monroe Clinic Hospital, Monroe, Wis.  He was born on March 1, 1921, in Tuman, Peru, the son of Victor and Elena (Alvarado) Valdivia.  He married Maria Vera on March 30, 1946, in Chiclayo, Peru.

Cesar was a very successful business man.  He owned and operated a jewelry store, Casa Marissita, and developed real estate in Chiclayo, Peru. He was the first to build a five-story commercial complex in his hometown in his early years in business.  He was a founding member of the Chiclayo Bodybuilding Club in Peru, a founding member of the Mochica’s Country Club, a member of the Departmental Circle of Employees, a partner of the Society of Lovers of the Arts,  Chiclayo-Peru, a founding partner of the Hunting and Fishing League of Chiclayo-Peru, a founding partner of the Jockey Club Leisure Center, a member of the Rotary Club of Santa Victoria, a founding partner of the first bilingual private school,  Santa Angela of Chiclayo-Peru, and a charter member of the Rotary Club and Jockey Club, both in Peru.

Fishing and traveling were some of his favorite pastimes.  Cesar had a great love of life and enjoyed being with family.

He is survived by his wife, Maria, Brodhead; three daughters, Marissa (Julio) Rodriguez, Brodhead, Liliana (Marco) Mimbela, Dallas, Texas, and Olinda Barrenechea, Lima, Peru; a son, Gilberto (Marlene) Barrenechea, Trujillo, Peru; ten grandchildren, Freddy, Juan, Cesar, Olenka, Karolina, Marco, Matthew, David, Gabriel, and Elizabeth; and eight great-grandchildren, Diego, Camila, Lupe, Alison, Nicole, Toni, Adrianna, and Milano.  He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Salvador and Vilma.

A Memorial Mass will be held in the spring of 2017.  The D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead is assisting the family.