Eralda Spadaro was born Eralda Todo on July 3, 1979 in Korca, Albania.
She grew up in a loving and close family. She had a happy childhood that included visits to her grandmother in the village, family get togethers, playing with her friends in the neighborhood and annual family vacations to the beach. She was a straight A student graduating from Raqi Qirinxhi High School in Korca, Albania. She attended Fan S. Noli University before moving to the United States to live with her sister and brother-in-law where she enrolled at Moorpark College graduating with an Associate’s degree in 2003. After graduating she worked for Countrywide Home Loans as a suspense coordinator before continuing her studies at California State University, Northridge. During that time she met the love of her life, Jason Spadaro. She graduated summa cum laude in 2005 with a BS degree in Finance. She subsequently worked in the financial departments of several companies in the area. Jason and Eralda were engaged in July of 2005. They wed on May 20, 2006 and settled in Thousand Oaks where they have lived to the present. They have both attended Bethany Church on the Hill since September 2008. Her marriage was one full of love and devotion. She and Jason loved each other very much.
Eralda, a committed follower of Christ, was saved as a teenager at Misioni Emanuel in Korca, Albania and baptized by pastor Cimi Baraku One of her great concerns was for people to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. She had a hunger for God’s word and was committed to prayer.
Eralda is survived by her husband Jason, mother Lilijana Todo, her father Niko Todo, her sister Ornela Ervin, brother-in-law Jeff Ervin, nieces Megan Ervin, Brooke Busby and Brynn Busby, father-in-law Mark Spadaro, mother-in-law Sue Spadaro, sister-in-law Jamie Busby and many other relatives from the United States, Greece, Canada and Albania.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 2:00pm located at Bethany Church 200 Bethany Court in Thousand Oaks. A reception will follow the Celebration.