More than 100 family members and friends let tears flow freely at Nicole Marie Mignella's funeral Wednesday as they remembered a girl with a big heart and a bright smile.
Mignella, 19, and her unborn baby died Nov. 26 after a fire destroyed the Nipomo mobile home where she was staying.
Two slide shows set to music showed Mignella through the years, from a smiling baby to a toddler in shorts and T-shirt to a grinning child with two front teeth missing.
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Whether it was family, friends or schoolmates, Nicole Mignella went out of her way to make sure others were happy.
Family members said Mignella was always worried about hurting anyone's feelings. Friends said "she loved her family wholeheartedly and cherished her friends enormously." Her former school principal said Mignella had friends from all different backgrounds and seemed to get along with everybody.