Guadalupe O. (Ortega) Garza
April 29, 1931 — January 11, 2018
Guadalupe O. Garza, 86, passed away in Rio Hondo, Texas on January 11, 2018. She was born to Luis Mendez Lopez and Juana Hernandez Ortega in Tampico, Mexico on April 29, 1931. She was a nurse midwife, foster parent, and a homemaker.
Guadalupe is survived by her son, Jesse Garza; daughters, Leticia Garza Pena and Diana Garza Mascorro; grandchildren, Sandra Pena, Jose Pena, Victor Pena, Orlando Mascorro, Rachella Mascorro, and Chantel Mascorro; great-grandchildren, Hazel Trevino, Taylor Trevino, Quetzali Pena, Jax Keen, Nevach Pena, Alexiana Pena, Paris Mascorro, Orlie Mascorro, Lenardo Pena, and Michael Pena.
She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Garza.
The Garza family will receive friends and relatives on Friday, January 12, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at San Benito Funeral Home. Visitation will continue on Saturday, January 13, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. A funeral service will begin on Saturday, 2:00 p.m., at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 216 S. Sam Houston Blvd., San Benito. Interment will follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Jose Pena, Orlando Mascorro, Jose Pena, Jr., Victor Pena, Orlando Mascorro, Jr., and Johnny Garza.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to San Benito Funeral Home, 1400 W. Highway 77, San Benito, Texas.