1924
Rafaela
2012
Rafaela G. Rodriguez
October 28, 1924 — December 3, 2012
San Benito, TX- Rafaela G. Rodriguez, 88, passed away December 3, 2012 in San Benito, Texas.
She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Theresa Catholic Church; she enjoyed gardening, cooking and was also a service lector for Saturday’s mass at St. Theresa.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Guadalupe Rodriguez; her parents; 3 brothers, Gonzalo, Jose Luis, and Gilberto Gonzalez; and a sister, Carmen G. Hodges.
Rafalea is survived by her children, Irene R. (Arnold+) Montalvo, Olivia Rodriguez, Elida (Rudy) Rubio, George (Eva Moreno) Rodriguez, and Arturo (Mary Ester) Rodriguez; her brother, Eliseo M. (Leonor) Gonzalez of Porterville, CA; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 1:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M with the Holy Rosary prayed at 7:00 P.M. at San Benito Funeral Home.
The funeral precession will depart San Benito Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. for a 2:00 P.M. Funeral Mass at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park.
You are invited to leave condolences to the family of Rafaela G. Rodriguez at www.sanbenitofuneralhome.com
Funeral arrangements are under the care of San Benito Funeral Home, 1400 W. Highway 77, San Benito, TX (956) 361-9192.
She was a lifelong parishioner of St. Theresa Catholic Church; she enjoyed gardening, cooking and was also a service lector for Saturday’s mass at St. Theresa.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Guadalupe Rodriguez; her parents; 3 brothers, Gonzalo, Jose Luis, and Gilberto Gonzalez; and a sister, Carmen G. Hodges.
Rafalea is survived by her children, Irene R. (Arnold+) Montalvo, Olivia Rodriguez, Elida (Rudy) Rubio, George (Eva Moreno) Rodriguez, and Arturo (Mary Ester) Rodriguez; her brother, Eliseo M. (Leonor) Gonzalez of Porterville, CA; 14 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 1:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M with the Holy Rosary prayed at 7:00 P.M. at San Benito Funeral Home.
The funeral precession will depart San Benito Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. for a 2:00 P.M. Funeral Mass at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mont Meta Memorial Park.
You are invited to leave condolences to the family of Rafaela G. Rodriguez at www.sanbenitofuneralhome.com
Funeral arrangements are under the care of San Benito Funeral Home, 1400 W. Highway 77, San Benito, TX (956) 361-9192.
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