OBIT-Dora Maria Balli

MISSION – Dora Maria Balli, 77, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Mission Regional Medical Center.

She was a lifelong resident of Mission and a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church.

Survivors include her husband, Aaron H. Balli, sons, Aaron Humberto, Alfredo Jaime and Nelson Francisco Balli, all of Mission; daughters, Rosie Guadalupe, Dora Elia and Belinda Balli, all of Mission; brothers Pioquinto and Oscar Rodriguez of Monterrey, N.L., Mexico; sisters, Delia Acevedo and Dalia Ramos of Mission, Irma Arriaga of Reynosa and Blanca Martinez of Monterrey; and 21 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Cleofas Javier Rodriguez of Houston.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 15, at Del Angel Funeral Home in Mission, from 4 to 8 p.m.