OBIT-Delsa Maria Valles

MISSION – Delsa Maria Valles, 76, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at her home in Mission.

She was born to Ramon and Engracia de Jesus on March 3, 1938, in Utuado, Puerto Rico.

Survivors include her daughters, Sheila Valles Pankratz of Mission, Aileen Valles of Long Island, N.Y., Marisa Valles of South Carolina and Lucinda Ann Schiff of California; and four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Luis Emilio Valles, and son, Luis Emilio Valles, Jr.

Cremation took place at Val Verde Memorial Gardens in Donna. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, Jan. 15, at Conway Avenue Baptist Church in Mission.