OBIT – Maria Guerra

MISSION – Maria Garcia Guerra, 87, passed away on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at her home in Mission.

Mrs. Guerra was born June 21, 1930, to Ignacio Garcia and Francisca Rodriguez in Mission.

Survivors include her children, Guadalupe Guerra, Juan Manuel Guerra, Ramiro Guerra, Ruben Guerra, Alfredo Guerra, Gerardo Guerra, Gabriel Guerra, Israel Guerra, Jaime Guerra, Rene Guerra, Anna Maria Gonzalez, Lydia Rodriguez and Rosie Guerra; 31 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Antonio Guerra Jr.; parents, Ignacio Garcia and Francisca Rodriguez; son, Antonio Guerra III; granddaughter, Melissa Guerra; and brothers, Santana Garcia and Ignacio Garcia Jr.

A funeral mass was held on Jan. 29 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at San Jose Cemetery in Mission.