OBIT – Moises Anzaldua

GRANJENO – Moises Anzaldua, 86, passed away Saturday, May 12, 2018 at his home in Granjeno.

He was a native and lifelong resident of Granjeno and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1947. He was a paratrooper with the 82nd, 101st and 187th Airborne Rangers and served in the Korean War. He worked for Moorefield Air Base in McCook for over 30 years.

Survivors include his children, Ruben Anzaldua of Houston, Moises Anzaldua Jr. of Granjeno, Domingo Anzaldua of Edinburg, Debra Anzaldua of McAllen and Margaret Gutierrez of Edinburg; siblings, Maria De Leon of Austin and Pedro Anzaldua of San Angelo; and 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Genoveva Anzaldua, and grandson, Ruben Anzaldua Jr.

A funeral service was held on May 16 at Flores Funeral Home in Mission. Burial with military honors followed at the RGV State Veterans Cemetery in Mission.