AURORA G. MARTINEZ
Tue, 2014-12-30 18:30
News Staff
Aurora G. Martinez, 85, died Sunday, December 28, 2014, at Amara Hospice Inpatient Facility in Edinburg. Born in Dale, Texas, Mrs. Martinez had lived in Pharr most of her life and was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Esequiel Martinez, Sr. Aurora is survived by eight children, Esequiel (Ester) Martinez Jr., Flora (Elisandro Jr.) Enriquez, both of Pharr, Hilary (Ornaldo) Urive, Hortencia (Raul) Acevedo, Rosaelia (Jose) Gonzalez, all of Mission, Carolina (Raul) Palma, of Edinburg, Susan (Robert) Garza, of Alamo, Jesus (Lupita) Martinez, of Mapleton, North Dakota; 20 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother, Gregorio Garcia, of San Angelo, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. A rosary was held Monday, Dec. 29, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service took place at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Pharr. Interment followed at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr. Funeral services were under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan