MARIA B. GONZALEZ
Tue, 2016-03-01 19:54
News Staff
McALLEN - Maria B. Gonzalez, 91, passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2016, surrounded by her family. Born in Jaumave, Tamaulipas, Mexico, she had lived in McAllen since 1956. Maria was a sweet, caring, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. She had a very strong faith as a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses, she always found the positive in everything no matter how negative it was. Her charisma will be greatly missed by family and friends. Maria is preceded in death by her husband, Juan B. Gonzalez; a son, Enrique Gonzalez Sr.; a grandson, Joel Smith; a sister, Agustina Mireles; three brothers, Enrique, Mateo, and Marcelino Hernandez. Mrs. Gonzalez is survived by eight children, Alicia (Gregorio) Delgado, Jose (Lali) Gonzalez, Elena (Tony) de Luna, Blanca (Miguel) Garcia, Ezequiel (Blanca) Gonzalez, Rebecca Gonzalez, Gloria (Raul) Cepeda, all of McAllen, Bertha (Roger) Osborne of Booneville, AR.; daughter in law, Esperanza Gonzalez; 24 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two siblings, Juan Hernandez, Eusebia Hernandez Ruiz, both of Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation was held from 5 to 9 p.m., with a 7 p.m. talk Thursday, Feb. 25, at Memorial Funeral Home, in Edinburg. Funeral service took place at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg. Interment followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in McAllen. Pallbearers were her grandchildren, Gregorio Delgado Jr., Enrique Gonzalez Jr., Jose Gonzalez Jr., John Smith, Tony de Luna Jr., Miguel Garcia Jr., Ezequiel Gonzalez Jr., Juan Ricardo Urbina Jr., and Raul Cepeda III. Funeral services were under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg.