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MARIA ISABEL "CHAVELA" CALDERON

1955 - 2013

MARIA ISABEL "CHAVELA" CALDERON obituary, 1955-2013, Brownsville, TX

BORN

1955

DIED

2013

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Treviño Funeral Homes - Old Port Isabel

1355 Old Port Isabel Rd

Brownsville, Texas

MARIA CALDERON Obituary

Maria Isabel "Chavela" Calderon, 58, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, in Houston, Texas surrounded by her loving family.

She was born on March 19, 1955, to the late Estella Calderon and Ismael Garcia.

Maria was born and raised in Brownsville by the late Victoria M. Calderon, where she attended Brownsville High School and lived there until the birth of her first daughter, Janifer. In 1975, she relocated to Houston, Texas where she spent the rest of her natural life. In 1982, she gave birth to a son, Cesar, and worked at the Family Dollar Corporation for over 21 years as a loved colleague and friend.

In 1983, she met the love of her life, Jose L. Gonzalez, and they began their lives together; in 1984, they welcomed a daughter, Victoria.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Estella Moreno-Calderon, two brothers, Johnny Herrera of San Benito, Texas, and Amador Rivera of Brownsville, Texas.

She is survived by her husband, Jose Luis Gonzalez of Houston, Texas; three children, Janifer Lucas of Houston, Texas, Cesar Calderon of Houston, Texas, Victoria Calderon (Mellissa Ward) of Fort Lewis, Washington; one brother, Teodoro Rivera (Ida) of San Antonio, Texas; one sister, Mary Socorro Garza (Felipe); and one aunt, Aurora Villarreal. She is also survived her four grandchildren, Christian Pena, Christina Calderon, Christoffer Sifuentes, and Marcelo Frutis, Jr.

Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, with a Rosary at 7 p.m. at Trevino Funeral Home Chapel.

Chapel service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at Treviño Funeral Home Chapel.

Interment will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park.

You may send your condolences or sign the book online at www.trevinofuneral.com .

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Treviño Funeral Home, 1355 Old Port Isabel Road, Brownsville, Texas, (956) 542-2583.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Brownsville Herald on Jan. 1, 2014.

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Delia De La Rosa Lindberg

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You're in my prayers Chavela, my neighbor, friend and school mate..<3

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Rosary

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1355 Old Port Isabel Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521

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Treviño Funeral Homes - Old Port Isabel

1355 Old Port Isabel Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521

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