Francisco Leyva

Francisco Leyva obituary, Austin, TX

Francisco Leyva

Francisco Leyva Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Mission Funeral Home - North Side (Austin-Peel & Son Chapel) on Oct. 1, 2025.

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Our beloved Francisco Tapia Leyva, age 57, was called to our Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 28, 2019 after a brave fight against cancer. He passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of his family.
Francisco is survived by his wife of 31 years, Rosita Salgado; his mother, Sara Leyva; his children, Vanessa Tapia and her husband, Victor Ibarra, Alvis Tapia and her husband, Eric Gonzalez, Juan Mora and his wife, Fabiola, Veronica Mora and her husband, Pablo Perez, and Claudia Mora and her husband, Esidro Barrientos; his sisters, Elena Monrique and Martina Bello; 11 beautiful grandchildren, and his nieces and nephews, many other loving family and friends.
Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Comienzo Church, 13015 Dessau Rd., Ste 203, Austin, Texas. A Prayer Service will be held that evening beginning at 8:00 p.m.
A Funeral Service will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Comienzo Church, 13015 Dessau Rd., Ste 203, Austin, Texas. Burial will follow at CW Memorial Hill Cemetery, 14501 N Interstate Hwy 35, Pflugerville, Texas.
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Nuestro amado Francisco Tapia Leyva, de 57 anos de edad, fue llamado por nuestro Padre Celestial el sabado, 28 de septiembre de 2019 despues de una valiente lucha contra el cancer. Fallecio pacificamente seguro por el amor de su familia.
A Francisco le sobrevive su amada esposa de 31 anos, Rosita Salgado; su mama, Sara Leyva; sus hijos: Vanessa Tapia y su esposo Victor Ibarra, Alvis Tapia y su esposo Eric Gonzalez, Juan Mora y su esposa Fabiolia, Veronica Mora y su esposo Pablo Perez, y Claudia Mora y su esposo Esidro Barrientos; sus hermanas: Elena Monrique y Martina Bello; 11 hermosos nietos, sobrinos y sobrinas, y otra familia y amigos amorosos.
El Velorio sera de 2:00 p.m. el jueves, 3 de octubre de 2019 en la Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Comienzo Church, 13015 Dessau Rd., Ste 203 Austin, Texas. Un servico de oracion comenzara esa noche a las 8:00 p.m.
El servicio funerario comenzara a las 9:00 a.m. el viernes, 4 de octubre de 2019 en la Iglesia Cristiana Nuevo Comienzo Church, 13015 Dessau Rd. Ste 203 Austin, Texas. El entierro seguira a Cook Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery, 14501 N Interstate Hwy 35, Pflugerville, Texas. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Francisco, please visit our Tree Store.

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