Maria E. Asch

Maria Elodia Olivarez Asch, 82, passed away on December 31, 2025. Maria was born in Kingsville, Texas, to Guadalupe and Maria Olivarez on March 25, 1943. She grew up in Ricardo. In 1961, she met John Asch, a Navy man from New Jersey, at the hamburger stand in Kingsville where she worked. They married in 1962 and spent the next 53 years together. The Navy enabled her to experience the world outside of South Texas. After John's retirement from the Navy, she worked at the Cycle Inn Suzuki Motorcycle Dealership from 1980 to 1992. In 1992, as an insurance agent, she helped establish the Tejas Auto Insurance Agency LLC. She retired in 2002 and spent her time traveling, gardening, and engaging in numerous family events. Maria loved to entertain and was a great cook. She made the best Mexican and Italian food!!

She loved, she cared, and she made her piece of the world a better place for all those who entered it. Maria lived a full, happy, and faithful life devoted to God and her family. She practiced her faith by praying the Rosary daily.

She is survived by her sons, John (Cyndi) of Corpus Christi, Tony (Rebecca) of Houston, and Billy (Ana) of Kingsville, along with her grandchildren: Brittany (Gustavo II), Jennifer, Billy Dean, Kaylee, Roman, John Wayne, Olivia, and Jane, as well as her great-grandchildren, Gustavo III and Daniel. Maria also leaves behind her brother, Alejandro Olivarez, sister-in-laws Margaret (Asch) Galle of Raritan, New Jersey, and Jan Asch of Hawaii, along with many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, John Asch; parents, Guadalupe and Maria Olivarez; sister, Juanita Lopez; and brothers, Alfredo, Raul, Reymundo, and Guadalupe Olivarez.

The family will receive condolences on Friday, January 9, 2026, from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm, with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 10:00 AM at St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church, followed by interment at Chamberlain Cemetery at 11:15 am.