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Berta F. Garza

1933 - 2021

BORN

1933

DIED

2021

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Bloomington, Illinois

Berta Garza Obituary

Berta F. Garza

Sept. 30, 1933 - Nov. 3, 2021

BLOOMINGTON - Berta F. Garza, 88, of Bloomington, formerly of Del Rio, TX, passed away at 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at her son's home in Bloomington.

There will be no services or visitation. Cremation rites have been accorded by Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

She was born September 30, 1933, in Eagle Pass, TX, daughter of Jesus and Anita Jones Flores. She married Jose Garza in 1956, he preceded her in death in 2010. She was also preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Rudy Flores; and two sisters: Velia San Miguel and Dora Menchaka.

Surviving are her two sons: Jose (Barbara) Garza and Daniel Garza, both of Bloomington; and one sister, Elia Villireal of San Antonio, TX.

Berta worked various jobs before her marriage to Jose, but after her marriage she remained home to care for her husband and children.

Berta loved researching her family's genealogy in her free time, but her greatest enjoyment came with spending time with her family.

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

Published by The Pantagraph on Nov. 7, 2021.

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