Margarita Alcazar

Margarita Marta Alcazar

Margarita Marta Alcazar, 89, better known as Marta, died peacefully in her sleep after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Joaquin; her parents, Margarita and Ramon; her brother, Carlos; sisters: Elena, Virginia, Gloria and Flora; and also also by the nephews that loved her: Alfredo and Juan R.

She is survived by her sisters: Clara, Eugenia Mimi and Ana Cuquita. She will be sorely missed by her nephews, Angelo and Miguel (Beti); her nieces, Margarita E. and Margarita C. (Henry); also her niece-in-law, Jule, Alfredo's wife. Many grand nephews and grand nieces, along with great-grand nephews and great-grand nieces will also miss her. Several friends adopted as family members will mourn her passing.

Marta earned a Doctorate in Education at the University of Havana, Cuba. However, instead of going to teach higher classes, she chose to stay with her beloved third and fourth graders where she taught for about thirty years. Eventually she had to leave Cuba for political reasons and came to reside in San Francisco where she lived with her sisters for another thirty years.

Friends are invited to visit Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 3pm and a Rosary will be held at 7pm at Driscoll's Valencia St. Serra Mortuary, 1465 Valencia St., San Francisco. The Mass of Resurrection will be held on Wednesday, May 8th at 11am at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 3215 Cesar Chavez St., San Francisco. Final commitment will be at Greenlawn Cemetery, Colma after the Mass.