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Pilar Leal

1934 - 2017

Pilar Leal obituary, 1934-2017, Mission, TX

BORN

1934

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Flores Funeral Home - Mission

219 South Mayberry Street

Mission, Texas

Pilar Leal Obituary

Mission - Pilar S. Leal, a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother left this world to serve the Lord in Heaven on Saturday, April 1, 2017. She will be remembered as a selfless person who put the needs of others before her own. Her life's passion was to care for her family and serve the Lord. She did this by being actively involved with both.

A co-founder of the church of San Juan Diego, she worked tirelessly with her partner and spouse for life to bring the word of the Lord to the Colonia of El Flaco. She will be greatly missed.

She is preceded in death by her son, Amado Leal, Jr., her mother, Francisca Lopez Sifuentes and her father, Albino Sifuentes.

She is survived by her spouse of 63 years, Amado Leal, Sr., her son, Carlos Leal (Norma Linda), her daughter, Alma Leal Arriola (Jesse) her son, Armando Leal (Dora) and brother Enrique Sifuentes. Also by her grandchildren, Jesse A. Arriola, Gabriel E. Arriola, Angelica V. Leal, Kristina Leal Melendez (Bryan), Carlos X. Leal and Monica L. Leal, plus her great grandchildren, Bryanna E. Melendez and Lucas C. Melendez.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 from 1:00 to 9:00 pm at Flores Funeral Chapel in Mission with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Wednesday, April 5 2017 at San Juan Diego Catholic Church in Citrus City (located on 7 mile and Western Road) with interment to follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Mission.

In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to the church of San Juan Diego in her name in Citrus City.

Funeral services are entrusted to the care of Flores Funeral Home of Mission.

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

Published by The Monitor on Apr. 4, 2017.

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Memorial Events
for Pilar Leal

Apr

4

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Flores Funeral Home - Mission

219 South Mayberry Street, Mission, TX 78572

Apr

4

Rosary

7:00 p.m.

Flores Funeral Home - Mission

219 South Mayberry Street, Mission, TX 78572

Apr

5

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

San Juan Diego Catholic Church

Citrus City, TX

Apr

5

Interment

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Mission, TX

Funeral services provided by:

Flores Funeral Home - Mission

219 South Mayberry Street, Mission, TX 78572

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