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Maria Perez Obituary
WESLACO - Maria Perez, 79, died Saturday March 25, 2006 at her residence in Weslaco. Born in Villa Garcia, N.L., Mexico she raised her children in New Orleans, LA, and lived in Weslaco most of her life. She was a housewife for many years and worked at Rudy's Laundromat in Weslaco.
We wish to give a special thanks to the staff at Knapp Medical Center, KMC Hospice, Memorial Funeral Home and Jose's Cafecito for their help during these difficult times.
Mrs. Perez is preceded in death by a son, Santos Perez, Jr., her parents, Pedro and Adela Perez, her brothers, Pedro, Juan and Rosendo Perez, a grandson James Myron Lurvey Jr. and a great-grandson, Nicholas Adman CortezShe is survived by three children, Estanlislado Perez, Amada Palacios both of Weslaco, and Elva Bercegeay Cortez of San Juan; 11 grandchildren; 19 Great-Grandchildren; 4 Great-Great-Grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. rosary today, March 27, 2006 at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Weslaco. Interment will follow at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco.
Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.
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lisa lurvey
March 27, 2006
grandma, words cannot express my sorrow and sense of emptiness at the thought of you no longer here. i do give thnaks everyday that the lord let me have the most wonderful and generous grandma that he ever made. you were so strong, decent,honest, strict,loving and you only wanted the best for ALL of us. you always beleived in me, never doubted me,never said i told you so,even if you already knew the end result.you just held me and said it would be alright. please let me know it's going to be alright! i love you more than words can express and miss you even more. i have one final request,buela, watch out for us and keep us close. i can'say bye, i'll just say until i see you in heaven, my wonderful buela.
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