Elida Garcia

Elida Garcia, 84, of Fremont, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 surrounded by her family at home. She was born on May 25, 1930 to Arturo and Maxima (Gonzalez) Longoria in Los Indios, TX. Elida was a housewife and a loving mother. She and Lino C. Garcia Jr. had 14 children, Maria D. Garcia, Irma (Jack) Villarreal, Linda (Manuel) Gomez, Carmen (Joe) Juarez, Raquel Tapia, Jose (Sally) Garcia, Nady (Mark) Garcia, Nelda (Tomas) Marroquin, Nora (Jesse) Esquivel, Martin Raymond Garcia, and Lisa (Valde) Florez. Also surviving are several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and 6 siblings all residing in Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, children; Lino I, Lino II and Lino Francisco Garcia; grandchildren, Lino James Villarreal and Tammy Jeannette Abalos; and siblings, Ester L. Garcia, Ernesto Longoria, and Emilia L. Falcon. Visitation will be held at the Herman-Kinn-Karlovetz Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Fremont on Thursday, October 16, 2014 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. A rosary will be said in the evening. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Friday, October 17, 2014 at 10 a.m. with Father Mike Zacharias officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elida's memory.