Esmeralda Saldaña was called into Eternal rest on February 25, 2025. Esmeralda was born in La Feria Texas on October 3, 1937. She was a lifelong resident of La Feria. Esmeralda graduated from La Feria high school in 1957. She worked at the Five and Ten store in La Feria as a young adult and a packing shed in the 1960s. Esmeralda was employed by La Feria ISD as a cafeteria worker. She retired from the Harlingen State Mental Health Clinic in 1999. Esmeralda is preceded in death by her parents Secundino (Cune) and Isabel (Chavela) Saldaña as well as her sister Herminia (Roberto) Garces, her twin brother Alonzo (Sara) Saldaña and her sister Ermelinda (Rey) Garza and her sister Ester (Agapito) Rios. Her surviving siblings are Samuel (Minerva) Saldaña and her sister Josefina (Pedro) Cavazos. Esmeralda has many surviving nieces and nephews that will forever remember her as “Tia Prieta”. She was loved dearly and will always hold a special place in their hearts. Visitation will begin Thursday March 6, 2025 from 2:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Heavenly Grace Funeral Home in La Feria Texas, with a rosary at 7:00 PM. Funeral services will be held Friday March 7, 2025 at 10:00 am at St. Francis Xavier in La Feria, Texas. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park in La Feria Texas.
