Maria Anita Salinas

From a young age, Maria Anita showed a caring and selfless spirit, helping to support and care for her parents and siblings. She carried that same dedication into every stage of her life, always putting others before herself.

She found joy in life’s simple and beautiful moments—gardening, cooking, and baking for her loved ones. She especially treasured time spent outdoors, tending to her flowers and caring for her pets. Family vacations and quiet afternoons with her beloved husband, Adeliado Salinas, to whom she was married for 51 years, were among her happiest memories.

Maria Anita was known for her strong work ethic, kind heart, and unwavering love. She will be remembered as a hardworking woman and a deeply loving wife, mother, daughter, and sister whose legacy lives on through the many lives she touched.

She is survived by her husband Adelaido Salinas Escalante, her children Erica Salinas, Cynthia Salinas (Valente Barco), Norma Sanchez (Jessie Sanchez), and Stephen Salinas (Nancy Salinas), her grandchildren Antonio Urrea III, Lorenzo Aaron Barco, Mckayla Leeann Barco, Melanie Linette Sanchez, Ashlee Nickole Sanchez, Jessie Sanchez Jr., Kaile Elizabeth Barco, Cheyenne Marie Dominguez, April Jaylee Sanchez, Dereck Stephen Salinas, Valente Barco III, Citlali Itzel Sanchez, Alexander Salinas, Jayden Xzander Sanchez, Damian Ace Salinas, and Jace Angel Salinas, and her great grandchildren Antonio (Dru) Urrea IV, Alejandro Herminio Urrea, and Andres Elizario Urrea, her siblings Juan Manuel Palacios Perez (Cindy Perez), Lucinda Maria Palacios Perez (Jose Perez), Reynaldo Palacios Perez, Norma Alicia Palacios Perez (Mario Gomez), Javier Perez (Aleida Perez), Martin Perez (Beanira Perez), Fabian Feliciano Palacios Perez, and Jessica Perez and her father Manuel Polanco Perez.

She is preceded by her mother Guadalupe Palacios Perez, her grandson Damian Ace Salinas, and her brother Baudelio Palacios Perez.

A visitation for Maria Anita will be held at Funeraria Del Angel Highland in Weslaco, TX Monday, March 23, 2026 from 1PM to 10PM. A second day of visitation will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 9AM to 10PM with a rosary at 7PM. A funeral mass will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at San Martin De Porres Catholic Church in Weslaco, TX with a burial to follow.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are Antonio Urrea III, Lorenzo Aaron Barco, Jessie Sanchez Jr., Dereck Stephen Salinas, Valente Barco III, Alexander Salinas, Jayden Xzander Sanchez, and Mario Gomez Jr.

She will be dearly missed and forever loved.