Maria Ernestina Perez Suarez entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at a hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas at the age of 94. She was born on August 16, 1926 to Octaviano Perez and Josefa Salinas Perez in Rios, Texas.
Maria married the love of her life at the age of 20, Jose Natividad Suarez, they wedded on June 30, 1946. For many years, Maria was a devoted housewife and cared for her children. She was very religious, was very devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and prayed for her family & friends fervently. She always had a remedy to fix the mere stomachache to a simple headache and even her famous diaper rash cream mix that made its way to even treat and heal her great-grandchildren. She also took a love to plants and had a green thumb. Her home was surrounded in them and the scent of jasmine and roses was always around. She was known for her famous tamales, there was never a “season” for them when it came to her making them. Family, friends, and local people knew they could count on her to make her variety of flavors of different tamales at any time of the year. Maria took to making tamales with her sister, Berta, and they also shared a love in playing BINGO. They had their share of lucky wins.
Later in life, she joined her husband in becoming the caretakers of the Premont Auditorium and Premont County Gym. Her grandchildren joined them after school to spend time with them and were taught to become close and hold bonds they still share until this day.
Maria was the type of person who was ready to help anyone, one of the purest hearts of Gold. As she grew older, she became widowed in 1998, she eventually was being devotedly cared for by her late daughter, Naela. They shared a bond like no other. They had a beautiful mother-daughter relationship and were the best of friends. She was always surrounded by her sons and grandchildren and she loved that.
In her last days of life, the hospital Chaplin made his way to anoint her. He asked for her age, we replied, “94.” Chaplin replied, “Wow, that’s beautiful, we all wish to live a long fulfilling life as she did, and that’s indeed a blessing.”
That she indeed do, 94 beautiful years of lessons taught and memories to last a lifetime, she left her family and anyone who knew her. The sweetest, pure heart of Gold lived life to the fullest and loved with her whole heart.
~In Life, we loved you dearly; in death, we love you still. In our hearts, you hold a place; no one else will ever fill.
She was reunited in Heaven with her parents; husband, Jose N. Suarez; two sons, Alejandro Suarez and Gavino Suarez; her daughter, Naela Marta Rodriguez; son-in-law, Rene Rodolfo Rodriguez, Sr. and grandson, Alberto Suarez, Jr.
She leaves behind to cherish her memories her sons, Jose N. Suarez, Jr., Octaviano (Lucy) Suarez, Sr. and Alberto Suarez, Sr. all of Premont, Texas; sister, Aminta Munoz of La Glora, Texas; thirteen grandchildren; thirty-one great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and many extended family members and friends.
A Rosary for will be prayed at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday , June 19, 2021 at Funeraria Del Angel with Visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church and services will conclude with Burial at the Premont Cemetery.
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