Marcelo R. Garcia

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 28, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Johnson’s Funeral Home. Pallbearers for the service will be Frank Villarreal, Rudy Villarreal, Sergio Balderas, Jonas Villarreal, Jorge Balderas and Jorge Luis Villarreal.

Marcelo was born on January 31, 1920 in San Fernando, Coahuila, Mexico to Julian and Gregoria Rodriguez Garcia. He shared 69 wonderful years with his wife Maria. He will be remembered as a loving and dedicated family man who was very down to earth. He did whatever he could to support his family. Marcelo leaves behind many wonderful memories for his family to share for years to come. He was very family oriented and loved to be around the kids. He enjoyed the numerous family outings and adventures such as fish fry’s, outdoor family gatherings, and camping and fishing trips. It was during these times that he was his happiest. When he wasn’t fishing or camping, he would spend time with his wife gardening and taking care of the many different pets that he cared for over the years.

Marcelo is preceded in death by his parents Julian and Gregoria Rodriguez Garcia; sons Oscar and Vicente Garcia; brothers: Benino Garcia, Episanio Garcia, Juan Garcia, and Isidoro Garcia; and sisters: Rita G. Esquivel, Maria Garcia and Juanita Garcia. He is survived by his wife Maria M. Garcia; daughters: Maria Esther Villarreal and husband Rodolfo and Eva Balderas and husband Frank; grandkids: Frank Villarreal and wife Graciela, Rudy Villarreal and Michelle Hernandez, Araceli Asebedo and husband Daniel, Rosy Carrillo and husband Frank, Sergio Balderas and wife Monica, Estela and husband Miguel Villanueva, Jr., Jonas Villarreal and wife Sandra, Martha Villarreal and Jason Gomez, Jorge Balderas and wife Callie, Jorge Luis Villarreal and wife Melanie, Cynthia Petrovich and husband Mike; 26 great-grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren; and siblings: Francisca G. Martinez, Inez Garcia and Guadalupe Garcia.

The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at Odyssey Hospice for the love and care they gave our Dad, Grandpa and Great-Grandpa.