Estella attended and graduated from Roy Miller High School, in 1953 she married Abundio A. Guerra in Laredo, Texas. Estella worked as a Budget Analyst for 35 years at the Naval Air Station.
Estella always enjoyed traveling, going to the casinos, playing games with family members, especially her grandchildren, doing crossword puzzles, cooking, especially her famous potato salad for cookouts, making fried chicken and enchiladas when out of town family members would visit.
She was known for special dishes and her love for BBQ, Estella loved watching her number 1 team, the Dallas Cowboys as well as the San Antonio Spurs, her sense of humor always kept the family laughing, mostly because of how spontaneous things happened. She would enjoy catching up with family on long talks but sometimes you could catch her snoring. She always had time for her family and loved getting updates on how everyone was doing. We can't forget her love for the soap opera "Young and Restless".
Estella was a dedicated daughter, wife, mother and mother in law, grandmother, great grandmother and great great grandmother.
She is preceded in death by her parents; Santos and Lorenza Torres, her husband: Abundio (Butch) Guerra, sisters; Josephine Guajardo, Minerva Torres and a granddaughter; Kirby N. Dean-Anderson. She is survived by her children; SFC (Ret) Michael A. (Estella) Guerra, daughters; Elizabeth A. Dean, and Janice M. Garcia (Albert), her brothers and sisters; Lorenza (Raymond) Padilla, Adela (Abraham+) Moreno, Santos (Gloria) Torres and Arnulfo (Norma) Torres, 6 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Monday, June 9, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Funeraria Del Angel Everhart, 4901 Everhart Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 with the recitation of the holy rosary at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 from 8:30 AM with Funeral Procession to depart Funeraria Del Angel at 9:15 am to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, located at 7522 Everhart Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78413 for a 10 AM Mass, with burial to follow at Rose Hill Memorial Park located at 2730 Comanche St., Corpus Christi, Texas 78408 at 11:30 AM.
Family would like to extend special thanks to The Elan staff and Memory Care Team and Elara Hospice service team and Dr. Gabriella Treviño from Harmony Care.
