She was born on April 17, 1934 to Estanislado Valdez and Marta Avalos Valdez in Corpus Christi, Texas.
Genoveva was married for 43 years to Guadalupe P. Quintana.
She was a Catholic and was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church for many years.
Genoveva is preceded in death by her husband, Guadalupe P. Quintana.
She is survived by her daughter, Esther Quintana Hernandez (Eddie); a son, Edward Quintana; granddaughters, Tanya, Loryn, Lia, Macie; grandson, Lucas and great grandson, Jordan; 7 sisters, Matilde Zambrano, Josie Lerma (Alonzo), Cruz Pantoja, Mary Sauceda (Carlos), Lola Ortiz (Johnny), Elvira Perez (Ramon) and Sylvia Torres (Eddie); 1 brother, Eddie Valdez (Pam) and several nieces and nephews and cousins who were very dear to her.
Visitation will be held on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Funeraria Del Angel Memorial Holly with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. that same evening.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Eddie Hernandez, Eddie Quintana, Eddie Valdez, Eddie Torres, Johnny Ortiz and Ramon Perez will be serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and her great grandson.