Carmen Garza Pfenninger

Carmen had a very busy life as an elementary school teacher. As a child, she spent time as an interpreter for her grandparents from her mother's side. On weekends, she would come and live with her parents and return to her grandparents for elementary school. Later, she attended Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Elementary School, Hawthorn Junior School and graduated from San Antonio Vocational and Technical School in 1943.

During World War 2, she worked as a drafting employee for the Army Map Service and assisted her parents at their grocery store. After the war, she took over the store and drove to San Marcos to attend college at Southwest Texas where she graduated with a teaching degree.

She had numerous friends that attended college with her and remained very close friends until her death. She treasured all her friendships she made throughout her life.

She enjoyed volunteering at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and cooking tamales every Christmas for her family. In addition, she traveled all over the world with her husband.

Carmen was preceded in death by her parents, husband Richard Pfenninger, brother Pablo Garza and sister Elvira Leal.

She is survived by brother Luis R. Garza, nephews Luis R. Garza Jr, Oscar R. Garza and niece Leticia Garza Rodriguez and Luis Paul Garza (nephew of deceased brother Pablo Garza Jr.), nephew Adrian Leal (son of deceased sister Elvira Leal) and her beloved grandnephews Cris Garza, Luis Robert Garza, grandniece Victoria Garza and Jacquelyn Rodriguez.

The family would like to thank all her friends and family that visited her throughout her illness and encouraged her to stay active.

Visitation will be on Monday, February 23rd at 6:00 PM, followed by recitation of the Rosary at 7:00 PM in the Porter Loring Chapel, 1101 McCullough Ave.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 24th, 10:00 AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, 3107 N. St. Mary's Street; interment to follow in San Fernando Cemetery II.