Hortencia Zarate, 82 of Cicero was born in Mexico City on September 21, 1936 to the late Armando and Juana; beloved wife of Angel Zarate; loving mother of Elizabeth (the late Andrew) Isajczuk, Maria de Lourdes (Gerardo) Valencia, Sandra (Jesus) Rosiles, Monica (Richard) Zwiazek, the late Pilar (Dario) Pacheco, Ernesto (Theresa) Zarate, Oswald Zarate, and Joel Zarate; cherished grandmother of fifteen grandchildren; great grandmother of fifteen great grandchildren. A visitation will be held Sunday October 14, 2018 at Woodlawn Funeral Home 7750 W. Cermak Rd. Forest Park, IL from 3-8pm. A funeral mass will be Monday October 15, 2018 at St. Mary of Czestochowa in Cicero at 10am, interment to follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Forest Park. For more information please visit www.woodlawnchicago.com or call 708-442-8500.