Margarita Micaela Cabrera, age 85, of Lehigh Acres, Florida, went home to join our Lord on Thursday, December 20, 2018. She was born on May 8, 1933 in Monterrey, Mexico. She married the love of her life, Jose Cabrera and they moved to Texas in 1954. Later in life they moved to Immokalee, Florida in 1968 and to Lehigh Acres, Florida in the 90's.
Margarita was devoted to her catholic faith and served as a Eucharist Minister for many years, as well as being involved with prayer groups. She was a loving, caring and humble person who always did for others first. She enjoyed cooking & gardening and she loved family gatherings... especially "bar-b-ques." She took great pride of how she deeply cared for her family.
Margarita had eighteen siblings and she was the last of her generation to leave this life and journey to the next. She was truly a blessing to all who knew her and her legacy will continue through the lives that she touched.
She is survived by her husband, Jose G. Cabrera; her children, Severa Rita Cabrera, Jose (Janie) Cabrera Jr., Gerardo (Leticia) Cabrera, and Martha (Eliceo Jr.) Soto; twelve grandchildren; twenty-two great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; one sister-in-law; one brother-in-law; and many nieces & nephews.
Having the distinguished honor to serve as pallbearers will be her nine grandsons: Jose Cabrera III, Gerardo Cabrera Jr., Gabriel Cabrera, Richard Cabrera, Jerry Cabrera, Ernesto Cabrera, Eric Cabrera, Eliceo Soto III, and Jose Noah Cardenas.
A visitation for Margarita will be held Sunday, December 23, 2018 from 2:00 - 5:00PM at Hodges Funeral Home at Lee Memorial Park, 12777 State Road 82, Fort Myers, FL 33913. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, December 24, 2018 at 11:00 AM at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 2514 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres, FL 33971.Interment will follow in Lee Memorial Park Cemetery. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.leememorialpark.com for the family.
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