Maria Hortencia Rubin

Maria Hortencia Rubin-Diaz, 74, of Palin, Escuintla, Guatemala, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2024 in Houston, TX. On January 26, 2019, she married her long time love, Eduardo Diaz in Houston, TX. She will be remembered as a very loving and caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who worked so hard for most of her life to provide for her family.

Hortencia is preceded in death by her husband, Eduardo Diaz, sister Amanda Merlo, parents, Amanda Herrera de Rubin and Ruben Rubin Palacios, Aunt Christina Herrera who raised her as her own, and more loved ones.

Hortencia is survived by her three children, Carlos Ruben, Jose’ Francisco, and Erick Leonel: her sister, Blanca Idilia, her brother, Carlos Humberto; her twelve grandkids Keyla Christina Hortencia, Carlos Eduardo Ruben, Erick Jose David, Jenaycia Desiree, Nadya Genevieve, Sebastian Joze’, Kristopher Josiah, Alyxzandra Cenay, Jonathan Andrew, Hailee Mariana, Sofia Amanda Maria, Lorenzo Samuel: her five great grandkids Andy Carlos David, Zoe Denise, Giovonni Jariah, Ella Rose, and Josiah Samuel Noel: her bonus daughters, Melissa, Lucy, Christy and Isabel.

Although she did have a lot of great family and friends throughout her life, the family of Hortencia wishes to extend our sincere thanks to some of the closest friends that were there for her until the end checking on her, visiting her and being there for her: Martha Vasquez, Gloria Hernandez, Roberto “Charlie” Farfan, and her niece and nephew Amanda Maria and Josue Esty Merlo.

A viewing will be held at Garden Oaks Funeral Home on Friday April 5th from 4 to 8pm with a service beginning at 6:30 pm.

(Matthew 25:23, 34) For we who depart this world knowing our eternity is secure through the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, there is no weeping or sorrow. Still, as we attend the funeral of a believer, though it may be a celebration of a life well-lived, we will mourn and miss our loved one until we are once again reunited with them in Heaven.