Celebrating the Life of Merced Herrera DeLaCerda, born on January1, 1932 in Pasadena, Texas. He was the eighth of nine children born to Merced DeLaCerda and Epifania DeLaCerda. Merced lived in Pasadena his entire life. He was a home builder for 50+ years.
On February 20, 1951, Merced married Guadalupe and spent the remainder of his life loving her. Together they raised seven children. His marriage and his family were most important to him. Merced was especially proud of his growing family through the years. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who taught his family to love the Lord. Merced was a member of St. Juan Diego Catholic Church. In his spare time, Merced loved creating new woodwork pieces. He also loved gardening, especially his precious fig tree.
Merced is preceded in death by his parents; infant son Michael; sisters Julia, Angelina, and Ascension; and brothers Jesus, Eluterio, Blas, and Cornelio. Those left to treasure his memory are his loving wife Guadalupe DeLaCerda; daughters Soledad Montiel Leos, Martha Jackson (Jesse), Mary Salley (Tim), Vickie Michaelree (Andy), and Terry Maris; sons John DeLaCerda (Kim), and Michael DeLaCerda; grandchildren Luis Montiel Leos (Isabel), Mari Soledad Leos Esparza, Joel Montiel Leos (Guadalupe), Eric Jackson (Kerry), Bryan Jackson (Rachel), Megan Jackson (Ryan), Christina Salley, Jamie Salley, Scott O’Malley, Jennifer Maris, Sarah Michaelree, Jared DeLaCerda, Zach Bennett, Brittany Bennett, Berscht DeLaCerda; and one brother Mauro DeLaCerda.
Services will be on Friday, September 4, 2020 at St. Juan Diego Catholic Church, 3301 Pasadena Boulevard, Pasadena, Texas 77503 under the direction of Grand View Funeral Home. The family will receive guests from 11:00am to 12:00pm. The Celebration of Life Service will begin at 12:00pm.
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