Esmeralda Cortez, age 45, left to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Briarcliff Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in McAllen. Esmeralda was born to Zacarias & Maria Gregoria Pruneda on January 24, 1973 in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Left to cherish her memory are her children: Daisy Cortez, Erasmo Cortez, Guillermo Cortez; parents: Zacarias & Maria Gregoria Pruneda; siblings: Jose Luis Pruneda, San Juana Pruneda, Nora Lara, Zacarias Pruneda, Jaime Pruneda, Yesenia Pruneda and Victor Pruneda.
Family will receive friends Friday, January 18, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM with a rosary recited at 7:00 PM at Funeraria Del Angel Palm Valley in Pharr. Cremation will take place at a later date at Heavenly Grace Crematory, La Feria, Texas.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at https://www.dignitymemorial.com for the Cortez family.
