Anita Ruiz Lopez

Anita Ruiz Lopez, age 94, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on March 25, 1929, in Converse, Texas to parents, Margarito Ruiz and Cruz Gloria Ruiz. She by 2 years old after the death of her mother while living in San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila, Mexico was reared by her paternal uncle, Serapio Ruiz and his wife Anastasia Guerrero Ruiz, whom she referred to as “Mamá and Papá” for the rest of her life. She at 25 years old made a decision to return to her biological mother’s native home of the San Antonio area. She was welcomed with open arms by her adoptive mother’s extended family, the Guerrero and Luna families. She worked in a cookie factory until she met and married on September 14, 1958, Gonzalo M. Lopez of San Antonio. They were married for 13.5 years until his untimely death at age 46. They had four children together and she spent the rest of her entire life being a dedicated mother and grandmother. She for about a decade since the late 70’s worked for the Raul Jimenez Family first as a plant employee and then as their head housekeeper in their private home. She in addition worked her whole life in her home as a remarkable seamstress. Her entire life was dedicated to Christ and to Our Holy Mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, and she prayed the Holy Rosary daily until her final days. She was an active parishioner in the establishment of St. Leonard’s Catholic Church in 1964. She faithfully attended the weekly Spanish Sunday 8 am Mass there for years and delighted them with her Mexican culinary delights every weekend. She was well known in the neighborhood for her yearly praying of the Holy Rosary and the celebration in her home on December 12th for OLOG with family and friends where she served her famous champurrado and sweet calabaza empanadas. She will live forever in the hearts of her children, her friends, and her church community as the essence of maternal perfection.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Gonzalo Martinez Lopez. Anita is survived by daughter, Dr. Lydia Ruiz Lopez (Jorge Enrique Sillero), son, Daniel Ruiz Lopez, daughter, Anna Lopez Guerra (Jacob Guerra), and daughter, Maria Esther Reyes; grandchildren, Albert Alexander Reyes, Marielle Camilla Sillero, Aaron Anthony Reyes, Arianna Jacqueline Guerra, and Lorian Anahi Lopez.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Porter Loring Mortuary.

ROSARYTUESDAY, APRIL 2, 20247:00 P.M.PORTER LORING MORTUARY

MASSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 202412:00 P.M.ST. LEONARD’S CATHOLIC CHURCH

Father Servando Guerrero Ponce will officiate. Interment will follow in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Daniel Lopez, Albert Alexander Reyes, Aaron Reyes, Luis Pompa, Marielle Sillero, and Arianna Guerra.