Esther Martinez Canales, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2019 surrounded by her family and friends. Esther was born in San Antonio, Texas on August 5, 1941. She graduated from Sidney Lanier High School followed by a lengthy Civil Service career in the United States Federal Government at then Kelly Air Force Base, Texas before her transfer to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
Esther was a loving and devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Felipe and Crestina Martinez; her sister, Berta Perez and her husband, Rene Canales.
She is survived by her daughters, Rosanne Martin (Henry) and Jennifer Ramirez (Ivan); three granddaughters, Therese Overly, Isabella Ramirez and Julianna Ramirez; her sisters, Elia Ortiz, Elena Andrade and Mary Alice Fierro and countless nieces, nephews and friends.
Visitation will be help on Monday, September 30, 2019 5:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. at Funeraria Del Angel Trevino Funeral Home, 226 Cupples Rd San Antonio, Texas 78237 with a rosary to be recited at 7:00p.m. The funeral procession will depart at 11:00a.m. for holy mass at 11:30a.m. at San Juan de los Lagos on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National cemetery. .
