1934
Velva
2017
Velva Lopez
August 26, 1934 — December 13, 2017
VELVA LOPEZ
SAN JUAN - Velva Lopez, 83, went home to our Lord Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg.
Mrs. Lopez was born in San Juan and had lived there all of her life. Velva believed in love and the unity of family. She was the first to remind us to forgive what can be forgiven and never hold a grudge. Her lessons on love, family, and living will forever be remembered and will be passed on through generations.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Gerardo B. Lopez; parents, Juan and Teodora Cantu; a brother, Eugenio Cantu; two sisters, Rebecca Alcazar and Maria C. Trevino.
Velva is survived by her five children, Blanca Estella Lopez, Bertha (Arturo, Jr.) Cavazos, Corina (Albert, Jr.) Alaniz, Dalina “Dollie” (Daniel) Cavazos, all of San Juan, Elizabeth “Betty” Aguirre of Weslaco; a daughter by heart, Mary Melgarejo; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Esperanza C. Quintanilla of San Juan.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., with a 7 p.m. rosary Friday, December 15, 2017, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.
Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.
SAN JUAN - Velva Lopez, 83, went home to our Lord Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Amara Hospice in Edinburg.
Mrs. Lopez was born in San Juan and had lived there all of her life. Velva believed in love and the unity of family. She was the first to remind us to forgive what can be forgiven and never hold a grudge. Her lessons on love, family, and living will forever be remembered and will be passed on through generations.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Gerardo B. Lopez; parents, Juan and Teodora Cantu; a brother, Eugenio Cantu; two sisters, Rebecca Alcazar and Maria C. Trevino.
Velva is survived by her five children, Blanca Estella Lopez, Bertha (Arturo, Jr.) Cavazos, Corina (Albert, Jr.) Alaniz, Dalina “Dollie” (Daniel) Cavazos, all of San Juan, Elizabeth “Betty” Aguirre of Weslaco; a daughter by heart, Mary Melgarejo; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Esperanza C. Quintanilla of San Juan.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., with a 7 p.m. rosary Friday, December 15, 2017, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.
Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.
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Saturday, December 16, 2017
Palm Valley Memorial Gardens
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