Maria Elena Rea

MARIA ELENA REA

PHARR – Maria Elena Rea, 70, passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at Houston Methodist Hospital Walter Tower.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Gustavo Rea; and daughter, Maria Del Refugio Rea.

Mrs. Rea is survived by her three children, Iraida Rea, Gustavo Rea Jr., Daniel Rea; three grandchildren, Emilia Sofia Rodriguez, David Alejandro Rodriguez, Aaron Rea; three siblings, Maria Irene Compian, Francisco Compian, and Raul Macario Compian.

Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. with a 7 p.m. rosary Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Memorial Funeral Home, 208 E. Canton in Edinburg. Funeral service will take place at 12 noon Friday, July 18, 2025, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Edinburg. Interment will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.

Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg.