She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 43 years, Bennie G. Ortega; her parents, Matilde and Sarah; her son, Robert Ortega; and her siblings, Domingo Ortiz, Santos Ortiz, and Robert Ortiz.
Left to cherish Paula’s memory is her sister, Delia Ortiz Balderama; her daughter, Micaela Ortega (Dolores); her son, Bennie Ortega; her son, David Ortega (Blanca); her daughter-in-law, Liza Ortega; and her son, Ruben Ortega; her grandchildren, David Jr., Mark, Roland, Vanessa, Valerie, Monica, Eddie John, Rick, Alicia, and Bailey; her great-grandchildren, Katelyn, Kamryn, Andrea, Isaiah, Isabella, Noah, Nezmari, Jacob, Sulie, Dae, Skye, River, and Everly.
A Visitation will take place at Roy Akers Funeral Home – 515 N. Main Ave. 78205 – on Wednesday, March 27 from 5:00PM to 9:00PM, with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00PM. A procession will depart from the Funeral Home at 9:30AM on Thursday, March 28 and arrive at St. Agnes Catholic Church – 829 Ruiz 78207 – for a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM. Burial at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery – 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd. – will follow at 11:30AM.