She was a very loving & caring wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. Not only to her immediate family, but to her loving neighborhood. A very strong women of faith & member of Church of Christ The King. Her passion was helping others with every day life.
Maria is survived by her spouse of 75 years, Julian Lopez Villalon Sr.; her son Julian Lopez Jr.; her son Robert Lopez; and her daughter Juana Alicia L. Ortiz.
Maria was preceded in death by her daughter Rosemary Blackwell †, her daughter Maria Elena Garza Lopez † and her son Jose Francisco Lopez †; her mother Josefina Carrizalez † and her father Pablo Rodriguez †; her brother Aurelio Carrizalez †; her brother Alfonso Carrizalez †; her sister Concepcion Carrizalez † and her sister Enriqueta Espinoza †.
Also left to cherish her memory are 18 grandkids and 27 great grandkids.
A visitation for Maria will be held Tuesday, April 11, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 12:00 AM with a Rosary at 7:00pm in chapel of peace at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista, 125 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521. A continued visitation will occur Wednesday, April 12, 2023 from 12:00 AM to 9:30 AM, 125 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521. A mass will occur Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1218 E Jefferson, Brownsville, Texas 78520. Followed by a burial at 11:00 AM at Buena Vista Burial Park, 5 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521.
Serving as pallbearers are James, Shawn, Derek, Oscar, Marty, Emmanuel, George and B.J..
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.funerariadelangelbuenavista.com for the Lopez family.
