Elda Garcia

Our beloved wife, mother and grandmother Elda (Guajardo) Garcia, age 87, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2023 at her home in Las Vegas, after a brief illness. Elda was born in San Antonio, Texas on February 4, 1936 to Jesus and Armandina (Polanco) Guajardo. She married Chet A Garcia on June 13, 1957. In 1960 Elda and Chet moved their growing family to Southern California, where they raised 5 children. She was later blessed with 4 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Elda’s pleasant and soothing personality was very much suited for her career in customer service, bookkeeping and accounting. After they moved to Las Vegas in 1994, she began working for Merck Medco, a pharmaceutical firm. She worked as a customer service representative, then transferred to the accounting department. She was employed there for many years before retiring.

Upon retiring, Elda, a devout Catholic, began volunteering her time at her local parish, Holy Family Catholic Church of Las Vegas. She was a volunteer with the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, Food Pantry, and with the local chapter of the Catholic Daughters of the America’s. She treasured her time so much with the Catholic Daughters of the America’s, that she volunteered to act as the group’s treasurer.

To state that Elda was an avid Dodger fanatic, is an understatement. Elda’s favorite saying is that she bled “Dodger blue”. Our childhood consisted of many Dodger games at Dodger Stadium with plenty of blue souvenir helmets taken home. She was always anxious for baseball season to start and very rarely missed a Dodger game.

Elda is survived by her husband Chet, her daughters Teresa (Roger) Buttchen, Elizabeth Garcia, Nanci Garcia, son Vincent Garcia, her grandchildren Stephanie (Benjamin) Olson, Derrick Buttchen, Roxanne (Shawn) Leary, Destiny Vassell, and her great grandchildren Evan Vassell, Colton and Kylie Leary, and Lucie Olson. She is also survived by her cherished nieces and nephews.

She is joining her parents, her daughter Lucinda Vassell, and her sister Juanita Aranda for eternity in heaven.

A visitation for Elda will be held Wednesday, August 23, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Palm Eastern Mortuary, 7600 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123. A funeral service will occur Thursday, August 24, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at Holy Family Catholic Church, 4490 S. Mountain Vista St., Las Vegas, NV 89121. A committal service will occur Thursday, August 24, 2023 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Palm Eastern Cemetery, 7600 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89123.

Flowers may be sent to the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, you may give a donation to the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada or the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.palmeastern.com for the Garcia family.