Maria “Tere” Gonzalez, born September 23, 1933 to Theodoro Iglesias and Maria Del Rosario Salinas in Monterey, Mexico, passed away April 6, 2013 in Houston, Texas. Mrs. Gonzalez is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Jose Gonzalez. She is survived by her children, Jesus H. Gonzalez, Jose Fidel Gonzalez and wife, Santa, Jose Louis Gonzalez and wife, Blanca, Martin E. Gonzalez, and Daniel S. Gonzalez and wife, Lisa; grandchildren, Melissa and Jesse Jr. Gonzalez, Lillian Beard and husband, Casey, Vanessa Laird and husband, Curtis, Angelica and Levi Gonzalez, Martin Gonzalez Jr. and wife, Priscilla, Marcus, Anthony, and Ashley Gonzalez, and Christopher Gonzalez; great-grandchildren, Jenniffer Beard, Sophia Gonzalez, and James Curtis Laird; sister, Nena Iglesias, and by other family and friends.
Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013 in the Chapel of Heights Funeral Home, where a rosary vigil service will begin at 7:00 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Saint Patrick Catholic Church, 4918 Cochran Street, Houston, Texas 77009. Entombment will follow in the Mausoleum of Holy Cross Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
