Josefina Garcia

Guardiola

Josefina Garcia Guardiola , 87, entered the Lord's heavenly kingdom on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas.

Josefina was born in Pennsylvania on March 8, 1931 to Jose Garcia Duarte & Cecilia Martinez.  She was a very sophisticated woman who was full of life, and loved to have a good time.  Josefina loved to dance and enjoyed celebrating her birthdays.  She was loved & adored by many, and was also selected as Queen of her adult daycare.

She is preceded in death by her parents; niece, Jessica Beth Garcia; nephew, Rudolfo "Rudy" Cortez, & daughter, Margot Garcia.

Josefina is survived by her loving family to cherish her wonderful memory, her only son, Jose Garcia Gonzalez (Maria Elena); grandchildren, Constable Jose Adrian Gonzalez, Yesenia G. Costilla (Damacio, Jr.), Hilario Gonzalez, Cecilia Chapa (Daniel), Marisol Ortiz, Jorge Alejandro Ortiz, Erika Effinger (Scott), Amanda Lee Ramos, & Armando Ramos, Jr. (Kristina); great grandchildren, Jose Cain Gonzalez, Adrienne Marie Gonzalez, Mia Rhiannon Gonzalez, Jennah R. Gonzalez, Jessica Beth Gonzalez, Ylani Rae Cantu, Carrie Jude Chapa, Eliseo Rhys Chapa, Daniel Bermudez, John Michael Hallett, Mark Anthony Hallett, Jacob Andrew Hallett, Ethan Cuellar, Violet Cuellar, Asia Kylie Ramos, & Cameron M. Ramos; two great great grandsons, Daniel Silvano Bermudez & Joseph R. Gonzalez; siblings, Juan Garcia, Dolores Cortez (Rogerio), & Maria Elena Mancillas (Romeo), and numerous nieces & nephews.

Visitation will be held Saturday & Sunday, April 21 & 22, 2018 from 1:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m. with the prayer of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday evening at Trinity Funeral Chapel.

A funeral service of Christian burial will be held on Monday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in San Benito, Texas with Deacon Jesus Reyes officiating.

Interment will follow to Mont Meta Memorial Park in San Benito, Texas.

Honored to serve as pallbearers will be Frank Mancillas, Hilario Gonzalez, Romeo Mancillas, Jr., Constable Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Ortiz and Juan Ramon Garcia.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home and have been entrusted to the care of Freddy, Sr. & Lenny Elizondo/Funeral Directors & Owners 1002 East Harrison Avenue Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956)364-2444.