Manuela "Chata"

Mejia

She's home. Our beloved Manuela "Chata" Mejia, age 94, went to her eternal home peacefully on Sunday, March 28, 2021. She was born on June 3, 1926 in Los Angeles, California. She moved with her family from Los Angeles to Harlingen in her early years and resided here for the rest of her life. Manuela was a beloved sister, aunt, friend, honorary mother, and grandmother.

Manuela began her career at the age of 18 and worked for H-E-B Harlingen Canning company for 30 plus years, she became a top floor supervisor and supervised a team of over 50-100 women. She retired at the age of 63. Her hobbies included gardening, bingo, watching novellas, and taking care of her nieces and nephews. Manuela loved to spend her time outdoors, and you could always find her watering the plants or working in her yard. Her family will always remember her enjoying her tortillas, tamales, mole, and pan dulce with coffee. Manuela had a positive outlook on life, she was a giving person who would go out of her way to make sure others were safe, warm, and fed. She was a parishioner for over 30 years to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church. She loved Jesus more than anything and had a very strong relationship with the Lord. Anytime you would stop by her house you could always see that her rosary was either in her hands or nearby.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Refugia Mejia; siblings, Silvestre Mejia, Jose Mejia (Mela), Raymond Mejia, and Amelia Martinez; nephew, Javier Mejia; and nieces, Alicia Mejia and Diana Mejia Diaz.

Manuela is survived by her loving family, sister, Margaret Mejia Elizondo (Freddy); nieces and nephews, Alfredo "Roli" Elizondo (Jennifer), Orlando "Lenny" Elizondo (April), Lleanna Elizondo, Gleida Grzanich (Jeff), Kayla Mendoza (Benjamin), and Vivian Elizondo-Cuellar; sister-in-law, Connie Mejia (Raymond+) and their children, Ray Mejia,Jr. (Tashonda), Bonnie Mejia, and Liza Rivera (TJ); also, Maria Isabel Martinez, Stella Lefler, Manuel Mejia (Rosario), Joe Mejia (Sandy), and Marie Gonzalez (Leonard); numerous nieces and nephews, and her best friend, Glinda Gonzales.

Visitation will be held on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the Holy Rosary to be recited by Father Horacio Chavarria accompanied by Pete & Mary Martinez at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Funeral Chapel.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 5, 2021. The funeral procession will depart Trinity Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. for a funeral mass of Christian burial at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. with Father Marco Reynoso as celebrant.

Interment will follow to Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in La Feria, TX.

Honored to serve as her pallbearers will be Alfredo "Roli" Elizondo, Orlando "Lenny" Elizondo, Dathan Miles Elizondo, Ray Mejia, Jr., Joe Mejia, and Alfredo David Elizondo.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home 1002 East Harrison Avenue Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956)364-2444. www.trinityfunerals.com