Margaret "Margie"

M. Elizondo

Beautiful wife & mother, Margaret M. Elizondo, 72, has entered the Gates of Heaven and eternal life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday afternoon, August 6, 2023 where she passed away peacefully at Valley Baptist Medical Center surrounded by her loving family at her bedside. Our amazing mother has now gained her angel wings.

Margaret "Margie" was born on March 9, 1951 in Harlingen, Texas.  She attended Harlingen public schools, and graduated from Harlingen High School Class of 1969. She met the love of her life her junior year in high school, Alfredo "Freddy" G. Elizondo whom she married on August of 1971 and then had 5 beautiful children, 14 grandchildren, and 1 great granddaughter. Margaret received her license in cosmetology as a beautician, then later pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education at the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, and was the first member of her family to graduate from college. She taught for San Benito I.S.D., Santa Maria I.S.D., and then Santa Rosa I.S.D. where she later retired from. In November of 1998 she proudly helped open and establish Trinity Funeral Home alongside her husband, Alfredo G. "Freddy" Elizondo and her son, Orlando Alberto "Lenny" Elizondo.

Margaret was a devoted woman of God and had a very strong Catholic faith. She was a member of the Servants of Divine Love since 1987. She traveled the world attending several pilgrimages, she believed in the power of prayer and miracles, and had witnessed many in her lifetime. She herself was a miracle of God's fruitfulness.

Margie loved and adored her family. She enjoyed spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren and her only great granddaughter. She loved holidays the most because that's when all the family would come together, and she could cook for everyone at one time and have a huge feast. Our mother was amazing, she was strong, fierce, she was fair and most of all she loved us all equally and unconditionally. She was our everything, the best mother in the world, our rock, the matriarch of our family, and a beautiful woman full of class, sophistication, grace, & elegance. Margie was a wonderful & loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and friend who will be dearly missed.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Refugia Valdez Mejia; father-in-law, Alfredo Alberto "Fred" Elizondo; mother-in-law, Bertha Gerusa Elizondo; siblings, Silvestre (Guadalupe) Mejia, Jose Mejia (Mela), Raymond Mejia, Amelia Martinez, & Manuela "Chata" Mejia; nephews, Javier Mejia, Vicente Mejia, & Silvester "Choco" Mejia, and nieces, Alicia Mejia, Diana Mejia Diaz , & Zarinna Jade Elizondo.

Margaret leaves behind her loving family to cherish her beautiful and wonderful memory, her beloved husband of 52 years, Alfredo G. "Freddy" Elizondo; 5 children, Alfredo Rolando "Roli" (Jennifer) Elizondo, Orlando Alberto "Lenny" (April) Elizondo, Margaret Lleanna Elizondo, Gleida Denise Grzanich, Kayla Margot (Benjamin) Mendoza; 14 grandchildren, Alfredo David, Aubrey Roland, & Avery Lauren Elizondo; Orlando Samuel "Sammy", Dylan Michael, Dathan Miles, & Derek Matthew Elizondo, Sebastian Maxim & Katalina Pilar Rodriguez; Vivian Denise Cuellar-Elizondo, Devin Matthew & Austin Julian Alvarez; and Benjamin Andres & Kamila Milan Mendoza; and 1 great granddaughter, Luna Estelle Alvarez; sister, Glinda Gonzalez; sister-in-law, Connie Mejia; brother-in-law, Joe John (Consuelo) Elizondo; nieces & nephews, Ray Mejia Jr. (Tashonda), Bonnie Mejia, Liza (TJ) Rivera, Maria Isabel Martinez, Stella Lefler, Manuel (Rosario) Mejia, Joe (Sandy) Mejia, Marie (Leonard) Gonzalez, Jorge (Ana) Mejia, Gracie Mejia, Silvestre Mejia Jr., Anita (Martin) Calderon, Yolanda (Terry) Klagmann, Zack & Zarek Elizondo, other numerous family members; friend, Father Jose Torres, and her lifelong best friend of 50 years, Hilda Mireles.

Visitation will be held Thursday, August 10, 2023 and the family will begin receiving guests from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the Prayer of the Holy Rosary to begin at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Funeral Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

A funeral procession will depart Trinity Funeral Home at 9:30 a.m. for a mass of Christian burial that will be held Friday, August 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church officiated by celebrants, Father Msgr. Pedro Briseno, Father Tom Pincelli, and Father Horacio Chavaria.

Honored to serve as her pallbearers will be her grandsons, Alfredo David & Aubrey Roland Elizondo, Dylan Michael, Dathan Miles, & Derek Matthew Elizondo, Devin Matthew & Austin Julian Alvarez, and son-in-law, Benjamin Mendoza.

Honorary pallbearer will be Benjamin Andres Mendoza.

The Elizondo family would like to give a special Thank You to St. Anthony Catholic Church Eucharistic Ministry, Mrs. Cynthia Miller, Dr. Bender, Valley Baptist Medical Center & staff, Harlingen Medical Center & staff, Solara Hospital & staff, and to all who called & visited to offer assistance and prayers. Thank you to her providers, Lydia Enriquez and Jessica Gonzalez for the special care they gave our mother these past few months. All your support, out pouring of love showed to our mother & our family, and your condolences have meant the world to us and we will always remember each and everyone of you.

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