Maria Mesa

Villarreal

Maria Mesa Villarreal, age 84, went home to be with the Lord in he morning of Saturday September 25, 2021 at her daughters residence.

She was born October 14, 1936 in Santa Monica, TX, daughter to Arnulfo Mesa and Cecilia C. Mesa. She was a lifelong resident of Santa Rosa, TX and member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, where she raised her six children. She had a strong faith in God and was very devoted to her church. Maria was a very hard working lady, sometimes holding two or three jobs at a time to support her young family due to her being a single mother. She will always be remembered for her love and sacrifice for being a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Maria is preceded in death by two grandsons, Michael Jason Torres and Dustin Ryan Torres.

She leaves to cherish her beautiful memory her, six children, Jose Villarreal (Margarita), Susana Torres, Raul Villarreal, Julian Villarreal, Rebeca Zamarripa (Raul) and Daniel Villarreal (Annabel), 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday September 28, 2021 from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm with a prayer of the Holy Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm Tuesday evening. Chapel Service will be held on Wednesday September 29, 2021 at 10:00 am with Fr. Tom Pencilli as celebrant.

Interment will follow to Santo Nombre Cemetery, Santa Rosa.

Honored to be serve as her pallbearers will be Daniel Villarreal Jr., Isaac Villarreal, Daniel Villarreal Sr., Raul Zamarripa, Rolando Zamarripa and Joe Carter Nunez.

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