Nora Andrea

Lara-Castaneda

Nora Andrea "Deya" Lara-Castaneda, 15, entered the Lord's heavenly kingdom Wednesday evening, December 22, 2021 peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family.

"Deya" was born on October 18, 2006 in Harlingen, Texas to Jeremie Lee Castaneda & Amanda Nicole Lara-Castaneda.

She attended IDEA Academy in San Benito & Rising Scholar Academy of San Benito.  Deya was a very intelligent young lady who was very spiritual and loved the Lord.  She was selfless, very thoughtful of others, especially her sisters whom she loved dearly.  She was funny, witty, very compassionate & loving.  She loved choreography & dancing, enjoyed reading, and was always willing to try new things.  Deya was definitely driven because she taught herself to speak Mandarin & Korean.  Her dream was to become a marine biologist because her favorite animal was the dolphin.

Deya was an amazing, loving, beautiful, & wonderful daughter, sister, granddaughter, great granddaughter, niece, cousin, & friend who will be dearly & greatly missed by all.

She is preceded in death by her loving maternal grandfather, Andy Lara Jr. "Paco".

Deya leaves behind her loving family to cherish her beautiful memory, parents, Jeremie Lee Castaneda & Amanda Nicole Lara-Castaneda; sisters, Anissa Noemi Lara-Castaneda & Juliette Lara-Castaneda; maternal grandmother, Maria Nora Lara; paternal grandparents, Norma & Efrain Castaneda Sr., maternal great grandmother, Oralia G. Rodriguez; paternal great grandmother, Eva De La Torre; aunts & uncles, Johnny M. Garza Jr. (Doris), Andrew Aaron Lara (Yvonne), San Juanita Lara Valles, Maria G. Lara, Crystal Brown (Rick), Randy Castaneda (Jimena), Nathan Castaneda, E.J. Castaneda, and numerous cousins, other relatives, & friends.

Visitation will be held Thursday December 30, 2021 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm with a Celebration of Life ceremony to begin at 7:00 pm Thursday evening with Pastor Dr. Manny Espinoza of the RGV-Collective Church officiating.

To honor Deya, the family requests everyone who can attend to wear white attire to represent the purity of Andrea's beautiful spirit.

Please leave your cell phones in your vehicle, NO CELL PHONES or ELECTRONIC DEVICES will be permitted in the Chapel. You will be asked to leave your devices outside the Chapel for holding. As an alternative a collection bin will be available in the lobby.

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