Odette Maria

Quintana

Odette Maria Quintana, 88, entered the Lord's heavenly kingdom peacefully on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas.

Odette was born on September 25, 1936 to Clodovaldo Rodriguez & Maria Caraballo Rodriguez in Yaguajay, Cuba. She had retired from the banking industry in 1995 and had been a resident of Harlingen for the past 10 years. Odette was a prayer warrior and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church. She lived in Oklahoma City, Ok for nearly 40 years, a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church. She is preceded in death by her parents and several aunts & uncles.

Odette spent 5 years unjustly punished by the Cuban government as she pursued political freedom. She was kept away from her husband during this time, reuniting in 1975. She fought for the American Dream and achieved it.

Odette leaves behind her loving family to cherish her beautiful memory, her beloved husband of 61 years, Juan Guillermo Quintana; one son, Jorge Quintana (Shari Quintana); 2 grandchildren, Sean Quintana & Evan Quintana (fiancée, Katherine Lambert); sister, Gisela Rodriguez; nieces, Maria del Carmen Quintana & Mariela Aleman, and nephew, Raul Aleman. Odette was a wonderful, loving, & devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, & friend who will be dearly missed.

Odette's passion was her family, specifically her grandchildren. Sean and Evan brought her incredible joy, and she loved it when they visited her during their time in Oklahoma City.

She loved traveling, visiting Spain, Italy, Portugal, Cancun, Mexico and taking many cruises. She specifically loved Vatican City and her faith was heightened. She loved music, a huge fan of Marc Anthony, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel and salsa music.

Visitation will be held Friday, April 11, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with the prayer of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Funeral Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

A funeral procession will depart Trinity Funeral Chapel Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. to St. Joseph Catholic Church in San Benito for a mass of Christian burial at 11:00 a.m.

Interment will follow to Ashland Memorial Park Cemetery located on Godwin Rd & FM 508 in Harlingen, Texas.

Honored to serve as her pallbearers will be her son, Jorge Quintana; grandsons, Sean Quintana, Evan Quintana, & Roland Diaz.

The family requests that donations be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(Memphis, TN) in memory of Odette.

The family would like to thank the great care provided by Dr. Shridhar Kotta and his staff, and the team at Golden Palms Rehabilitation Center.

With profound love and remembrance, the family of Odette Maria Quintana have entrusted her funeral arrangements to Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home, 1002 East Harrison Avenue Harlingen, TX 78550. You may contact us at (956)364-2444 or visit us at www.trinityfunerals.com