Maria De Los Angeles Garza, 98, died April 9, 2015 at her home, Hutchinson. She was born October 2, 1916 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the daughter of Manuel de la Garza and Maria Rodriguez de Vda Garza. She was a 1933 graduate of Jose De Escandon High School, Reynosa, Mexico. A resident of Hutchinson since 1974, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Hutchinson,. She married Ezequiel Pena Sanchez in 1946 in Rynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He died February 13, 1983.
Survivors include her three children, Victor M. Pena Garza, Hutchinson, Ezequiel Pena Garza, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and Elizabeth Pena Garza, Hutchinson, 2 siblings, Herlinda Garza de Vda Villanueva, Monterrey, Mexico, and Alicia Garza de Vda Hernandez, Chicago, Ill, 17 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents and 2 grandchildren.
Parish rosary will be recited at 10:00 AM Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, South Hutchinson, with Father Ned Blick presiding. Mass of Christian burial will follow at 10:30 AM. Burial will follow the mass at Fairlawn Burial Park, Hutchinson. Visitation will be held from 1-9PM Sunday and 9AM to 9PM Monday, with the family receiving friends from 6-8PM Monday evening, all at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home and Crematory, Hutchinson. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Reno County, in care of the funeral home. To leave a message for the family, visit: www.PenwellGabelHutchinson.com.