Micaela ?Kela? Torres Muoz Obituary
Gilbert, Texas, United States
September 02, 2016 - January 26, 2016
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Micaela ?Kela? Torres Muoz Obituary
Sep 02, 2016 - Jan 26, 2016
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Micaela "Kela" Torres Mu?oz San AngeloMicaela "Kela" Torres Mu?oz, 88, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. She was born on Sept. 29, 1928, in Melvin, Texas, to Lazaro and Lorenza Roque Torres. They later moved to San Angelo, Texas, where she met the love of her life, Encarnacion "Chon" Olvera Mu?oz. Kela married Chon in 1950 in San Angelo, Texas, and celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary earlier this year. Throughout her life, she enjoyed cooking, gardening, animals, crocheting, search-a-word puzzles, games, watching novelas, and most of all spending quality time with family. She worked for the late Wilbert and Vina Bruton for over 30 years and retired in the late '90s. During her earlier years, she was very active in the church and was a member of The Altar Society at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Kela was preceded in death by her parents, Lazaro and Lorenza Torres; son, Tony Mu?oz; parents-in-law, Jose Angel and Cipriana Mu?oz; sisters, Julia Martinez and Juana Sandoval; brothers, Ventura Torres, Antonio Torres and Luis Torres; brothers-in-law, Patricio Adame, Edward "Chapo" Sandoval, Gilbert Mu?oz, Mark Runnels, Jesus Mu?oz and Edward Dietz. Kela is survived by her loving husband, Chon, of San Angelo, Texas; her daughters, Celia and son-in-law, Leandro Valles, and Dora Ann Mu?oz, of San Angelo, Texas; her sons, Daniel Mu?oz, Rudolph "Rudy" Angel and daughter-in-law, Minerva Mu?oz, of San Angelo, Texas, and Jose "Joey" Angel Mu?oz and partner, Darin Harvey, of San Antonio, Texas; her sisters, Trine Adame and Leonor Dietz, of San Angelo, Texas; brother, Gilbert Torres, of San Angelo, Texas; her sisters-in-law, Maria Arias of Marysville, California, Connie and Oscar Utley of Anaheim, California, Alicia Runnels of Modesto, California, Ofelia Benitez and Criselda Mu?oz, both of Fremont, California; her brothers-in-law, Jose and Josie Mu?oz, and Oscar and Maureen Mu?oz, both of Fremont, California; her 15 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Kela's grandchildren, Albert Valles, Robert Valles, Rudolph "Rudy" Mu?oz Jr., Chon Mu?oz, Joseph Valles, Tomas Valles, and great-grandchildren, Albert Valles Jr., and Daniel Xavier Mu?oz. We would like to extend our gratitude to Shannon's Home Health, and ICU staff, for the excellent care they provided not only for our loved one, but for the care and compassion they expressed for us, and to all those that extended their offerings of thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. A special thanks to the paramedics that brought our loved one back to us - for if it wasn't for them, we would not have had an opportunity to say goodbye. A public visitation will be held on Sunday, Oct. 30 and Monday, Oct. 31 at Johnson's Funeral Home, 435 W. Beauregard Ave., in San Angelo. Rosary Service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, also at Johnson's Funeral Home. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 11 W. Avenue N. Celebrant will be Reverend Joey Faylona. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. There will be a reception where the family will be greeting friends and relatives after the burial hosted by The Funeral Ministry at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Kela was our matriarch, the shining light of our family. She loved sitting at the head of the table and taking it all in with the entire family gravitating to her throughout the day. She will be dearly missed, but will continue blessing us with the memories she left behind. There are 3 words that described her - As it is, these remain: faith, hope and love, the three of them; and the greatest of them is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13. Messages of condolence can be left for the family on our website, johnsons-funeralhome.com. Arrangements under the direction of Johnson's Funeral Home of San Angelo, Texas.
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