Guadalupe Esparza

MERCEDES – Guadalupe B. Esparza, 74, passed away Monday, January 8, 2018 at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco. She was born April 28, 1943 to Valentin Banda & Manuela Suarez in La Villa, TX.

Guadalupe is survived by her husband, Timoteo Esparza, Jr.; sons, Timoteo (Nora) Esparza, III, Santos Esparza, Jessie (Sandra) Esparza, Eduardo (Jennifer) Esparza, Antonio (Becky) Esparza, and Robert Esparza; daughters, Gloria Trevino, Carmen (Eduardo) Esparza, and Sonia (Benito) Esparza. Also surviving her are 15 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Banda; and sister, Belia Loya. She is preceded in death by her parents; and maternal grandmother who raised her, Lorenza Garcia. Lupe was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and will be missed greatly by all her family and friends.

Viewing will be held Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a Holy Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Viewing will continue Friday, January 12, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at 12:00 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Mercedes. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery in Mercedes.