08/20/1953 – 07/06/2023
Maria L. Vela was born August 20, 1953, in Matamoros, Mexico to Florencio and Paula Maria Rodriguez and called upon by our Heavenly Father July 6, 2023 after a long health battle. She was 68 years young.
She met her husband and moved to TX, where she worked hard and raised her beautiful family
She was well-loved by all her devoted family members and friends. Maria was the mother of five children, grandmother to twenty-two grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Despite her large family Lile always made time for everyone. She always provided support and love for her family. She and her husband of 45 years, Antonio, worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for their kids. She would proudly boast about all five of her children to anyone and fiercely defended them all.
It would be wrong to say that Maria lost her battle because she never stopped fighting. No matter how sick she was, she was always determined. When anyone else would have broken, Lile stayed strong. Through her, we know what resilience and perseverance truly look like. There was no quit in mom. Just because she is no longer here, it doesn’t mean she lost her fight.Â
She was preceded in Death by her husband Antonio Vela, her Son Hugo Alberto Guillen, father Florencio Rodriguez and her brother, Adolfo Rodriguez. Lile is survived by her children Florisa Martinez, Adan Guillen, Alice Hill and Antonio Vela Jr, and her mother Paula Maria Rodriguez, siblings Margarita Vela, Juan Rodriguez, Herlinda Rocha, Roberto Rodriguez and Maria Elena Rodriguez.
They invite you to join them for a memorial service at Sunset Funeral Home on Sunday, July 9, 2023, from 8am-9 pm for a celebration of life and Holy Mass on Monday, July 10, 2023 at 10:30am at St. Cecilia Church in Los Fresnos followed by interment at Los Soldados Cemetery in Los Fresnos, TX. All are welcome.
Services are under the guidance of Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Crematory & Flower Shop. 657 Springmart Blvd., Brownsville, Texas. (956) 350-8485
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