Maria Minerva Garcia passed away peacefully on Wednesday June 3, 2026, at the age of 80, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Brownsville to Manuela H. Garcia and Gonzalo Garcia. Minerva earned both her Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in fine arts from Texas A&I University. She dedicated more than thirty years to teaching art, beginning at the junior high level and later teaching for many years at Porter High School until her retirement. A devout Catholic, Minerva was actively involved in various charitable organizations throughout her life. She is survived by her sisters, Maria Teresa Lopez and her husband, Robert Lopez, and Maria Isabel Delgado; and by her brothers, Carlos Luis Garcia and his wife, Irma Garcia, Jose Manuel Garcia, and Rafael Garcia and his wife, Susanna Garcia and seven nephews and one niece. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gonzalo Garcia and Manuela H. Garcia.
Visitation will be held on Monday June 8, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Brownsville, with a rosary beginning at 6:00 p.m. A church service will be held on Tuesday June 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Brownsville.
Minerva will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her family and all who knew her
Services have been entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Brownsville, Texas. 657 Springmart Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas, 78526. For more information, please call (956) 350-8485.
To send flowers or a plant to the family in memory of Mrs. Maria Minerva Garcia, please visit https://shalomflorals.com or call (956) 572-3872.
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