Obituary
A Mass of the Resurrection for Cenobia Garcia Ruvalcaba, 86, of Portales, will be celebrated by Fr. Heriberto Mercado at 11:00 AM, Thurs., April 7, 2022 at Santa Cecilia Church at the Garcia Ranch, 43055 US 70, Portales, NM. Burial will follow in the family cemetery at the ranch.
Cenobia Garcia was born Oct. 30, 1935 in El Centro, Jalisco, Mexico to the home of Isac and Jesus Ruvalcaba, and died on the morning of Mar. 28, 2022 while visiting relatives in California. In 1951, in Yahualica, Jalisco, Mexico, she was married to Francisco Garcia. They moved to San Jose, CA in 1964, and relocated to Portales in 1987. Mrs. Garcia was a very joyful lady who loved family gatherings and fiestas. She was the last to leave, enjoying the Mariachis and the singing and dancing until the wee hours of the morning. She was always ready for a trip, and liked to go to the casinos.
She is survived by four sons and three daughters-in-law, Heraclio and Rosa Garcia of the Garcia Ranch, Jesus and Margarita Garcia of Chicago, IL, Francisco and Irma Garcia of Tucson, AZ and Guadalupe Garcia of Clovis, NM; two daughters, Maria Garcia and Amelia Garcia both of Portales; 18 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Soledad Ruvalcaba Lopez of Atwater, CA, Ma. de Jesus Ruvalcaba Perez of Mexico City, Mexico, Maria del Rosario Ruvalcaba Perez of Merced, CA and Herlinda Ruvalcaba Fernandez of Mexico; and a brother, Asuncion Ruvalcaba Perez of Merced, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, two infant daughters, Beatrice and Isac Garcia and by her husband, Francisco Garcia who died Dec. 19, 1994.
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