Gloria Garcia
1929 - 2018
Obituary
Gloria H. Garcia, 88, died Monday (July
16, 2018) at Asbury Park in Newton.
She was born on Aug. 3, 1929, in
Wichita, the daughter of Francisco and Dominga de la Tejera de
Castro.
Gloria married James Dominque Garcia on
Oct. 8, 1949, in Seattle.
For many years, Gloria worked as a
housekeeper in Newton. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Survivors include her children: Angie
Jaso and husband Richard of McKinney, Texas; and Anita Llamas and
husband Mario, Rita Rubio and husband Juan, Jesse Garcia and wife
Pauline, Cynthia Reyes, Cecelia Garcia Romero, Joe Garcia and Lucinda
Christianson, all of Newton; 22 grandchildren; 50
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Gloria is
also survived by her siblings: Graciela Juarez of Wichita, Yolanda
Garcia of Andover, Oscar Castro of Wichita and Blanche Covington of
Plano, Texas; sisters-in-law, Elesa Garcia, Carol Martinez and Mary
Garcia, all of Newton; and brother-in-law, Richard Atkinson Sr. of
Newton.
Gloria is preceded in death by her
parents; husband, James, on Nov. 22, 1988; daughter, Barbara Florez;
and brothers: Louis Castro, Bernie Castro and Victor Castro.
The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will
be at 6:30 p.m. Sunday (July 22, 2018), with the Mass of Christian
Burial at 10 a.m. Monday (July 23, 2018), both at Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton. Interment will be in St. Mary's
Catholic Cemetery in Newton. Friends may call at Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
A memorial has been established with
Altar Society's Kitchen Fund of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic
Church. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home,
120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
