Elva Cisneros

Elva G. Cisneros born December 20, 1929 in Harlingen, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas.

Although born in Harlingen, Texas, Elva was raised and spent most of her younger life in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.

Elva Cisneros married Rogelio Cisneros on January 25, 1953 in Port Isabel, Texas. They lived in Matamoros for a short time making the United States their home to raise a family. Elva always worked outside the home to help support the family. She had various jobs from working in the cotton fields, to managing the Ruiz Grocery Store in Laureles, Texas. Elvas work was not done when she came home as she was busy being a nurturing mother to five children and a loving and supportive wife to her husband. Elva loved to cook and mastered the art of cooking delicious meals. Numerous recipes were handed down to her by her mother. Her grandchildren loved her everfamous Tortillas de Azucar and fideo.

Elvas favorite pastimes included gardening, going to garage sales, playing las maquinitas, and traveling to Dallas, San Antonio and Austin to visit her children and grandchildren.

Elva is preceded in death by her parents Gustavo and Petronila Gallegos, husband Rogelio Cisneros and three siblings. She will be missed by her loving children, one son Roger Rita Cisneros four daughters Alma Nidia Robert Garcia, Dalinda Ruben G. Martinez, Nila Gustavo Parra and Julie Roger Rodriguez fourteen grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by her four siblings.

Visitation is from 12noon to 9pm on Friday, October 24, 2014 at Trevio Funeral Home, North Chapel with a Holy Rosary at 7 pm.

Funeral Services is scheduled at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Los Fresnos with an entombment to follow at Buena Vista Park Mausoleum.

Serving as pallbearers will be grandsons, Mark Cisneros, Robert Michael Garcia, Ruben Lee Martinez, Gustavo Alonzo Parra, Robert Lee Martinez, Ryan Parra, Nicholas Rodriguez and Honorary Pallbearer is Aaron Rodriguez