| Teresa
Reyna Ortiz, age 88, passed away peacefully
on February 22, 2008. Mrs. Ortiz raised
her children in West Toledo and was a member
of Regina Coeli Church. Her husband of 61
years, Esteban Ortiz Sr., and two of her
sons, Antonio and Alberto, precede Mrs.
Ortiz in death.
Mr.
and Mrs. Ortiz were recipients of the “Juan
Diego Pioneer Award” from the Archdiocese
office for Hispanic Affairs. Mrs. Ortiz
was also a long-standing member of the Spanish-American
Guadalupana Society and the Cursillo Ultreyas
Charismatic Prayer group. Teresa loved children
and devoted her life to the care of others.
Mrs.
Ortiz was born in Brownsville, TX and moved
to Ohio with her family in 1957. Her sisters
Mage Plata and Ramona Pena of Brownsville
, TX survive her. Mrs. Ortiz is the beloved
mother of Esteban Jr., (Grace), Armando
(Dorothy), Sergio (Anita), Maria (Silvero)
Castillo, Ida (Armando) Gonzalez, Izzy (Celia),
Homero, and Elida (Jerome) Bechstein, as
well as the cherished grandmother of 20
grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Teresa's special loved one is Cassandra
Cox, the ultimate caregiver. “Get close
to good people and you will be one of them,
que Dios los vendiga. ”
Friends
may call from 3-8 pm Sunday at the Michael
W. Pawlak Funeral Home, 1640 Smith (at Jackman),
where the rosary will be prayed Sunday at
6:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be
held Monday at 10:30 am in Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Catholic Church, where she will lie
in state after 9:30 am. The family would
like to express its deepest gratitude to
Heartland Hospice and the staff at Heartland
Holly Glen for the top notch care of Teresa
during her illness.
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