1939
Hortencia
2015
Hortencia Conchas
May 26, 1939 — May 24, 2015
WESLACO - Hortencia Conchas Rodriguez passed away in the morning of Sunday May 24th after a long and courageous life being survived by her husband Pascual Conchas and her two children Maria Patricia Pequeno and Juan Baltazar Conchas.
Hortencia, known in the neighborhood as Dona Tencha, was born on May 26th, 1939 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico, a mountainous, remote and humble town on the western part of Mexico. Her mother Maria Gallegos Jacques was a school teacher and her father Baltazar Rodriguez Quiroga was a musician who played violin. The oldest of 8 children, from an early age she made herself responsible for the care and upbringing of her younger brothers and sisters.
In her childhood, she lived in Fresnillo Zacatecas before settling in Valle Hermoso Tamaulipas where she and her younger brothers and sisters helped their mom operate the iconic Cafe Oriental, a popular restaurant in town. While in Valle Hermoso, through hard work and dedication, their business flourished and she obtained an important status as a business owner in the community. She met and fell in love with Pascual, and they married on April 22nd, 1972. Wanting to offer more opportunities for their future children, the couple planned to immigrate and start their family in the US.
Juan and Maria were born in Brownsville Tx and Hortencia moved with her new family to Chicago for a couple of years before settling in Weslaco, Tx in 1980. Her level of education did not accommodate a high paying career but Hortencia worked hard alongside her family to raise and educate her children.
A proud matriarch, Hortencia contributed to the well being of her immediate and extended family. She loved to help and care for others. In her later years she cared for the elderly as a home health provider. She loved to learn about life, world events and was curious about everything, using that knowledge to help anyone she could.
In her final years, she fought bravely against a disease that has claimed many lives. Through strength, determination and faith her doctors helped her extend her life far beyond what is typically expected, becoming an example of courage to her family and anyone who knew her. In the end, cancer contributed to her body's demise but her experiences reaffirmed her spirit and provided those of us who remain behind with great reasons to hope, seek strength and acquire faith. She will be missed and her contributions to those of us who shared time with her will continue to ripple in perpetuity.
McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco is in charge of her funeral arrangements.
Hortencia, known in the neighborhood as Dona Tencha, was born on May 26th, 1939 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango, Mexico, a mountainous, remote and humble town on the western part of Mexico. Her mother Maria Gallegos Jacques was a school teacher and her father Baltazar Rodriguez Quiroga was a musician who played violin. The oldest of 8 children, from an early age she made herself responsible for the care and upbringing of her younger brothers and sisters.
In her childhood, she lived in Fresnillo Zacatecas before settling in Valle Hermoso Tamaulipas where she and her younger brothers and sisters helped their mom operate the iconic Cafe Oriental, a popular restaurant in town. While in Valle Hermoso, through hard work and dedication, their business flourished and she obtained an important status as a business owner in the community. She met and fell in love with Pascual, and they married on April 22nd, 1972. Wanting to offer more opportunities for their future children, the couple planned to immigrate and start their family in the US.
Juan and Maria were born in Brownsville Tx and Hortencia moved with her new family to Chicago for a couple of years before settling in Weslaco, Tx in 1980. Her level of education did not accommodate a high paying career but Hortencia worked hard alongside her family to raise and educate her children.
A proud matriarch, Hortencia contributed to the well being of her immediate and extended family. She loved to help and care for others. In her later years she cared for the elderly as a home health provider. She loved to learn about life, world events and was curious about everything, using that knowledge to help anyone she could.
In her final years, she fought bravely against a disease that has claimed many lives. Through strength, determination and faith her doctors helped her extend her life far beyond what is typically expected, becoming an example of courage to her family and anyone who knew her. In the end, cancer contributed to her body's demise but her experiences reaffirmed her spirit and provided those of us who remain behind with great reasons to hope, seek strength and acquire faith. She will be missed and her contributions to those of us who shared time with her will continue to ripple in perpetuity.
McCaleb Funeral Home in Weslaco is in charge of her funeral arrangements.
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