The Brownsville Herald - Online Edition Obituaries, September 23, 2006 SOFIA OLMEDA, 80, of Brownsville, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at Valley Regional Medical Cen-ter. There will be no local services. Funeral services will be held at Funerarias Los Angeles in Matamoros. Local arrange-ments under Treviño Funeral Home, 1355 Old Port Isabel Road, (956) 542-2583. IGNACIO "NACHO" GARZA Ignacio "Nacho" Garza, 92, went home to his heavenly father on Sept. 22, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Rio Grande City on March 26, 1914, where he was raised along with his three brothers and four sisters. Ignacio loved football and was a member of the 1931 Rio Grande City Rattlers. As a young man, he moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he met and married his beloved wife of 69 years, Aurelia Trujillo Garza. He was soon blessed with a daugh-ter, Mary Lou, who was the light of Ignacio's life. Eventually the family moved to Texas, making Brownsville their perma-nent home. A welder by trade, Nacho worked for Pan American Airways and Inter-Continental Engine Services Inc. He was also an instructor at Texas Southmost College in the vocational department. After retiring, Nacho became the night superinten-dent at the Brownsville Civic Center. He was a proud member of St. Luke's Catholic Church for many years and partici-pated in countless church activities. Continuing his love for football, he was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He is preceded in death by his parents, Casimiro and San Juanita Garza; three brothers, Casimiro Garza Jr., Antonio Garza and Alonzo Garza; four sisters, Andrea Rios, Rosaura Olivarez, Ernestina Hernandez and Beatrice Castaneda. He is also preceded by a granddaughter, Regina Marie Maldonado. Nacho is survived by his wife, Aurelia; daughter Mary Lou Maldonado; his son-in-law, Alfonso Maldonado; his cherished grandchildren, Oscar Maldonado, and his wife, Josie, Diana Maldonado Doria and her husband, Jesus, of Burkburnett, Texas, and Dean-na Maldonado. Nacho was blessed with four wonderful great-grandchildren, Regina Baggett, and her husband, Danny, of Denton, Texas, Maricela Arellano, and her husband, Alejandro, Gabriel Doria (currently stationed in Kosovo) and his wife, Sarah, and Oscar Maldonado Jr. and his wife, Zenia; also his four great-great-grandchildren, Taylor and Dylan Baggett, Alejandro Arellano Jr. and Samantha Maldonado. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews from Rio Grande City, Houston and New Mexico. Visitation will be held on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, from noon to 10 p.m. with a holy rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. at Funer-aria Del Angel Buena Vista. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, 2006, at St. Lukes Catholic Church. Committal service will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be, Alfonso Maldonado, Oscar Maldonado Jr., Oscar Maldonado Sr., Jesus Doria, Alejandro Arellano and Danny Baggett. Honorary pallbearers will be Augustin Alcala, Ignacio Vasquez, Alfredo Arias and Dan Ramirez. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Luke's Catholic Church and Odyssey Health Care (Hospice). Funeraria Del Angle Buena Vista, cemeteries, mausoleums, and crematory, 125 McDavitt Blvd., Brownsville, TX 78521, (956) 541-5400. Dignity Memorial Provider. The Brownsville Herald 1135 E. Van Buren Brownsville, TX 78520 956-542-4301 1-800-488-4301 © 2006 The Brownsville Herald