"I am so sorry to have missed this. I worked with Manuela years ago and she was a very special lady. We had a lot of fun at work. She will be greatly missed. I am so sorry for your loss and you are all in my thoughts and prayers. "
In loving memory of
T. Manuela Zapata
December 6, 1958 - November 30, 2017
T. MANUELA ZAPATA
MUSCATINE, Iowa - T. Manuela Zapata, 58, of Muscatine, passed away on Thursday, November 30, 2017, at her home.
Funeral Service will be held 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Samuel Evangelista and Jorge Muñiz will officiate. Memorials may be made to the family in care of Roman Zapata. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com
Manuela was born on December 6, 1958, in Brady, Texas, the daughter of Eugenio R. and Virginia Soto. She married Roman N. Zapata on June 7, 1975, in Muscatine.
She was a devoted member of the Jehovah's Witnesses and enjoyed sewing, cross stitching, dancing, bike riding, and camping.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Roman N. Zapata; her children, Roman N. Zapata II, Julian A. Zapata, Linda Zapata, and Carmen C. Abrego; nine grandchildren; her mother, Virginia Soto; and her siblings, Eugenio Soto, Pablo Soto, Sally Gonzalez, Consuelo Celestino, and Maggie Aguilar.
She was preceded in death by her father and one sister, Petra Soto.
Tributes
"Roman and family, I am so sorry to have missed this. Manuela was a great lady. we worked together years ago and she was my favorite EGG customer. I enjoyed our visits when she came to my farm.I will miss her smile.My sympathy is with you all. sincerely Becky Nolte- aka the Egg lady"
"I will miss her beautiful smile and her awesome sense of humor will be missed truly missed."
"I will miss her beautiful smile and her awesome sense of humor will be missed truly missed."
"May Jehovah comfort all of you dear loved ones. We love you all and you are in our prayers and thoughts. Your mom was an exceptional woman with such loving qualities that we all want to imitate. Very kind, selfless and a true Servant of Jehovah. We felt we knew her for many years because of her easiness of being around her a beautiful lady inside and out. We love you all."
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"Nos vemos en el paraiso."