Juanita R. Valenzuela

JUANITA VALENZUELA MUSCATINE, Iowa - Juanita R. Valenzuela, 90, formerly of Muscatine, passed away on Friday, September 13, 2013, in Davenport at her home. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2013, at St. Mathias Church. The Reverend Jason Crossen of the Ss. Mary and Mathias Parish will officiate. Honorary bearers will be Joe A. Valenzuela, Cynthia Valenzuela, Marcy Bixler, Nelsie Strom, Belinda Valenzuela and Guadalupe Orr. Casket bearers will be Joe Valenzuela, Jesse Valenzuela, Jeffery Valenzuela, Ruben Valenzuela Jr., Ramon Valenzuela, Michael Valenzuela, Andres Ramos, and Amado Cavazos III. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Juanita was born on February 5, 1923, in Dilley, Texas, the daughter of Jose M. and Maria DeLeon Ruiz. She married Filberto Valenzuela Sr. on May 27, 1942, in Cotulla, Texas. He preceded her in death on July 13, 2005. She loved crafting and enjoyed crocheting. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Those left to honor her memory include six sons, Ju...[more]

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Valenzuela and wife, Sury Nelly, of Moline, Illinois, Filberto Valenzuela Jr. and wife, Augustina, of Muscatine, Gonzalo Valenzuela of Katy, Texas, Ruben Valenzuela and wife, Elsa, of Muscatine, Jose F. Valenzuela and wife, Debbie, of Davenport, and Jesse Valenzuela and wife, Anita, of Muscatine; three daughters, Enriqueta Cavazos and husband, Amado, of Muscatine, Anita Valenzuela and Juan Garcia, of Muscatine, and Alicia Valenzuela Ramos and husband, Andres, of Muscatine; 30 grandchildren; 66 great grandchildren; and two brothers, Armando Ruiz of Muscatine, and Jesus Ruiz of Holyoke, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a sister, Josefa Carbejal; and four brothers, Jose, Servando, Amado and Frank.