Elpidio Franco

ELPIDIO FRANCO MUSCATINE, Iowa - Elpidio Franco, 58, of Muscatine, passed away on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 until 11 a.m. on Friday, September 15, 2017, at the funeral home. Online condolences: www.wittichfuneralhome.com Elpidio was born on August 10, 1959, in Mexico, the son of Celestino Franco Nunez and Cristina Medina-Valdez. He married Mayela Favela on July 7, 1996, in Mexico. He worked in construction. Survivors include his wife, Mayela Franco of Muscatine; three daughters, Maria, Camila, and Mirca Franco; two brothers, Jose Franco and wife, Virginia, and Jose C. Franco and wife, Clara; three sisters, Alicia Rivas and late husband, Francisco, Aurora Olivas and husband, Andres, and Cristina Murillo and husband, Jose M.; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents. [more]

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