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1917 Petra 2020

Petra Salazar

April 27, 1917 — March 2, 2020

Petra Reyes Salazar, of Hondo, was called home on March 2, 2020.

She was 102 years young!

 

Petra was the youngest of 16 siblings, the only surviving daughter of Severo and Felice Reyes.

 

Petra was the wife of Jesus Salazar and the mother of Elsa Salazar Rivera and has now joined them in eternal life.

 

Everyone knew her as “Ama.” She enjoyed dancing, working in the yard, spending time with her grandchildren, and loved baking her famous cookies and cakes.

 

Petra is survived by her son-in-law: Harvey Rivera; grandchildren: Suzanne Cuellar (Michael), Christina Valles (Alvin), Jeannette Escamilla (Alvin), and Jonathan Rivera; Also 8 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.

 

A visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2020 at Hondo Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at St. John’s Catholic Church. An interment will follow in Hondo Cemetery.

 

Services are under the direction of Hondo Funeral Home, Inc.

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Service Schedule

Past Services

Visitation

Friday, March 6, 2020

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)

Hondo Funeral Home, Inc.

Hondo, TX

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Recitation of the Rosary

Friday, March 6, 2020

Starts at 7:00 pm (Central time)

Hondo Funeral Home, Inc.

Hondo, TX

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Funeral Mass

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)

St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church

2102 Avenue J, Hondo, TX 78861

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Interment following funeral mass

Hondo Cemetery

Hondo, TX

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