Maria Guadalupe Garcia Cortez Obituary (1931 - 2017)

Maria Guadalupe Garcia Cortez, 85, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:55 a.m., Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 12, 2017 at St. Marys Church, Bloomington with Rev. Gregory Nelson officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.Maria was born December 1, 1931 in Mexico, the daughter of Urbano Garcia and Maria Guadalupe Cortez. She married Pedro Haro and he preceded her in death in 1968.Survivors include 9 children, Bartola (Antonio) De La Cruz, Aurelio (Carlota) Haro, Josefina (Jose) Verduzco, Maria Talamantes, Andres (Isabel) Haro, Felipe (Chavela) Haro, Maria D. (Amador) Castaneda, Alicia (Antonio) Aguilar and Salvador Haro; 34 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren and a sister, Maria Dolores Garcia.She was preceded in death by a daughter, Maria De La Cruz Haro; nine siblings, Rodrigo Garcia, Alberto Garcia, Pancho Garcia, Lupe Garcia, Nacho Garcia, Lucita Garcia, Cuca Garcia, Cuca Garcia and Serafin Garcia.Maria was a loving mother and grandmother and dearly loved all her family.