Maria G. Andaverde

Maria Guadalupe “Lupita” Andaverde, 86, of Genoa, died late evening, Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at the Genoa Retirement Village. She was born on March 2nd, 1928, in Edcouch, Texas, to Martin and Gregoria (Villarreal) Ramirez. On July 21st, 1946, in Weslaco, Texas, she married Edelmiro Andy Andaverde and he preceded her in death on July 30th, 2005. Maria attended Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Genoa, where she and her husband were founding members of the Guadalupe Society of which Maria was a past treasurer, vice president and president. In the 1960s Maria and her husband organized and were responsible for helping to introduce the summer Mexican Masses to the migrant community at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Maria was well known for her excellent Mexican cooking throughout the area and was often called to help cook and organize the funeral luncheons for the Mexican community. She also catered numerous Mexican wedding receptions and Quinceneras for family and friends. Maria was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, who enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren at all family gatherings. She especially loved each and every one of her grandchildren and will be greatly missed by them at future family events. Some of her favorite pastimes were playing bingo, word search puzzles, watching her novellas (Spanish soap operas), watching her favorite TV program, Sabado Gigante With Don Francisco, listening to Mexican music, and gardening for which she truly had a green thumb. Maria is survived by her children: Jose (Mary Lou) Andaverde, Ricardo (Grace) Andaverde, Reynaldo Manny (Sandy) Andaverde, Daniel Andaverde (Cathy Clarkcone), Irma (William) Wolph, Rene (Cinda) Andaverde and Ludivina “Lulu” Andaverde (Clare Cain). She is also survived by 19 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Other survivors include: her sisters, Ninfa Orozco and Manuela Mela (Ignacio) Garcia, brothers, Remigio (Marta) Ramirez, Victor Tito (Carmen) Ramirez and Rudolfo Rudy (Aurora) Ramirez, along with many nieces and nephews. Maria was preceded in death by: her parents, husband, daughter, Mary Jane Andaverde, grandson, Bhart Andaverde, former daughter-in-law, Sandra (Sooy) Andaverde; infant sister, Angelita Ramirez, infant brothers, Rene, Domingo, and Marcelo Ramirez, sister-in-law, Gloria Lopez and brother-in-laws, Eduardo Eddie Orozco and Ernesto Ernie Padilla. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 501 West St, Genoa, OH 43430. The funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Johns United Church of Christ, 1213 Washington St., Genoa, with interment to follow in Clay Township Cemetery, Genoa. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes any memorials to be sent to Genoa Care Center, 300 Cherry St., Genoa, OH 43430; or Elderlife Senior Apartments, 1209 Washington St., Genoa, OH 43430. The family would also like to express special thanks to Dr. Sharma, Dr. Maly, Dr. Ragothoman, Dr. Sander, Dr. Raffoul, Dr. Wolff and Dr. B. Narra for their many hours and years of care. We would also like to thank the second floor nurses at Mercy-St. Charles Hospital, especially Amy, Alyssa, Ruth, Veronica, Jenn and Jennifer and also to the ER staff for the wonderful care that was given to our mother. In addition, we would like to thank the wonderful staff at Genoa Care Center for their kindness, patience, and many hours of dedicated service, and the wonderful pharmacists at Pills N Packages in Elmore, Ohio. Lastly, to all her neighbors at Elderlife, who became a part of her life as well as to us, Marias family, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. To anyone else we may have missed and that our mother may have touched your life, we thank you.