SAN YGNACIO, TEXAS---Irene Alvarado 68 entered the Lord's Heavenly Kingdom on February 28, 2019.

She will be fondly remembered as a woman of faith and strength. She always wanted happiness and success for everyone she knew. She was always supportive and encouraging towards all her family. She will truly be missed by everyone who knew and loved her. She dedicated more than 20 years to ZCISD as a Pre-K instructional assistant.

Mrs. Alvarado is preceded in death by her parents, Ramon and Dora Olga Arambula; paternal grandparents, Conrado and Toribia Arambula, maternal grandparents, Refugio Trevino and Federico Olivares and father-in-law, Eloy Alvarado.

Mrs. Alvarado is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Juan Angel Alvarado and children, Sonia (Luis M.) Lopez, Ana Laura (Mario) Del Bosque, Juan Eloy (Karina) Alvarado and Dora Nelly (Justin) Dilley; grandchildren, Brianna Celeste and Mario Elias Del Bosque, Luis Mario and Sofia Arleen Lopez, Kamila Alvarado, Mia Irene and Kayla Justine Dilley; brothers and sisters, Roberto Arambula, Rafael (Guadalupe) Arambula, Ramiro (San Juana) Arambula, Guadalupe (Olivia) Arambula, Yolanda (Abel) Solis, Rosita (Felipe) Morales, Elia (Jorge) Rodriguez, Raquel (Richard) Miles; mother-in-law, Leonila Alvarado; sister-in-law, Aracely (Saul) Aguirre and by numerous nephews, nieces and other family members and friends.

Our heartfelt thanks to Mrs. Eva Garza, Yadith Piña of Healing Hands Agency, Mr. Jaime Soto, Dr. Idelfonso Flores & Staff, Dr. Adolfo Garcia & Staff, Mrs. Claudia Iruegas, DaVita Staff, Victorious Ambulance Services and Constable Pct. 2 Mr. Daniel Arriaga (EMT).

Pallbearers will be Juan Eloy Alvarado, Luis M. Lopez, Mario E. Del Bosque, Jr., Justin S. Dilley, Luis M. Lopez, Jr., Mario E. Del Bosque, III, Hector A. Solis, Jorge Rodriguez and Ramon Arambula.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Saul Aguirre, Felipe Morales, Jr., Jose L. Rodriguez, Antonio Miles and Lorenzo Miles.

Visitation hours will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a vigil at 7 p.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home.

The funeral procession will depart on Monday, March 4, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. for a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church in San Ygnacio, Texas.

Committal services will follow at Panteon Del Pueblo Cemetery in San Ygnacio, Texas.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home Daniel A. Gonzalez, Funeral Director, 2102 N. US HWY 83 Zapata, Texas.