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Donaciana Varela


Donaciana Varela

Donaciana “Dora” Martinez Varela, 94, of Uvalde died surrounded by her family on Oct. 25, 2020, at her residence in Uvalde.

Visitation took place Wednesday from noon to 9 p.m. at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. today at Hillcrest Memorial Funeral Home with interment following at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Varela was born in Nava, Mexico, on Sept. 6, 1926, to Juanita Rostro Garcia and Santos Martinez.

She is survived by four sons, Jose E. Varela and Jesus Gonzalez and wife, Elsa, all of Uvalde, Mario Gonzalez and wife, Lupe, of Fort Worth, and Jimmy Varela and wife, Connie, of San Antonio; daughter, Yolanda Varela of Austin; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Erasmo Varela; daughter, Leticia V. Wiggins; and both parents.

Hillcrest Memorial, www.hillcrestmemorialfuneralhome.com