Isabel Saragoza

Isabel Saragoza, 99, of Texas City completed her journey on earth peacefully on the morning of July 8, 2015 at home surrounded by family.
She was born December 7, 1915 the precious daughter of Ysabel L. and Nasaia Melchor in Waelder Texas, a small farming town where she was raised with her 6 siblings. She married the love of her life James Lopez Saragoza May 8, 1935 in Gonzales Texas. They lived in Galveston until moving their family to Texas City in 1944. She lost her husband to the 1947 T.C. Disaster while he worked at the T.C. Terminal.
She started working to support her four children by ironing clothes and babysitting for other families. Then began cooking for Father Kukral, the Parish Priest, who considered her a saintly person. This evolved in 1957 to her becoming the cook and housekeeper for the Sisters of Charity who taught at Our Lady of Fatima School, until she retired in 1978. She remained friends with the nuns and voluntarily provided transportation for them. She enjoyed cooking delicious meals served with just the right amount of spices. Tasty homemade pastries and breads made from scratch, always plentiful. Tamales for Christmas and Buñuelos for New Years, shared with family, friends, and neighbors. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, working in the yard and especially her flower beds. Her travels included California, Virginia, Washington D.C., Louisiana and Mexico City. She was an active member of St. Mary's Church in Texas City, attending mass daily until she quit driving.

She was predeceased by parents, husband, daughter, Lupe Ames, brothers, Catarino, Lencheo, and Inez Melchor, sisters, Martha Valdez, Tomasa Ramirez, and Tila Melchor.
To cherish her memory, lifestyle and dedication to family are son, Savas Saragoza, daughters, Mary Delores (Elray) Askew, and Gloria Hearn, grandchildren; Kathy, Darrel (Annie) Ames, Angela (Sergio) Zavala, John Hearn Jr., Debbie (Johnny) Garcia, Cindy (Clint) Grossman, Leslie Shields, Elray (Kellie) Askew Jr., Savas (Becky) Saragoza Jr., Scott Saragoza, Samantha (Steve) Brown, Sabrina Saragoza and Stuart Saragoza, great-grandchildren; Harley, Isabella and Dakota Garcia, Addison Grossman, Colin Shields, Sammie Jo, Tristan and Casen Askew, John Hearn, Zachary, Christopher, Dominick and Noah Zavala, Summer Ames, Johnnie III and Amber Guzman, Savas III, Lauren, Cole, Autumn, Paul Anthony, Emily and Samuel Saragoza, Jenna and Alexandria Brown, and 15 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Renee Rodriguez and Betty Joy for the compassionate care they gave Isabel.

Visitation will be Tuesday, July 14th between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. at Emken Linton Funeral Home in Texas City, Texas. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday July 15th at St. Mary's of the Miraculous Medal Church in Texas City with Father Clint Ressler Officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery Dickinson TX.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons

Please join the family for refreshments and fellowship in Ponzini Hall following the graveside service.

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