Celia Rivas Obituary

We are sad to announce that on December 9, 2021, at the age of 81, Celia Rivas of Weslaco, Texas, born in Poteet, Texas passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Celia Rivas to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parent Julia Quintanilla; her children, Christina Rivas, Ruben Rivas and Santiago Rivas Jr.; and her siblings, Teofelo Alcoser and Leonor Tijerina (Jesse).

She is survived by: her stepfather Santos Rocha; her husband Santiago Rivas Sr.; her children, Nelly Garcia (Charlie) of Weslaco, Evangelina DeLeon (Mario) of Weslaco, Irene Sanchez (Omar) of Weslaco, Rachel Guajardo (Sonny) of West Columbia and Noe Rivas of Weslaco; her siblings, Santos Rocha, Ricardo Rocha, Armando Rocha, Rogelio Rocha (Rosa), Estevan Rocha and Jose Luis Rocha; her daughter-in-law Carmen Rivas; her sister-in-law Celia Alcoser; and her grandchildren, Santiago Rivas III, Elida Ramirez (Cesar), Celina Rivas (David), Clarissa Nobels (Matt), Lorena Garcia, Alexis Garcia (Cathy), Claudia Garcia, Alyssa Guajardo, Lindsey Guajardo, Naftali Guajardo III, Christina Sanchez, Cynthia Garcia (Nestor), Catherine Staha (Jared), Leslie Garza (Thomas), Marco Rivas, Enrico Rivas and Andrea Rivas. She is also survived by nineteen great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.