Juanita Muniz

In loving memory of Juanita Garcia Muniz, loving mom and homemaker, passed away peacefully at the age of 82 at Val Verde Nursing Home in Del Rio, Texas on December 27, 2022.  She battled Alzheimer’s for many years. She was born on January 5, 1940 in Marathon, Texas to Florentino and Luciana Garcia. She attended grade school in Marathon and then later moved to Alpine with her family where she attended Centennial School and excelled as a basketball player during her time in school competing at state. She later married Cruz Muniz, Sr., and had four children Annabel, Martha, Cruz, Jr., and Michael.

Viewing will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. with praying of the Most Holy Rosary following at Alpine Memorial Funeral Home Memorial Chapel at 6:30 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with Father Pablo Matta.

She is preceded in death by her parents Florentino, Sr. and Luciana, her husband Cruz, her children Martha, Cruz Jr., Michael Muniz and her siblings Ricarda, Irene, Maria, Pablo, and Florentino Jr.

Survivors include her daughter; Annabel Wiesman and her husband Darrel Wiesman of Midland TX, her siblings Oscar, Delma, Linda, Robert, Carmen, Sylvia and Miguel.

She will be dearly missed by her 8 grandchildren (Texas, Colorado) and 4 great-grandchildren (Andrews, Iraan, San Angelo)

In lieu of flowers, the family would like to ask that donations be made to Alzheimer’s Association.

Online condolences may be left at: www.alpinememorialfuneralhome.com

Services have been entrusted to Alpine Memorial Funeral Home in Alpine, Texas.