Catarina Cerda

April 30, 1936 - April 18, 2022

Catarina Cerda, 85, of Alvarado, Texas, passed away Monday, April 18, 2022. She was born in Realitos, Texas on April 30, 1936 to Ricardo and Dolores (Espinosa) Martinez. Catarina was married to Hermilo Cerda on May 30, 1953, in Rio Grande City, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, and 10 siblings, Elias Martinez, Marcelina Elizondo, Pedro Martinez, Luis Martinez, Eva Lopez, Jose Martinez, MaryLou Hinojosa, Maria de Jesus Martinez, San Juanita Martinez and Guadalupe Martinez. Catarina leaves behind to cherish her memory her loving husband Hermilo Cerda; 8 children, Hermilo Cerda, Jr., Rosalinda Morales and Husband Ageo, Jr., Maria De Jesus Cerda, Gloria Ann Cerda, Blanca Estella Cerda and husband Elivorio Garcia, Delores Andrea Cerda, Maria Christina Moor and husband Patrick, and Juan Jaime Cerda and wife Marisol; fifteen grandchildren, Melissa Cerda, Olivia Cerda, Ageo Morales, III., Rebecca Collen Anderson and husband Jay Dean, Bianca Michelle Garcia, Ramsey Acevedo and wife Donna, Mark Eli Garcia and wife Elvira, Jorge Luis Garcia, Jr. and wife Athena, Nicole Marie Gross, Stephanie Ann Gross, Amanda Lee Gross, James Cerda, Brandon Cerda, Michael Cerda, and Matthew Cerda; 14 great-grandchildren, Max Lopez, Justin Lopez, Lily Feliz Morales, Aiden Benjamin Morales, Oliver Xavier Morales, Adalina Marie Morales, Aeris Sofia Alui, Canon Frank Garcia, Isabella Marie Garcia, Jorge Luis Garcia, Jr., Obe Garcia, and Jovina Lucille Garcia; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.