Lupe J. Ibarra

Lupe Jasso Ibarra April 15, 1940 - July 18, 2022. On Monday, July 18, 2022, Lupe J. Ibarra parted from her body on this earth to spend eternity with our Father in heaven. Lupe was preceded in death by her parents Macario Jasso † and Antonia Ortega †, and her brother Miguel (Enedina †) Jasso †. She is survived by her husband Lucio Ibarra, her brother Samuel (Esperanza †) Jasso, their seven children Irene (Hector) Cárdenas, Francisco Javier (Elvira) Ibarra, María Reyna (David) Dávila, Guadalupe (Rynald) Baldwin, Eliseo (Bertha) Ibarra, Macario (San Juana) Ibarra, María Antonia (Eleuterio) Dávila, 28 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Despite only receiving schooling through the 1st grade, Lupe was a dedicated life-long learner. Much of what she knew she taught herself, experimenting until she got it just right. She was a person who always found a way to make things work, steadfast with hope, even if the circumstances made it seem impossible. She was a fiercely independent and hard-working woman, working in housekeeping as a young woman for many years. Through this period of her life, she met her future husband at a dance and fell deeply in love. Though she lived in the United States and he lived in Mexico, they kept in touch, writing each other constantly to prove their dedication. They were engaged a year after they met and after six years, they wed in 1964. Lupe soon after became a mother. Caring for her children full time while her husband worked as an agricultural laborer, she quickly made their house into a home - something she truly had a gift for - and carried this with her all her life. As soon as her kids came home from school, she always had food ready for them, with her signature tortillas de harina. Even though money was tight, and she had a large family of her own, she held space in her home for her nieces and nephews to stay so that they could go to school. Her heart was full of generosity, and she never expected anything in return. After the loss of her mother in 1982, she turned to the church for comfort and consolation. There is where her faith in God grew and grounded her in a time of such instability. From then on, she was devoted in her faith and was sure to instill that important part of her healing in her children, who instilled it in theirs as well. Her second home was at her church, Catedral del Valle, where she remained faithful until her passing day. All her life she loved to travel with her children, seeing new places and having new adventures every time. She was passionate for her garden, and with her nurturing hands, she could make anything grow. Everything she touched, she spilled life into. Her warmth was unmatched, her smile and laughter so contagious. She was the most selfless person in the world - everything she did, she did for her family. She loved everyone with such a passion, she didn’t care whether or not they were related to her for her to consider them family. We were all her children; no one who entered her home left without both a full belly and heart. She was a beacon of love and light. She loved so fearlessly that sometimes it didn’t even make sense to us, but that’s the kind of person that she was. She could never be wronged, because her heart saw past it. The love she held for everyone permeated our lives; it is a fire that burns in all of our hearts - a fire that can never be extinguished. She is so terribly missed, but her love will live on through every life that she graced with her presence, and the lifetime of memories that we will always hold dear. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022 at Rudy Garza Funeral Home, 236 S. Ohio Ave. Mercedes, TX 78570 from 11AM to 8PM with a service at 6PM. All are welcome to join us in remembering her great legacy and her beautiful life well-lived. All services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home.