Minerva F Ayala, 82, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully on Tuesday August 27, 2019.  Minerva was born and raised in Eagle Pass Texas and raised in San Antonio Texas.  She met and married the love of her life Lorenzo G. Ayala in Mason City, Iowa in 1952. She was married for over 40 years before her husband passed away in 1993. She raised her children in Wichita Falls Tx and Gilroy Ca.  Minerva enjoyed spending time with her family and hosting gatherings at her home.  She also enjoyed reading, watching novelas and music. She was and amazing person who always opened her home to relatives and friends in need.  Her family remembers her as in the following way, "She was loving, caring and a strong person, everyone loved her."  She will be missed.

Minerva was preceded in death by her husband Lorenzo G Ayala and daughter Rosemary Ayala-Ledesma and survived by her children Cenado (Gloria) Ayala, Alex (Sandra) Ayala, Alisa (Gabriel) Perez, Lorenzo (Sandra F) Ayala, Sally (Jose) Ayala-Hurtado, Eva Ayala. She is survived by her 2 brothers, 12 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.