Juanita S. Lopez

EDINBURG - Juanita S. Lopez, known to many as "Mommymoon," passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021, at Edinburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She lived 87 years adoring family all of her life in Edinburg. Mommymoon was the matriarch always making sure she and her family worked hard at life especially to run a successful family business alongside her late husband, Lauro "Poppymoon" Lopez. She owned and operated 107 Drive Inn Grocery in the Colonia San Juan in Edinburg for 55 years. She will be missed by many of her customers and life-long family friends. Her strength, fearlessness, and determination came from her Daddy, and she made sure she shared those qualities with her family. Even though she will be missed dearly, we are consoled by the fact that Mommymoon and Poppymoon are together once again.
In their 67 years of marriage, they cherished their four children, George Lopez, Hector (Ester) Lopez, Martha (Desiderio) Romero, Marga Aida Lopez, and 11 grandchildren, Veronica (Ben) Elizondo, Marissa (Noe) Cavazos, Lorena Lopez, Hector Aldo (Cristina) Lopez, Leonardo Lopez, Karina (Juan) Zepeda, Ileana (Humberto) Soto, Desiderio Romero III, Mario (Linda) Romero, Julio Romero, and Brianna (Tyler) Sarver. The family continues to bloom with 12 great-grandchildren. Mommymoon is survived by all of her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and three siblings, Crecencia Maldonado, Esteban Sanchez, and Clara Vela.
She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Lauro Lopez; her parents Everardo and Geronima Sanchez; four siblings, Francisca Cruz, Felix Sanchez, Adela Murillo, and Armando Sanchez.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., with a 6 p.m. rosary Friday, February 19, 2021, at Memorial Funeral Home, 208 E. Canton in Edinburg. If you would like to join us for a virtual rosary, please use the following Zoom meeting ID, 848 8356 8150, and passcode, 958064. Funeral service will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Edinburg. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Edinburg.
Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg.