Natalia Ramirez

NATALIA SERNA RAMIREZ SAN JUAN – Natalia Serna Ramirez, 72, died Thursday, December 6, 2012, at McAllen Medical Center. Born in Pharr, Mrs. Ramirez had lived in San Juan all of her life. She is preceded in death by her husband, Demetrio Ramirez; parents, Eduardo and Carlota Serna; three sisters, Candelaria Garza, Maria Martinez, Florinda Martinez; two brothers, Vidal Serna and Marin Serna; a great-granddaughter, Bianca D. Ramirez; and her mother in law, Sabina Reyes. Mrs. Ramirez is survived by 12 children, Jose Demetrio (Gloria) Ramirez, Maria Estella (Mario) Muniz, Jose Luis Ramirez, Carlota Ramirez, Gilberto Ramirez, Isidro Ramirez, Belinda (Carlos) Perez, Eduardo Ramirez, and Vidal Ramirez, all of San Juan, Anna Berta (Ernesto) Jimenez and Rogelio (Socorro) Ramirez of Coachella, California, Alejandro Ramirez of Lake Mills, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Leonel Serna, of Rio Bravo and Eduardo Serna, of Reynosa. A rosary was held Friday, December 7, 2012, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral service will be at 2 pm today, December 8, 2012, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in San Juan. Interment will follow at San Juan Cemetery. Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan