Teresa Alfonso

Teresa Alfonso died peacefully at her home Saturday, Feb. 14
after a long illness. She was 86.
Teresa Alfonso

Teresa Alfonso died peacefully at her home Saturday, Feb. 14 after a long illness. She was 86.

A native of Salamaca, Spain, she moved to Gilroy in 1972 and had been a resident ever since.

She was a past member of St. Mary’s Church in Gilroy.

She was the loving wife of Constantino Alfonso of Gilroy; loving mother of Teresa Lopez, Jose Alfonso and Hortensia and Leonico “Carlos” Ariza, all of Gilroy; grandmother of Victor Lopez, Yolanda Ariza-Escobar, Carlos Andres Ariza, and Ivan Ariza, all of Gilroy; and great-grandmother of Gabriel Lopez, Miranda Escobar, Xochilt Victoria Lopez and Nicholas Escobar, all of Gilroy. She is also survived by many relatives in Spain.

She was preceded in death by two sisters.

The funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, Feb. 17 at St. Mary’s Church under the direction of Habing Family Funeral Home in Gilroy.