Maria Olivia (Lopez) Sanchez Obituary
Official Obituary of

Maria Olivia (Lopez) Sanchez

July 29, 1934 - May 19, 2026

Maria Olivia (Lopez) Sanchez Obituary

Maria Olivia (Lopez) Sanchez, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen.


Maria Olivia grew up in El Capote and moved to Las Milpas in 1960. She was a migrant farm worker who took pride in driving the workers in her father’s tandem truck. Maria Olivia then married the love of her life in 1971 and settled in Pharr


She is survived by her husband, Juan Sanchez; daughter, Angelica (Enrique) Treviño; grandchildren, Olivia Elizabeth Sanchez, Ruben Ezequiel Treviño, Ricky Treviño Jr., and Robert Treviño; sister, Minnie (Polo) Contreras; brothers, Ruben (Elena) Lopez, Adan Lopez and Carlos (Rosa) Lopez; and many beloved nieces and nephews.


Visitation will be from 4pm to 9pm with a 7pm rosary on Monday, May 25, 2026, at De Leon Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at 10am on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in San Juan. Burial will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.

 

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Maria Olivia (Lopez) Sanchez, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen.


Maria Olivia grew up in El Capote and moved to Las Milpas in 1960. She was a migrant farm worker who took pride in driving the workers in her father’s tandem truck. Maria Olivia then married the love

Events

Visitation

Monday, May 25, 2026

4:00 pm - 9:00 pm

De Leon Funeral Home

700 E. Interstate 2 Pharr, TX 78577

Funeral Mass

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

10:00 am

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

216 W. 1st St. San Juan, TX 78589

Burial

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

11:00 am

Palm Valley Memorial Gardens

4607 N. Sugar Rd Pharr, TX 78577