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Juana Tovar Obituary

Tovar, Juana R. (nee Ramos) Beloved wife of Juan; devoted mother of Maria Raquel (Rene) Herrera, Juan Tomas Tovar and the late Juan Tovar Jr.; loving grandmother of Rene Jr. and Lisette Herrera; dear sister of Paula (the late Eduardo) Salazar and Pola (Rey) Tenorio, Miguel (Rosa) Ramos and the late Domingo (Santos) Ramos; fond aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral will be Wednesday. Family and friends will meet at St. Pius V Church, 1909 S. Ashland Chicago at 9 a.m. to celebrate Mass. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday 3-9 p.m. at Salerno's Galewood Chapels, 1857 N. Harlem Chicago. For info call 773-889-1700.

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Aug. 5, 2013.

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August 10, 2013

We love you Tia! I'm glad we got to see you on Mothers day.

Bobby and Diane, Pearland, TX.

kevin paul

August 8, 2013

R.i.p Tia juana

kevin paul

August 8, 2013

My condolences to the family...Tia just like everyone else in the family always made me feel at home. she was a very beautiful woman and you could tell that she was very strong willed. someone not to be messed with. but her eyes and her words always gave me peace..you will be missed tia but never forgotten...

Luis ( mikito ) Ramos Angelica & Peter Rangel Reyna, Isaiah ( peanut ) and Alicia Ramos

August 7, 2013

To my Tia my family and friends, words can't say how the loss of Tia Juana makes us feel. She will be missed by all whose life she touched and graced. She gave us good memories. We love you and miss you. Thanks for being in our lives and coming to Texas to see us before you left to be with our lord and savor. We will always love you and will forever be in our hearts and prayers.

Saul Ramos

August 7, 2013

En mi nombre y el de mi familia, os expresamos nuestras condolencias por el fallecimiento de nuestra Tia Juana. Deseamos de todo corazon que Dios nos ayude a soportar tan gran ausencia. Nos queda la tarea de tener vivo su recuerdo en nuestras oraciones de cada dia por haber sido una mujer ejemplar

Sinceramente,
Saul y Letty Ramos y familia.

Miguel & Rosa Ramos

August 7, 2013

We'll miss you beloved sister Juana. We have wonderful memories of you which we will cherish. Regrets that we were unable to be there with the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

Monica Paul

August 7, 2013

Our Collective hearts are heavy with sympathy.

Wishing peace to bring comfort, courage to face the days ahead and loving memories to forever hold in our hearts.

Monica & Kevin Paul and Family

Ezekiel and Nikita Velasquez

August 7, 2013

I can't believe that your gone Tia, we miss you greatly and I'm grateful you were able to visit us here in la Pryor, one last time. Until we all see u in heaven again Tia. We love you!

August 5, 2013

Jesus Greatest Prayer Warrior will be Greatly Missed but never forgotten. Love Rey Tenorio Jr and family.

Annabel Salazar

August 5, 2013

Words cannot express the sorrow I feel losing my beloved Aunt.

To my family: May you find peace and comfort in knowing that your grief is shared by so many of us. My Aunt will be sorely missed. God bless our family.

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4

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