Telesforo Alvarado

Telesforo Alvarado of Uvalde passed away on March 9, 2017 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio at the age of 74. He was born on October 6, 1942 in Knippa to Julio Alvarado and Francisca Vela Alvarado. He married Virginia Carriola on November 9, 1968 in Uvalde. He is survived by his wife of 48 years; mother, Francisca Alvarado; two daughters, Norma Alvarado and Michelle Almaraz; and one son, Christopher Michael Alvarado, all of Uvalde; four grandchildren, John Paul Alvarado and wife, Noemi of Hobbs, NM; and Brianna Herrera, Jacob Ryan Almaraz and Jose Luis Almaraz III, all of Uvalde; two great-grandchildren, Xavier Julian Alvarado and Jordyn Alvarado of Hobbs, NM; five brothers, Henry Alvarado of Knippa, Salvador Alvarado and Robert Alvarado, both of Uvalde; Julio Alvarado of Grand Prairie; and Edward Alvarado of Westmorland, CA; four sisters, Irma Balzen of Cupertino, CA; Rosemary Llanes of League City; Emma Benavides of San Antonio; and Ofelia Ivarra of Lytle; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Raul Alvarado; and three sisters, Beatriz Lopez, Carolina Lopez, and Amalia Perez. Funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at 1:00 PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial to follow in Knippa Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jose Luis Almaraz, Jr., Daniel Alvarado, Arnold Villafranco, George Bocanegra, Tony Salas, and Robert Alvarado, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Jacob Ryan Almaraz, Jose Luis Almaraz, Xavier Julian Alvarado, Jordyn Alvarado, and Brianna Herrera.

Visitation

RushingEstesKnowles Mortuary
220 S. Getty St.
Uvalde, TX  78801
Sunday, March 12, 2017
3:00 PM

Service

Rosary

RushingEstesKnowles Mortuary
220 S. Getty St.
Uvalde, TX  78801
Sunday, March 12, 2017
7:00 PM

Rosary

RushingEstesKnowles Mortuary
220 S. Getty St.
Uvalde, TX  78801
Monday, March 13, 2017
7:00 PM

Funeral Mass

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
408 Ft. Clark Rd.
Uvalde, TX  78801
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
1:00 PM

Cemetery

Knippa Catholic Cemetery
Hwy. 90 East
Knippa, TX  78870