Lilia Michigan

Lilia Elsa Ballesteros entered into eternal rest on Sunday, September 24, 2017.

Lilia is a native Laredoan and a proud Texan. She enjoyed following sports, cooking, working in her yard, and traveling. She visited all 50 states and many national parks.

She is preceded in death by her husband: Bernardo Ballesteros, her parents: Alfonso and Lilia Perez, and her sister Eva Cecilia Flores.

She is survived by her children: Lilia Elsa (Michael) Rampe, Bernardo (Nicole) Ballesteros, Elisa Esther Zwick, Cecilia Adriana (Timothy) Clark, Olivia Eva (William) Zustiak, Cynthia Irene (Matthew) Farnsworth; and her grandchildren: Michael Jr., Tomas, Alejandro, Stana, and Lorenzo.

She is also survived by her brother Alfonso (Lily) Perez, her sister Juanita (Arturo) Alvarez, and other numerous loving relatives and friends.

Special thanks to Sparrow Health Care Systems for their care and attention to Lilia's medical needs.

No services will be held in Michigan.

Those wishing to make donations in honor of Lilia are encouraged to send them to: Greater Lansing Food Bank, PO Box 16224, Lansing, Michigan, 48901.

Visitation will be held Friday, September 29, 2017 from 5 to 9 in the evening at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels, 719 Loring at Cortez. A Rosary will be recited at 7 in the evening.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 30, 2017 departing the funeral home at 9:40 a.m. to Christ the King for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.

Rite of Committal and Interment will follow at the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be: Bernardo A. Ballesteros, Michael C. Rampe, Michael C. Rampe Jr., Matthew W. Farnsworth, Timothy P. Clark, and Ricardo Alvarez. Honorary pallbearer is William A. Zustiak.