Joaquin Cerda Obituary (2023 - 2023)

Joaquin Cerda, 77, entered into eternal rest on March 27, 2023, at Doctor’s Hospital at Renaissance surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 23, 1945 in Matamoros, Mexico. Mr. Cerda started and ran his own construction material business for over 43 years in San Benito, TX still making deliveries and taking care of customers until the very end. In his spare time, this consummate entrepreneur never found a good deal he would pass up, buying and selling everything from trucks, barrels, tanks to heavy equipment. Mr. Cerda was preceded in death by his wife, Maria de la luz Cerda and his parents, Joaquin Cerda and Hortencia Villafranca. Also, preceded in death by his siblings, Olga, Roque, and Osbaldo Cerda. He is survived by his two loving children and their families: Julio (Cuquis) Cerda and Hortencia (Guennael) Delorme and 5 grandchildren: Marcela, Ana Paola, Julio Alberto, Julian and Andrea. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023 from 5-7pm at Funeraria del Angel Mont Meta with a rosary at 7pm. Mass will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 2pm at St Benedict’s Catholic Church in San Benito with interment to follow at Mont Meta cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Brown Family Funeral Services of Mission, TX.