Mrs. Irene Garces Alfaro, born in San Antonio, TX on July 7, 1945 went to with the Lord on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the age of 76 years. Mrs. Alfaro was a dedicated employee of the San Antonio Teachers Credit Union and of Northside Independent School District where she retired from. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Gilberto F. Alfaro, her parents, Juan O. and Germana Garces and sister Magdalena Saldana. She is survived by her son, Francisco F. Alfaro and daughter-in-law Heidi M. Alfaro; brothers and sisters: Juan Garces, Concepcion Garces, Simon Garces, Dolores Lena, Teresa Garces, Christina Geist and Othon Garces and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Alfaro enjoyed life and placed her son and family above all else.  She was very devout in her faith, was deeply loved and will be missed by many. The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Porter Loring Mortuary.

ROSARY SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2022 7:00 P.M. PORTER LORING CHAPEL 1101 MCCULLOUGH AVE MASS OF RESURRECTION MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2022 10:00 A.M. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH 4222 S.W. LOOP 410

 Interment will follow in San Fernando Cemetery III.  Click here to view the service of Mrs. Irene Garces Alfaro 

Those who wish may forward memorial donations to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, P. O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486, www.mdanderson.org\\gifts and/or the Northside Education Foundation, 6632 Bandera Rd., Bldg. A, San Antonio, TX 78238, http://foundation.nisd.net