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Angela Bernal passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on Monday, June 16, 2025, at St. Francis Nursing Home in San Antonio. Angela Francisca Cortinas was born on October 14, 1928, in Eagle Pass, Texas to Secundina Rodriguez and Patricio Cortinas. She had two brothers, Claudio and Pat, two half-sisters, Guadalupe Musquiz and Alejandra Salinas, and one half-brother, Adolfo Cortinas. She attended Eagle Pass High School, where she graduated as Salutatorian in 1946. Angela went to work as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell, becoming one of Ma Bell’s belles, until she married Frank Bernal on October 14, 1947. Angela worked for more than thirty years as a civil servant at Wilford Hall on Lackland Air Force Base. Upon retiring, she was presented with the Outstanding Civilian Career Service Award. She and Frank took to life on the road for several years after they both retired, traveling throughout the United States and Mexico. Angela remained active throughout her life, volunteering with the St. Vincent de Paul Society at El Carmen Catholic Church, taking the nuns to lunch, tending to her garden and the pecan orchard, visiting her brothers in California, doing crossword puzzles and spending lots of time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Angela lived a full life, filled with love, laughter and family. She was a source of infinite love, patience and joy to those around her. She will always hold a special place in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. Angela was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Bernal. She is survived by four children, Angela, Frank, Stella and Rita, nine grandchildren, Vanessa, Christina, Marina, Olivia, Adrianna, Esther, Denise, Amelia and John Edward, and thirteen great-grandchildren, Kirsten, Andreas, Steven, Dulcinea, David, Daniel, Gabriel, Avery, Owen, Abby, Cora, Leo and Natalia. Visitation will take place on Sunday, June 22 at Mission Park Funeral Chapels South in San Antonio from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The Rosary will begin at 6:30 pm. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, June 23 at 10:00 am at El Carmen Catholic Church. Burial and reception will follow at El Carmen.

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Angela Bernal

October 14, 1928 - June 16, 2025