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Ninfa P. Ruiz went to be with the Lord on February 18, 2023, in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 71. Ninfa was born in Karnes City, Texas on November 25, 1951, to Guadalupe Pena and Manuela Salinas. When she was still a baby, her family moved to San Antonio. She moved 14 times within the city of San Antonio before the age of 20. She attended Huff and Columbia Heights Elementary schools. She stopped attending school after the 6th grade. She married her husband, Tomás A. Ruiz, of 51 years on December 24, 1971. Ninfa earned her GED in 1990. In December 2001, she graduated from St. Philip’s College with an Associates of Applied Science Degree in Dietetic Technology. She worked for the South San Antonio Independent School District for 24 years. She began her employment with the school district as a substitute cafeteria worker and retired as the Child Nutrition Supervisor for the school district. Ninfa lived on the South Side of San Antonio all her life. In 2010, her memoir, Los Secrets de Ninfa (Ninfa’s Secrets), was published by Onda Books Publishing. Since her retirement in 2007, she enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family cooking delicious Saturday lunches. She is survived by her loving husband Tomás A. Ruiz; son Tomás Ruiz III; daughter Delia Ruiz; sisters Minerva P. Menchaca and Biatris P. Rodriguez; brother Antonio Pena; stepchildren Norma Ruiz (Luis Enriquez), Griselda Ruiz (Eliazar Castillo), and Dora Ruiz (Armando Zuniga). She is also survived by grandchildren Dylan Tomás Granato, Carlos M. Castro (Julissa Hernandez), Azucena Cervantes, Pablo E. Castro, Sarah E. Castro, and Jesus Cervantes. In lieu of flowers, consider making an online donation to the American Institute for Cancer Research and/or American Transplant Foundation. SERVICES Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Palm Heights Mortuary from 4pm to 8pm with the Holy Rosary to begin at 6:30pm. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, March 2, 2023, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church at 10am, followed by interment at Mission Burial Park South. PALM HEIGHTS MORTUARY 3711 S. ZARZAMORA STREET SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78225 210-924-4568

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Ninfa P. Ruiz

November 25, 1951 - February 18, 2023