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Martha Cigarroa Adame was born in San Antonio, Texas on December 14, 1926 and went home to Our Lord on June 10, 2020. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister and husband of 53 years, Pedro Adame. She is survived by her 8 children, 16 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren children. At a very young age, during the Great Depression Martha’s parents moved the family to Oaxaca, Mexico where she attended school until the age of 12. She was then mentored by a kind woman who taught her to cook, sew, crochet and embroider. At age 17 she was married and had three daughters by age 22. That marriage ended after 4 years as it had been an arranged marriage. Martha then returned to the U.S. In El Paso, with her father’s help and to support herself and her young daughters, she opened a boarding house and fed up to 30 boarders. For the next three years she would rise each day at 3:00 am to prepare breakfast and take out lunches, then dinners for her boarders. In El Paso, she met and married Pedro and together they had 5 children. Later the family moved to San Antonio where due to financial strains Martha returned to work outside of the home and was employed for several years by the Sunshine Pecan Factory and later by the Finesilver Cigar Company. Martha possessed a strong work ethic, and a strong trust in God. She raised her children within the Catholic faith, and prayers, attending Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation were very important to her. Despite extreme poverty Martha did her best to ensure her children received a Catholic school education. When her grandchildren came and she was needed to help with their care while their parents worked, she did so without hesitation. She cared for many of her grandchildren and even a great-great granddaughter, Vivian. She traveled to Germany to assist with the care of her newborn grandson, Peter. While there she took time to visit her grandson, Hector, who was studying abroad in Seville, Spain. Later in life, as a senior citizen she volunteered at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church cooking and cleaning for the priests. As a member of the Guadalupanas she volunteered many hours cooking for fund-raisers and various other church activities. She enjoyed travel and was fortunate to travel to Rome, Spain, Uruguay, Paraguay, Panama, and México City. Most recently she traveled to Mapimi, Durango, Mexico with her daughter Maria and her grandson to locate her father’s ancestors and also to New York City to attend her granddaughter Celina’s wedding. Martha was a devout woman who prayed the rosary daily for her family and received communion weekly until COVID 19 restrictions were placed. She continued her daily prayers and bible readings. St. John’s gospels were her favorite and most especially the Sermon on the Mount which was her last bible reading less than 36 hours before her death. Martha is survived by her children: Dolores East, Maria Castillo, Lina Flores (Manuel), Kathy Rodriguez (Rodney), Pete Adame, Mary Jane Martinez, Rosalie Adame-Williams, and Patti Dolan (John); her grandchildren: Kathy Murdock, Billy Tristan, Hector Castillo, Brian Castillo (Opal), Adrian Flores (Sheila), Bianca C. Flores, Justin Rodriguez (Allison Jansa-Rodriguez), Rebecca Rodriguez (David Hodge), Peter Thomas Adame, Evita Martinez, Richard A. Martinez Jr, Celina Kim (Nathan), Andrea Hemmingway Sohn (Michael Sohn), Michael Dolan, Jessica Dolan, and Michelle Dolan; and 12 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, June 18, 2020 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Mass of the Resurrection will be Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:00 am at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 10703 Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio TX 78230. Interment to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park 7735 Gibbs Sprawl Rd, San Antonio, TX 78239.

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Martha Cigarroa Adame

December 14, 1926 - June 10, 2020