Manuel Lara

MCALLEN- Manuel Lara, 94, entered eternal rest on Thursday, October 1, 2026 in McAllen, Mr. Lara is preceded in death by his parents, Santos Lara, and Francisca Duenes Lara; one son, Jose Lara; sibling, Romanita (Manuel) Tello.

Mr. Lara is survived by his wife, Mariana Flores; eight children, Gloria (Oscar) Garcia, Macarena (Eddie) Aldape, Alma (Hector) Montalvo, Dinora (David) Hernandez, Nelva (Jorge) Lopez, Daniel Lara, Alfredo (Melissa) Lara, and Rafael (Iris) Lara; twenty-nine grandchildren, Jose M. Lara Jr., Jairo Garza, Patricia Garza, Brenda Garza, Priscilla Losoya, Joshua Lara, Daniel Lara, Edgar Garcia, Glenda Mata, Emmanuel Aldape, Alyssa Schauf, Victoria Lara, Isabella Lara, Gabriela Lara, Santos, Lara, Christa Lara, Mikayla Lara, Samantha Jo Devine, Mariana Elizabeth Lara, Angelina Jolie Rodriguez, Hector Montalvo Jr., Monica Ditto, Daniel Montalvo, Aminta Sagar, Laurie Hernandez, Lily Hernandez,Elliana Esquivel, Jorge Lopez, and Jakob Lopez; thirty great grandchildren, Sienna Mata, Oakley Mata, Barrett Mata, Edrik Losoya, Destiny Benavides, Katherine Lara, Victoria Lara, Audrey Ledezma, Dominic Ledezma, Jeremiah Lara, Jazlyn Lara, Mateo Aldape, Albert Schauf, Blake Ditto, Carly Ditto, Hector Montalvo III, Anthony Montalvo, Sofia Montalvo, Adelaide Sagar, Emma Sagar, Leonel Lopez, Kamila Lopez, McKinsey Rose Rodriguez, Hadrian kai Rodriguez, Sadi Jo Devine, Vanessa Lara, Ariel Lara, Gabriela Garza, Natalia Garza, and Alexandra Garza; sibling, Eva (Gilbert +) Allen; numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Legacy Chapels 4610 South Jackson Road in Edinburg.