Maria Tapia Casas

Maria Tapia Casas, 80, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 3rd, 2022. Maria was born in Jalisco, Mexico to Feliciano and Felicitas Tapia on September 25, 1941. She married Jose Casas on September 17, 1977 in Chandler, Arizona. The couple spent 20 years in Chicago before settling in Texas in 1997. Maria was devoted to raising her children and later caring for her grandchildren. She was a devout Catholic who also enjoyed spending time in the kitchen preparing everyone’s favorite meals. Maria also loved singing Rancheras with her sisters. Her other pastimes included knitting and tending to her plants. Maria is preceded in death by her parents and five siblings Erineo Tapia, Mercedes Jimenez, Hermelinda González, Josephina Gutiérrez, and María Guadalupe “Cuca” Aceves. Mrs. Casas is survived by her husband Jose Casas; Son, Richard Casas and wife Angela and their children Cassandra, Richard Jr. and Marisol; Daughter Diana Casas and her children Arianna, Damaris, and Blaize; five siblings Ascension Tapia and wife Lucina, Ezequiel Tapia and wife Lupita, Javier Tapia, Adolfo Tapia and wife Yolanda, Elena González, Eva González and husband Salvador. Pallbearers for the service will be her nephews. A Rosary will be held at Harper Funeral Home at 6:00PM Wednesday, June 8, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 10:00AM, Thursday, June 9,2022.