Maria Torres, May 19, 1939 - October 6, 2026.
Maria Torres, 87, Michigan City, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 8:39 pm in the Rensselaer Care Center, Rensselaer, Indiana.
Mass of Christian burial will be conducted at 11:00 am, Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at Mary Mother of Mercy Catholic Parish - St. Mary Campus, Buffalo & 10th Streets, Michigan City, Indiana .The Very Reverend David Kime will officiate with burial to follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Michigan City, Indiana. Visitation hours will be from 4:00 pm -7:00 pm, Monday, and from 9:30 am until 10:30 am Tuesday in the Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel, 418 Washington St., Michigan City, Indiana.
She was born May 19, 1939, in La Colonia, Michoacan, Mexico, to the late Ramon and Flabia (Rodriguez) Juarez. In Mexico she married Gabriel Torres, who preceded her in death on August 21, 2017.
Surviving are four sons, Teddy (Maria) Torres of Chicago, Illinois, Misael (Maria) Torres of Michigan City, Indiana, Jose Torres of South Bend, Indiana, and Homer (Susan) Torres of La Porte, Indiana; 23 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters, Angelica Surna, and Maricela Baron; son, Gabriel Torres; brother, Jilibaldo Juarez; and sister, Enstolia Tellez.
Maria was a member of Mary Mother of Mercy Catholic Parish-Queen of all Saints Campus, Michigan City, Indiana.
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