Amelia Pruneda

Our Beloved, Amá, Amelia Garza Pruneda, with her beautiful green eyes passed away in her home of fourty-nine years on March 8th, 2019. It was her last wish to pass away in her home that she loved, cared for, and cherished all of those years. She was born in Cuidad Anáhuac, Nuevo León, Mexico on April 4th, 1936 to Rosalio Garza and Maria Zuniga Garza. She was raised in Mexico up until the age of six and then migrated to the United States, where she received up to an 8th grade education in Lyford, Texas. Even though she never completed her high school education, our Amá was a very intelligent lady that worked hard her whole life to give her husband of 62 years, Rodolfo Pruneda and her children a better life. She would say that her desire was that her children would have a better life than what she had, she fulfilled that wish. Our Amá and Apá met each other in 1956 in Homestead, Florida while working in the green bean fields. After working only three weeks together, they ran off and eloped. They married on March 16th of 1956 in Miami, Florida. They traveled the United States for the next six years, working in different crops to make a life together. They settled in Toppenish, Washington in 1963 so that their eldest son, Roy, could start school. She, along with our Apá, worked tirelessly for years as field laborers. She was employed at the Yakima Bait Company in the winters, where she tied fish flies. A crew leader during the asparagus seasons, working side by side with Apá for many years, and was also a ten wheeler truck driver, hauling sugar beets and potatoes, with Apá and our brother, Rudy. She would never let any man take cuts when it came to making loads. She use to say, “no me voy a dejar que me ganen”. She showed us the value of a dollar, to always keep a clean and tidy home, but above all to love and respect each other with all of our hearts. She loved to meet new people and talk with those that would take the time. She had a green thumb, loved her roses, geraniums, and all flowers in general. She was a devoted wife to her husband and Amá to her children, who put our needs always above her own. She would wake up every morning at three am to pack our Apá’s lunch and make us breakfast. We never went a day without her cooking for all of us. She could make a stack of flour tortillas as high as you all could imagine. She also was a talented seamstress. She sewed many quilts and beautiful clothes for her two girls and later for her grandchildren. She was a true artist, with many talents. We, her children, inherited her talents in one way or another. She is preceded in death by her Parents, Rosalio Garza and Maria Zuniga Garza, sisters, Trinidad Hernandez, Rosa Contreras, brothers, Matilde Garza, Carlos Garza, Arturo Garza, and Rodolfo Garza. She leaves behind her husband of sixty-two years, Rodolfo Pruneda, sons Roy Pruneda (Sandy), Bobby Pruneda (Tammy), Rudy Pruneda (Camelia), daughters Eliza Cerna (Jim), and Sylvia Nishi (Jon). Her greatest joy was seeing her grandchildren grow and play sports. Oh, how she loved her babies. Christopher and Daniel Pruneda, Erik and Jonathan Pruneda, Joshua Pruneda, Jasmine Pruneda Ramirez, and Jodie Pruneda, Kimberly Cerna Connally and David Cerna, Kobe and EmmaLee Nishi. She also had eleven great grandchildren, Peyton and Enzo Pruneda, Bailey, Carly and Annie Wilkinson, Elizabeth Pruneda, Terryn Pruneda and Reynaldo Ramirez, Aydan, Drake, and Jude Connally. And to our Ama’s best friend, her sister in love, Elma Longoria. Thank you for all your years of friendship. We would like to thank Astria Home Health and Hospice for their assistance and care, Eli (Chaplain), Ellen (Social Worker), Sam and Leslie (Nurses). We would also like to thank our Ama’s care givers, Miriam Rubio, Virginia Silva, and a very special thanks to Lucia Sanchez, who cared for her until the very end. We will always be grateful for our Lucia, who cared for her as if she were her own Amá. God sent Lucia to us because He knew that she would be the Best for her. Our Amá loved Lucia even though she could not express it in words, we know that they would have been great friends if our Amá had been well. Lucia would have been another daughter to her. We Love you Lucia. And to our Apá, Rodolfo Pruneda, gracias Apá por nunca dejar el lado de nuestra Amá y por cuidarla hasta su último suspiro. Amá, we thank you for Always caring for us, loving us, and teaching us right from wrong. Our hearts are broken, but we give Thanks to God that you are no longer in pain and we will all meet again in Eternity with our Loving Jesus Christ. Te queremos mucho nuestra Mamacita. Psalms 23:1-4 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me besides still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-they comfort me. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Amelia Pruneda, please visit our flower store.