Marina Zapata, 53, of Genoa, Ohio went home to be with the Lord on Sunday October 30, 2016. She was born in Piedras Negras, Coahulia, Mexico on November 30, 1962. Marina went to Genoa High School and was a member of The Rock Church in Oregon. She was very active in the area and coached for many years with the East Toledo Family Center and PAL Little League Baseball. Family was extremely important to her. She was a proud cheer mom, enjoyed throwing parties and giving her grandchildren Christmas gifts. Marina was very sweet and loved her family and life. She also enjoyed shopping and garage sales.
Surviving is her husband, Jesse Puente; mother, Francisca Zapata; children, Jacob (Vanina) Zapata, Alejandro Zapata, Jasmine Zapata and Mateo Zapata (nephew); grandchildren, Jacob Jr., Alayna, Nicholas, Ryan, Ryonna, Ramari and Ramir; siblings, Andy (Mariaelena), Sylvia (Eliseo), Tony (Michelle) Reyes and Raquel; nieces and nephews, Noemi (god daughter), Vanessa, Andy, Mercedes, Eliseo Hector, Tony, Marco, Eliseo Jr., Isaias, Audrianna and Seth; and many other cousins, great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Reyes Zapata; son, Josh and step daughter, Dana.
Friends may call at the Eggleston Meinert Pavley Funeral Home, Millbury Chapel, 1111 Woodville Road, Millbury, Ohio, (east of I-280) on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 from 2-8 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 204 Main St., Genoa, Ohio on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow in Clay Township Cemetery.