Marcos Reyes, 69, Albert Lea

Published 10:01 am Thursday, May 17, 2012

The funeral service for Marcos Torres Reyes will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bonnerup Funeral Service in Albert Lea. Capt. Jim Brickson will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday with a memorial service beginning at 6 p.m. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Marcos Torres Reyes passed away on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Center in Albert Lea. He was 69 years old.

Marcos was born in Mexico on Jan. 25, 1943, to Louis and Victoria (Reyes) Torres Reyes. On May 25, 1960, he Married Lydia Ruth Moreno in Mexico. A resident of Albert Lea for the last 34 years, he worked for Con Agra in Wells, and was active in the Salvation Army. He enjoyed fishing, singing, music, travel, cookouts and spending time with his grandkids.

He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Maria; and great-grandson, Julian Marcos Torres Mendoza.

Marcos is survived by his wife, Lydia Ruth Torres Reyes; children: Marco (Mary) Torres of Houston, Texas, Elizabeth (Maunel Quiroz) Torres of Del Rio, Texas, Hector Torres of Houston, Texas, Andrea (Jorge) Lopez of Chicago, Ill., Hugo (Patricia) Torres of Albert Lea, Vincent (Linda) Torres of Bricelyn, Louis (Elsa Estpinan) Torres of Chicago, Ill., Orlando (Tasa Sotelo) Torres of Rapid City, S.D., Irene (Ricardo Ortiz) Torres of Faribault and Esteban (Rosalban) Torres of Albert Lea; 37 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers: Armando (Gloria) Torres of San Antonio, Texas, and Jose Luis (Lupe) Torres of Uvalda, Texas; sisters: Irma Torres of Chicago, Ill., and Rosa Emma (Javier Lopez) of Oakland, Calif.