Teofila T. de Castro

December 28, 1935 - June 28, 2020

Services for Teofila T. de Castro of Tyler will be held on Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Chapel in Tyler with the Very Reverend Hank Lanik officiating. Burial will follow at Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery, under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mrs. de Castro passed away, Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. She was born December 28, 1935 in Iloilo, Philippines to Elias and Felicidad Trafalgar. Teofila graduated from Lincoln College, Iloilo, Philippines. She was a member of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler and was a self employed business woman. Teofila was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Miguel de Castro Sr. She is survived by her loving children, Dr. Joel de Castro and wife Carol, Marigold Suarez and husband Alex, Dr. Grace Rafi and husband Dr. Rizalino, Dr. Miguel de Castro and wife Meredith; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four brothers and four sisters. Visitation is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2020 followed by a Rosary beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home at 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler.