Mirna Aracely Benavides, 49, died December 23, 2020 at St Catherine Hospital in Garden City, Kansas. She was born May 17, 1971, the daughter of Jose D. Melendez and Lucia Rubio, in La Union, El Salvador.
Mirna was born, raised and educated in El Salvador. She married Oscar Alejandro Benavides in November 1995 in Garden City. He survives. She was educated as a nurse but enjoyed the life of a housewife. Her hobbies included cooking, baking, dancing, and caring for her fur babies. Family and friends will fondly remember her sense of fairness, loyalty and bubbly personality. She was kidney transplant survivor (2014). Her children were her inspiration to keep fighting.
In addition to her husband she is survived by her children-Karen Lucia Benavides and Kevin Alejandro Benavides; mother-Lucia Rubio & siblings-Luis Melendez, Maria Robles, Iris Griselda Melendez, Mario Melendez, Jose Osmar Melendez, Jose Alexis Melendez and Yensi Marilin Melendez.
She was preceded in death by her father-Jose Melendez.
A Funeral Mass will be held on 12:00 pm Wednesday December 30, 2020 at St Mary Catholic Church with Father Jacob Schneider as Celebrant and broadcast live via the Garnand Facebook page . Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be 11:00 am-8:00 pm with a Rosary at 5:00 pm both on Tuesday December 29, 2020 at Garnand Funeral Home, 412 N 7th, Garden City, Kansas The family suggest memorials to the Mirna Benavides Memorial Fund in Care of Garnand Funeral Home.