- Date Of Birth: July 13, 1927
- Date Of Death: September 22, 2016
- State: Illinois
Ventura Maciel, 89, of Galesburg, died at 9 p.m. Thursday, September 22, 2016 at Heartland Health Care.
Ventura was born July 13, 1927 in Fort Madison, IA the daughter of Pordifo and Juanita Andrade Moreno.
She married Walter Maciel on July 1, 1950 in Ft. Madison, IA. Ventura is survived by two sons, Ludger (Marti) Maciel and Vincent Maciel both of Galesburg; three daughters, Anna (John) Allen and Marguerite (Kevin) McCoy, both of Galesburg and Janice (Larry) Nimmo of Amarillo, TX; 7 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter on December 14, 2000; a daughter, Valerie Cozad on July 14, 2016; one brother; and two sisters.Ventura worked for Sheaffer Pen Company while living in Ft. Madison. After moving to Galesburg, she worked for Gross Galesburg and retired from Carhartt in 1985. She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church.
Ventura considered any time with family and friends time well spent. While living at Heartland she enjoyed attending many activities.
