Daphne Villareal Obituary (2023) - Pleasant Grove, Utah

Daphne Maria Villareal Garcia graduated from her mortal life on January 25, 2023. She slipped away into eternity at her home in Pleasant Grove, Utah, at age 69. She was born January 18, 1954, to Santos Villareal Rodriguez and Lydia Garcia Cruz. She was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, where she lived most of her life. She attended high school at Escuela Superior Rafael Lopez Landron where she graduated in 1972. Soon after marriage, she dedicated most of her life as a devout care giver to her mother and raising her two children. Since her early teenage years, she developed a love for sewing. Taking advantage of every resource, she would use her grandmother's old dresses and turn them into fashion pieces. She would later sew many dresses for her daughter and nieces. When her youngest sister celebrated her quinceanero (15th birthday), she created the dresses for all the damas (maids). It was a beloved hobby of hers. If she wasn't creating something from scratch, she was altering and renovating existing pieces. Daphne also had a profound love for Travel, Tourism and History. She loved visiting museums and historic sites in her beautiful Puerto Rico, which she did many times with her immediate and extended family. Coming from a close-knit family, everything was a family matter, and every simple event turned into a large family reunion. Music, singing, dancing and laughter were always present, which explain her happy character and bubbly personality. She genuinely cared about people and making their lives easier and brighter. She was preceded in death by her parents, Santos Villareal and Lydia Garcia, and half sister Diane Bell. She is survived by her half brother John Villareal (m. Lynda Villareal), son, Reuven Ricardo Huertas (m. Diana Huertas), her daughter Daphnes Amalie Toro (m. Angel Alberto Toro), grandchildren Bryan David (m. Naydeliz), Angel Alberto, Daphnes Angeleine, Ricardo Xavier and Brad Ruben, and many beloved family members. She will be laid to rest at a later date in her native Puerto Rico, where a celebration of life service will take place in summer 2023. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com. ....... Daphne Maria Villareal Garcia se graduo de esta vida mortal el 25 de enero de 2023. Dio su paso a las eternidades en su hogar en Pleasant Grove, Utah, a la edad de 69 anos. Ella nacio el 18 de enero de 1954, sus padres son Santos Villareal Rodriguez y Lydia Garcia Cruz. Es oriunda de Guayama, Puerto Rico, donde vivio gran parte de sus vida. Asistio a la Escuela Superior Rafael Lopez Landron, de donde se graduo en el 1972. Poco despues de contraer matrimonio, dedico gran parte de su vida a cuidar devotamente a su mama y a criar sus dos hijos. Desde muy temprano en su adolescencia, Daphne desarrollo un amor por la costura. Para aprovechar cada recurso, ellla usaba los vestidos viejos de su abuela y los convertia en piezas de moda. Mas adelante, cosia para su hija y sobrinas. Incluso cuando su hermanita menor celebro su quinceanero, ella fue quien cosio los vestidos de todas las damas. Era un pasatiempo que amaba. Si no estaba cosiendo algo nuevo, estaba renovando y cambiando piezas ya existentes. Tambien tenia un amor por la historia y el turismo. Le encantaba visitar lugares historicos y museos de su hermoso Puerto Rico, lo cual hizo muchas veces con toda su familia. Ella provino de una familia muy unida, donde todo se volvia un asunto familiar, y cualquier evento sencillo se volvia una gran reunion familiar. La musica, el canto, el baile y la risa nunca faltaban, lo que explican su caracter y personalidad alegre. Ella siempre buscaba maneras de hacer que la vida de otros fuera un poco mejor y mas facil. Al otro lado del velo la esperaban sus padres, Santos Villareal y Lydia Garcia, asi como su media hermana Diane Bell. Le sobreviven su medio hermano John Villareal (Lynda Villareal), su hijo Reuven Ricardo Huertas (m. Diana Huertas), su hija Daphnes Amalie Toro (m. Angel Alberto Toro), y nietos Bryan David (m. Naydeliz), Angel Alberto, Daphnes Angeleine, Ricardo Xavier, y Brad Ruben, asi como demas familiares. Ella sera llevada de regreso a su amado Puerto Rico, donde se hara una celebracion de su vida durante el verano de 2023.