• Visitation: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 from 10 am – 12 pm at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME (6615 W Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI)

• Funeral Service: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 12 pm at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME (6615 W Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI)

• Interment to follow at FOREST HOME CEMETERY (2405 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, WI)

Maria Guadalupe Zulaica 

Passed away peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2026 at age 91. Loving Ma to Maria (Manuel) Garcia, Ismael Guerrero, Dahlia Hernandez, and Annette (Felipe) Ruiz. Dear sister to Ruben (Mita) Deloslasantos. Further survived by 13 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild, other loving relatives and friends. 

Preceded in death by her mother Maria Vega; children, Raymon Martinez, Joel Castro, Marshall Vega, Joseph Zulaica, and Lena Mata, and her great-grandson, Jayden Treske. 

Maria retired from Northwestern Mutual Insurance Company. She was also an entrepreneur. In every aspect of life, Maria was hardworking. 

She will be remembered as a strong woman whose greatest joy in life was her family. 

Visitation will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 from 10 am – 12 pm at HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME (6615 W Oklahoma Ave. Milwaukee, WI) with a service to follow at 12 pm. Interment will follow at FOREST HOME CEMETERY (2405 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, WI). 

The family would like to extend a thank you to the staff at Franciscan Villa – St Francis House for their kind care.

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