Catalina (Garcia) Saucedo

Catalina (Garcia) Saucedo, age 84 of East Chicago, IN passed away Friday, February 27, 2026 at home.  She is survived by 5 children: Annabel Shore, Antonio Saucedo Jr., Arturo (Erlinda) Saucedo, Armando Saucedo, and Adriana (Joseph) Robles; 6 grandchildren: Glen Patrick Shore Jr., Alexandra (Leonel) Reyes, Sabrina Saucedo, Carlos Castillo, Alejandro Castillo, and Ysabella Robles; 2 great grandchildren: Leonzo Reyes Saucedo and Emeterio Reyes Saucedo; sister in-law, Nancy (late Esteban) Garcia; numerous nieces and nephews; extended family: loving step-mom, Martina Garcia; sisters: Dora (Hector) Cindo, Benita (Gregorio) Ruiz, Maria (Soltero) De Jesüs Garcia, Sara Alicia Garcia, Marta Garcia, Erika Garcia; brothers: Greg (Mary) Garcia and Ricardo (Yessenia) Garcia; Easa Hamed and family, Maria Puente and family, and Juanita Martinez and family.  Preceded in death by her parents, Esteban and Felipa Garcia; husband, Antonio Saucedo (2022); and sister, extended family, Maria Soto.

Visitation at FIFE FUNERAL HOME, 4201 Indianapolis Blvd., East Chicago, IN will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, March 13, 2026.  Private cremation to follow.

Catalina was born in Frausto (now known and renamed as Santiago), Coahuila, Mexico 

She cherished road trips with her beloved husband, especially to the Dunes, Miller Beach, Wolf Lake, and the Preserves on the Illinois side. She had a true gift for hospitality and found great joy in cooking and entertaining, always welcoming family and friends with a warm smile and an open heart. She also had a remarkable ear for listening, offering comfort, wisdom, and steady support to her friends and family whenever they needed it.

While raising her children, she created a home filled with love and laughter. Some of her family’s most treasured memories were made at cookouts, summer swims, winter sledding adventures, and many rounds around the table of playing dominoes and Lotería.

She found joy in tending to her garden every spring and summer, faithfully watching all of her recorded novelas and dancing with the love of her life. Nothing filled her heart more than being present for her grandchildren’s moments, big and small, always with a full heart and endless encouragement.

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