A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 21, 2018, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family. Fernando will be laid to rest in the Cementerio Municipal in Nieves, Zacatecas, Mexico. For condolences or questions please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Fernando and his family.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Antonia Vega; children: Fernando (Leticia) Garcia Vega, of Denison, Iowa, Mayre (Kedwin) Garcia Vega, of Denison, Iowa, Sayra Rocio (Osmel) Garcia Vega, of Mundelein, Illinois and Norma Garcia, of Des Moines; 18 grandchildren and siblings: Gilberto (Rosa) Garcia Neave, of Colorado, Casiana Garcia Neave, of Nieves, Zacatecas, Antonio (Arnulfo) Castaneda, of Washington, Iowa and Ernesto (Maria) Aguilera, of Gilman, Iowa.