Zaira Rodriguez

Zaira Rodriguez, 4, of Marshalltown died early Tuesday morning, October 6th, 2009 at her home while in the care of her loving family and the Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, October 9th at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the family home, 207 Olson Way, from 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 8th. She will be laid to rest in Puruandiro, Michoacan, Mexico. Memorials may be directed to the family. Zaira was born in Puruandiro, Michoacan, Mexico on December 17th, 2004 to parents Martin Rodriguez and Leticia Saldana de Rodriguez. Her family later moved to Marshalltown. Zaira was a courageous little girl who will be greatly missed by all whose lives she has graced. Left to celebrate Zairas life are her parents; her sisters Ana, Brenda, and Andrea; her grandfather Guadalupe Saldana; her grandmother Amalia Perez, as well as everyone she has been an inspiration to. In death, Zaira has rejoined her brother Rodrigo; her grandfather Hermenejildo Rodriguez; and her grandmother Maria Cruz Saldana.