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Glenwood, IL - Maria Acevedo, age 86, of Glenwood and originally from Mexico, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. She was the beloved wife of the late Anacleto Acevedo and the devoted mother of Ricardo, Daniel, Juan, and Alicia (Joel). Maria was the proud grandmother of Christina, Rosita, Teresa, Ariel, Daniel Jr., Andrew, Clara Rosa, Anna Cecilia, Rodolfo, Alexander, Christopher, Brenden, and many great-grandchildren, as well as one great-great-grandchild. She was also the dear sister of Bertha, Josefina, Manuel, José Luis, Modestos, Gonzalo, Ernesto, Ricardo, and Graciela; and a kind aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held on Friday, May 2, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Smits, DeYoung-Vroegh Funeral Home in South Holland. A prayer service took place on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. from the funeral home to Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Chicago for a Mass of Christian Burial at 12:00 p.m. Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City.

For more information, call 708-333-7000 or visit the online guestbook and obituary at www.SMITSFH.com. Memorial Trees in memory of Maria S. Acevedo can be planted in the Sympathy Store.

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