Angelina “Nina” Fernandez Escareño

October 31, 1933 – March 18, 2026

In the days since her passing—after the prayers have been offered, the rosary recited, and the Funeral Mass celebrated at St. Paul Catholic Church—the life of Angelina “Nina” Fernandez Escareño comes into clearer focus. Not only as a mother and grandmother, but as the steady heart of a family and a quiet pillar of San Antonio’s West Side.

Angelina passed away peacefully on March 18, 2026, in the community she loved and called home her entire life. And while her services have now concluded, what remains is something far greater than ceremony: a legacy of faith, sacrifice, and enduring love that continues to live on through generations.

She was born on October 31, 1933, in San Antonio, Texas, the youngest child of Miguel and Cecilia Fernandez. Her roots ran deep in the cultural and spiritual life of the city’s South and West Sides. Her mother, Cecilia Guerra Fernandez, was raised in the Bergs Mill area and carried a lifelong connection to Mission San José—an anchor of faith that would echo through her daughter’s life. Her father, Miguel, born in Laredo and raised on the West Side, attended Lanier High School and lived near Guadalupe and Brazos Streets, close to the Guadalupe Theater.