John Zuniga, Jr. Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Mission Funeral Home - North Side (Austin-Peel & Son Chapel) on Aug. 1, 2025.

Our beloved John Albert Zuniga, Jr., age 77, was called to our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. He was preceded in death by his wife, Manuela "Nellie" Zuniga; his daughter, Jeannette Antoinette Zuniga; his great grandson, Robert Jason Lerma, Jr.; his parents, John Albert, Sr. and Mary Cardenas Zuniga, and his siblings, Mary Isabel Zuniga and Gloria Marie Zuniga.

Mr. Zuniga proudly served his country as a member of the United States Marine Corp. He was known for his trades work in leather, wood, and as an AutoCAD draftsman. He loved his family and his faith. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him.

John Albert is survived by his children, Jennifer Annette Lopez (Raul), Johnnie Albertine Mata (Anival), John Albert Zuniga III (Vanessa), James Aaron Zuniga, and Liesett Banks (Ben); his siblings, Hope Zuniga Castellon, Susie Zuniga Villegas, Janie Zuniga Andrade, Paul Zuniga, Larry Zuniga, Gary Zuniga, Jesse Cardenas, and Sylvia Zuniga; 17 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 1 great great grandchildren, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other loving family and friends.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-9:00 p.m. with Recitation of Holy Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at Austin Peel and Son Funeral Home, 607 E. Anderson Ln., Austin, Texas.

Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Cristo Rey Catholic Church, Robert T. Martinez St. Austin, Texas. Military Honors will follow Mass.

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