Mary Ellen Guardiola, 69, passed away April 2, 2017.Funeral services will be held 10:00a.m., Friday, April 7, at Connally Compton Funeral Directors. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8:00p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00p.m., Thursday, April 6 at the funeral home.Mary was born March 28, 1948 in Waco, Texas to Betty Rodriquez. Mary loved dancing and fellowship with friends but most of all hanging out with family. You could always find her doing her crossword puzzles and watching her novella's. Mary gave her life to God and had a relationship with him. She will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her. She is preceded in death by her mother; two sibling, one son and a grandson.Survivors include her children, Betty Jean Guardiola, Fred Guardiola, Jr., Ricardo Guardiola, and Anthony Guardiola; sisters, Sylvia Navarro and Anita Medina; brothers, Joe Lee Erebia, Marcilio Cavazos and Guadelupe Cavazos; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives.Arrangements under the direction of Connally-Compton Funeral Directors, Waco, TX.