Elias Alvarado, Jr.

Elias Alvarado, Jr., age 53, of Mankato, died on Friday, December 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

Elias was born on August 1, 1966 in Portland, OR to Elias Garza Alvarado, Sr. and Estela Rodriguez.  He grew up in Michigan, but was a native of the Rio Grande Valley in Mercedes, TX.  On October 8, 2010, Elias was united in marriage to Mary Dietz in Stevens Point, WI.  Elias was a jack of all trades.  He most recently was employed at Jack Links. Elias enjoyed cookouts, amusement parks, and Tejano music.  He was a DC4L ALV.  He loved time spent with family, especially his grandchildren and talking on the phone daily to his mother. 

Elias Jr. is survived by his wife, Mary; children, Elias Jr. III, Lupe, Sergio, Esperanza, Monique, John, Ismael, Elias, Esmeralda, Brian, and Nathaniel; step-children, Jeremiah and Jasmine; mother, Estela; siblings, Guadalupe, Inez, Esteban, Marco, and Monica; numerous grandchildren and nieces and nephews; and paternal grandfather, Guadalupe Alvarado.  He was preceded in death by his father, Elias Sr., paternal grandmother, Olivia Lozano, and maternal grandparents, Ignacio and Natalia Rodriguez.