Tibaldo M. Alvarez Sr., 87, of Onarga passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. He was born on April 21, 1938 in San Marcos, Texas, a son of Blas and Juana (Martinez) Alvarez. They preceded him in death along with three brothers and two sisters.

 

Tibaldo married Elizabeth Reyna on August 7, 1964 in Ada, Ohio and she survives.

 

Also surviving are one daughter, Patricia Hernandez of Onarga; four sons, Tibaldo (Joan) Alvarez Jr. of Chicago, David (Raquel) Alvarez of Onarga, Rolando Alvarez of Onarga, and Ricardo (Denise) Alvarez of Gilman; one brother, Hector Alvarez; two sisters, Elisa Cisneros and Armandina Vasquez; 22 grandchildren, Yesenia Hernandez, Matthew Hernandez, Julian (Violet) Hernandez, Elizabeth Hernandez, Thomas Alvarez, Joseph Alvarez, Kathryn Alvarez, Emily Alvarez, Jori (Josh) Milliken, Ryan Alvarez, Whitney Pozos, David Alvarez, Tibaldo Alvarez, Gabriel Alvarez, Israel Alvarez, Dimitri (Jordyn) Alvarez, Jacob Alvarez, Mia Alvarez, Anthony Alvarez, Lucas Alvarez, Nathaniel Alvarez, and Zackary Alvarez; and 14 great-grandchildren.

 

Tibaldo was a member of Immaculate Conception/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Gilman and a founding member of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Onarga. He was a supervisor at Bork Nursery for 38 years, where he was most known as “Tribley”. Tibaldo was a member of the Onarga Lions Club. He enjoyed gardening. Most of all, Tibaldo loved time spent with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

 

Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Knapp Funeral Home in Onarga. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Gilman with Fr. Santiago Corona officiating. Burial will follow in the Onarga Cemetery.

 

Memorials may be made to the Onarga Lions Club.

 

Please share a memory of Tibaldo at www.knappfuneralhomes.com.