Mrs. Marilu Pesina, 42, of Americus, passed away Friday morning, September 7, 2012, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center. Funeral services are planned for 2:00 PM Sunday, September 9, 2012, at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Father Martino Nguyen will officiate. Visitation will be held Saturday evening, September 8, 2012, from 6:00 until 8:30 PM, followed by a Rosary service from 8:30 until 9:00 PM, at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street. Burial services will be held at a later date in H. Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Born January 31, 1970 in Brownsville, Texas, she was a daughter of the late Juan Jesus Lara and Ana Maria Rangel Lara, who survives her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Javier Pesina. A member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Mrs. Pesina was employed at CMI (Container Marketing Inc.) Survivors, in addition to her mother, include a daughter, Marilu Pesina; brothers: Juan Antonio Lara, Martin Lara & Sarai Cruz de Lara, and Juan Jesus Lara; a sister, Ana Maria Lara Rangel; nieces: Valeria Lara and Ana Lara; and nephews: Juan Jesus Lara, Martin Lara Cruz, and Jhonni Lara Cruz. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street, is in charge of arrangements.