Israel Garduño Gonzalez, formerly of West Chester and Kennett Square,

Posted by ChaddsFordLive on July 14, 2009

Israel Garduño Gonzalez, 24, formerly of West Chester, Kennett Square and Wilmington, died Friday, July 10, 2009, in Rembrandt, Iowa. He was the husband of Olga Liliana Jiménez, with whom he married on August 5, 2006.

Born in Toluca, Mexico, he was the son of Jose Garduño Ocampo, of Kennett Square, and Reyna Gonzalez.

Israelwas an assistant manager for Rambrant
Foods. He graduated from West Chester East High School
in 2002 and then from Penn
State in 2008 with a
degree in Business Administration. He was a member of the Phi delta Psi Hispanic fraternity and played intermediate soccer for Penn State.

In addition to his wife and father, Israel is survived by two sisters, Elizabeth Garduño and husband Alejandro Mejia of Kennett Square, and Veronica and husband Enrique Garcia of Coatesville, one brother, Fernando Garduño of West Chester, three nephews Marc Anthony, Carlos, Mauricio and one niece, Maureli. Furthermore, Israel is also survived by his mother in law, Rubiela Jiménez, father in law Hernando Restrepo, sister in law, Diana and husband Juan Manzano and their daughter, Tianna, and two brothers in law, Sebastian and Marcos Restrepo of Wilmington.

Israel was an assistant manager for Rembrandt Foods in Iowa. He graduated from West Chester East High School in 2003 and from Pennsylvania State University in 2008 with a degree in Agribusiness Management and a minor in Spanish. He was a member of the Thi Delta Psi Fraternity and played intermediate soccer for Penn State. Israel enjoyed playing and watching soccer matches, listening to music and reading books especially by John Maxwell.

You are invited to visit his family and friends from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday evening, July 17, at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 250 West State Street, Kennett Square, and again on Saturday morning, July 18, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church, 8910 Gap Newport Pike (Rt. 41), Avondale. His mass of Christian burial will follow at 10:30. Interment will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Kennett Square. To send an online condolence, please visit www.griecofuneralhomes.com.