Stroessner was married to Eligia Mora (26 December 1910 – 3 February 2006). They had three children: Gustavo, Alfredo and Graciela. Alfredo Domínguez Stroessner, son of Graciela, was a senator.{{clarify|date=June 2016}} The couple were forcibly separated after his exile; she fled to the US, while he was given asylum in Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/02/17/Stroessners-family-arrives-in-Miami/9494603694800/|title=Stroessner's family arrives in Miami|website=UPI|language=en|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref> Although they stayed in touch by phone and occasionally met, they were unable to live together, and neither Stroessner nor his son were able to return to Paraguay to attend her funeral.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/enterraron-a-la-ex-primera-dama-eligia-de-stroessner-884464.html|title=Enterraron a la ex primera dama Eligia de Stroessner|newspaper=ABC Color|language=es|access-date=2019-06-20}}</ref>
