OchaEstelaEstela Ochoa, 84, residente de Deming fallecio el dia 7 de Mayo, 2024 en el Centro Regional Vista de la Montaña en Las Cruces.

La visitacion se llevará a cabo el martes 14 de mayo de 2024 a las 9 de la mañana en la Funeraria Baca’s, y el Servicio Funerario tendrá lugar a las 11. El entierro seguirá en el cementerio Vista de la Mountaña con el pastor Obed Rivera oficiando.

Estela nació el 16 de marzo de 1940 en San Francisco del Oro, Chihuahua.Nuestra mamà, una gran mujer de Dios y de mucha fè, responsable, que mantuvo unida a su familia. Siendo un gran ejemplo para sus hijos, inculcando valores y formándolos como personas de bien. La recordamos con mucha admiración, fue una mujer bondadosa, siempre ayudando al prójimo y buscando lo mejor para toda su familia y seres queridos. Una persona que también fue muy querida por sus amistades y todo aquel que la rodeaba. “Gracias por darnos tantos recuerdos maravillosos para atesorar. Siempre la recordaremos con amor y gratitud. Aunque la vida sin usted será difícil, seguiremos adelante sabiendo que es parte de nosotros y que siempre estará en nuestros corazones”.  Descansa en paz, nuestra amada mamá.

Le sobreviven sus hijos, Gabriel Villalobos y Adrián (Leonor) Villalobos; hijas, Gloria (Salvador) Gutiérrez, Josefina (Dimas) Miranda y Florinda Villalobos (Monserrat Loya); 14 nietos, 21 bisnietos y sus Hermanos(as), David (Manuela) Ochoa, Enrique (Tomasita) Ochoa, Juan Ochoa, Francisca Escárcega y Virginia (Ramón) Segovia.

Le preceden en la muerte sus padres Josefa Sáenz y Enrique Ochoa; su esposo, Adrian Villalobos; su hermana, María Luisa Sandoval y su tataranieto, Xavier Gutiérrez. 

Los portadores del féretro serán Gabriel Villalobos, Adrián Villalobos, Dimas Miranda, Salvador Gutiérrez Jr., Fernando Loya, Juan Pablo Quijada, Salvador Gutiérrez III y Desiderio Nava.

Estela Ochoa, 84, Deming resident passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces.

Visitation will take place Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 9 o’clock in the morning at Baca’s Funeral Chapel, with the Funeral Service to take place at 11. The final interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery with Pastor Obed Rivera officiating.

Estela was born on March 16, 1940 to Josefa Saenz and Enrique Ochoa in San Francisco Del Oro, Chihuahua. Our mother, a great woman of God and of great faith, responsible, who kept her family together. Being a great example for their children, instilling values and forming good people. We remember her with great admiration, she was a kind woman, always helping others and seeking the best for all her family and loved ones. A person who was also very loved by her friends and everyone around her. “Thank you for giving us so many wonderful memories to cherish. We will always remember you with love and gratitude. Although life without you will be difficult, we will move forward knowing that you are a part of us and that you will always be in our hearts. Rest in peace, our beloved mom.”

She is survived by sons, Gabriel Villalobos, and Adrian (Leonor) Villalobos; daughters, Gloria (Salvador) Gutierrez, Josefina (Dimas) Miranda and Florinda Villalobos (Monserrat Loya); 14 Grandchildren, 21 Great-Grandchildren, and her siblings, David (Manuela) Ochoa, Enrique (Tomasita) Ochoa, Juan Ochoa, Francisca Escarcega and Virginia (Ramon) Segovia.

She is preceded in death by her parents Josefa Saenz and Enrique Ochoa; a sister, Maria Luisa Sandoval and a Great-Great-Grandchild Xavier Gutierrez.

Serving as pallbearers will be Gabriel Villalobos, Adrian Villalobos, Dimas Miranda, Salvador Gutierrez Jr., Fernando Loya, Juan Pablo Quijada, Salvador Gutierrez III and Desiderio Nava.

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