Adelina Chavez, a lifelong resident of Las Vegas, went to be with our Lord on October 24th, 2016 at 92 years old after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was known as a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and foster grandmother.
She was born on May 8th, 1924 in Tecolote, NM, the first child of Manuel and Eloisa Chavez.
She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and was also a foster grandmother for many years where the kids and teachers all loved her. She loved visiting with her family and friends, gardening, loved to work with her hands, play bingo and the casinos and watch novelas. She will always be remembered for her kindness, sense of humor, and her dedicated hard work.
Preceding her in death are her children; daughter Helen Lujan and son Johnny Herrera; grandson whom she raised Joseph Chavez, grandson Peter Anthony Chavez; her parents, father of five of her children Meliton Lujan, father of three of her children Noverto Herrera, son in law, Ray Solano, and brother Christobal Ramon Chavez
She is survived by her children: Flora Solano of Commerce City, Colorado, and five children Martin, Johnny, Ricky, Gina and Ray Lee; Dorothy Aragon and husband Sam of Las Vegas and four children John, Christina, Victoria and Joshua; Lawrence Chavez and wife Andra of Las Vegas, and two children Jacob (Lawrence) and Crystal; Fabiola Sanchez of Las Vegas, and three children, Ben, Dean, and Francisco; Gloria Trujillo and husband Ruben of Albuquerque; and four children Ernest, Ted, Joseph and Ruben Jr; Sandra Belmontes and husband Armando of Dayton, Ohio, and three children, Armando Jr., Paula and Manuel and son in law, Salomon Lujan of Las Vegas, husband of Helen and children Peggy, John and Bundy, brothers Gilbert and Manuel Chavez, sisters Carmen Gomez and husband Melecio Gómez and Aggie Ortiz all of Las Vegas; special friends, Mary Lucero and Flora Valdez and 24 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at St. Francis Chapel at Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 2315 Hot Springs Blvd. A rosary will be recited on Thursday evening, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 7:00 p.,m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. by Father Douglas Mitchell. The interment will follow in Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery in Tecolote with the following grandchildren from each family as pallbearers: Martin Solano, John Lujan, Joshua Aragon, Jacob Chavez, Francisco Sanchez, Ted Trujillo, and son in law Armando Belmontes. Honorary bearers will be the rest of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A reception will follow at Cornerstone Church, 2207 7th Street.
She was born on May 8th, 1924 in Tecolote, NM, the first child of Manuel and Eloisa Chavez.
She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and was also a foster grandmother for many years where the kids and teachers all loved her. She loved visiting with her family and friends, gardening, loved to work with her hands, play bingo and the casinos and watch novelas. She will always be remembered for her kindness, sense of humor, and her dedicated hard work.
Preceding her in death are her children; daughter Helen Lujan and son Johnny Herrera; grandson whom she raised Joseph Chavez, grandson Peter Anthony Chavez; her parents, father of five of her children Meliton Lujan, father of three of her children Noverto Herrera, son in law, Ray Solano, and brother Christobal Ramon Chavez
She is survived by her children: Flora Solano of Commerce City, Colorado, and five children Martin, Johnny, Ricky, Gina and Ray Lee; Dorothy Aragon and husband Sam of Las Vegas and four children John, Christina, Victoria and Joshua; Lawrence Chavez and wife Andra of Las Vegas, and two children Jacob (Lawrence) and Crystal; Fabiola Sanchez of Las Vegas, and three children, Ben, Dean, and Francisco; Gloria Trujillo and husband Ruben of Albuquerque; and four children Ernest, Ted, Joseph and Ruben Jr; Sandra Belmontes and husband Armando of Dayton, Ohio, and three children, Armando Jr., Paula and Manuel and son in law, Salomon Lujan of Las Vegas, husband of Helen and children Peggy, John and Bundy, brothers Gilbert and Manuel Chavez, sisters Carmen Gomez and husband Melecio Gómez and Aggie Ortiz all of Las Vegas; special friends, Mary Lucero and Flora Valdez and 24 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at St. Francis Chapel at Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 2315 Hot Springs Blvd. A rosary will be recited on Thursday evening, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 7:00 p.,m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. by Father Douglas Mitchell. The interment will follow in Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery in Tecolote with the following grandchildren from each family as pallbearers: Martin Solano, John Lujan, Joshua Aragon, Jacob Chavez, Francisco Sanchez, Ted Trujillo, and son in law Armando Belmontes. Honorary bearers will be the rest of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A reception will follow at Cornerstone Church, 2207 7th Street.
Adelina Chavez, a lifelong resident of Las Vegas, went to be with our Lord on October 24th, 2016 at 92 years old after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was known as a loving mother, sister, grandmother, and foster grandmother.
She was born on May 8th, 1924 in Tecolote, NM, the first child of Manuel and Eloisa Chavez.
She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and was also a foster grandmother for many years where the kids and teachers all loved her. She loved visiting with her family and friends, gardening, loved to work with her hands, play bingo and the casinos and watch novelas. She will always be remembered for her kindness, sense of humor, and her dedicated hard work.
Preceding her in death are her children; daughter Helen Lujan and son Johnny Herrera; grandson whom she raised Joseph Chavez, grandson Peter Anthony Chavez; her parents, father of five of her children Meliton Lujan, father of three of her children Noverto Herrera, son in law, Ray Solano, and brother Christobal Ramon Chavez
She is survived by her children: Flora Solano of Commerce City, Colorado, and five children Martin, Johnny, Ricky, Gina and Ray Lee; Dorothy Aragon and husband Sam of Las Vegas and four children John, Christina, Victoria and Joshua; Lawrence Chavez and wife Andra of Las Vegas, and two children Jacob (Lawrence) and Crystal; Fabiola Sanchez of Las Vegas, and three children, Ben, Dean, and Francisco; Gloria Trujillo and husband Ruben of Albuquerque; and four children Ernest, Ted, Joseph and Ruben Jr; Sandra Belmontes and husband Armando of Dayton, Ohio, and three children, Armando Jr., Paula and Manuel and son in law, Salomon Lujan of Las Vegas, husband of Helen and children Peggy, John and Bundy, brothers Gilbert and Manuel Chavez, sisters Carmen Gomez and husband Melecio Gómez and Aggie Ortiz all of Las Vegas; special friends, Mary Lucero and Flora Valdez and 24 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at St. Francis Chapel at Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 2315 Hot Springs Blvd. A rosary will be recited on Thursday evening, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 7:00 p.,m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. by Father Douglas Mitchell. The interment will follow in Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery in Tecolote with the following grandchildren from each family as pallbearers: Martin Solano, John Lujan, Joshua Aragon, Jacob Chavez, Francisco Sanchez, Ted Trujillo, and son in law Armando Belmontes. Honorary bearers will be the rest of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A reception will follow at Cornerstone Church, 2207 7th Street.
She was born on May 8th, 1924 in Tecolote, NM, the first child of Manuel and Eloisa Chavez.
She was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church, and a member of the Catholic Daughters of America and was also a foster grandmother for many years where the kids and teachers all loved her. She loved visiting with her family and friends, gardening, loved to work with her hands, play bingo and the casinos and watch novelas. She will always be remembered for her kindness, sense of humor, and her dedicated hard work.
Preceding her in death are her children; daughter Helen Lujan and son Johnny Herrera; grandson whom she raised Joseph Chavez, grandson Peter Anthony Chavez; her parents, father of five of her children Meliton Lujan, father of three of her children Noverto Herrera, son in law, Ray Solano, and brother Christobal Ramon Chavez
She is survived by her children: Flora Solano of Commerce City, Colorado, and five children Martin, Johnny, Ricky, Gina and Ray Lee; Dorothy Aragon and husband Sam of Las Vegas and four children John, Christina, Victoria and Joshua; Lawrence Chavez and wife Andra of Las Vegas, and two children Jacob (Lawrence) and Crystal; Fabiola Sanchez of Las Vegas, and three children, Ben, Dean, and Francisco; Gloria Trujillo and husband Ruben of Albuquerque; and four children Ernest, Ted, Joseph and Ruben Jr; Sandra Belmontes and husband Armando of Dayton, Ohio, and three children, Armando Jr., Paula and Manuel and son in law, Salomon Lujan of Las Vegas, husband of Helen and children Peggy, John and Bundy, brothers Gilbert and Manuel Chavez, sisters Carmen Gomez and husband Melecio Gómez and Aggie Ortiz all of Las Vegas; special friends, Mary Lucero and Flora Valdez and 24 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at St. Francis Chapel at Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 2315 Hot Springs Blvd. A rosary will be recited on Thursday evening, at Our Lady of Sorrows Church at 7:00 p.,m. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 28, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. by Father Douglas Mitchell. The interment will follow in Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery in Tecolote with the following grandchildren from each family as pallbearers: Martin Solano, John Lujan, Joshua Aragon, Jacob Chavez, Francisco Sanchez, Ted Trujillo, and son in law Armando Belmontes. Honorary bearers will be the rest of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. A reception will follow at Cornerstone Church, 2207 7th Street.
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