GUADALUPE ARCHULETA-AVALOS, 92 years old of Las Cruces left her dwelling place on earth and entered eternal life to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003. Lupe, as she was fondly called, was born Dec. 12, 1910, in Clifton, AZ. to Reynaldo and Josefina Roquillo.
She has been a resident of Las Cruces since 1920 and a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral since 1968. At the age of 6 her father moved the family to Villa Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico where they lived until 1917 when their father moved them back to the United States during the Pancho Villa revolution. In 1920 her widowed mother moved the family from El Paso, TX to Las Cruces.
On April 5, 1926 she married Anastacio Archuleta, at St. Genevieve's Catholic Church, located downtown. From this beautiful union, 11 children were born. She was widowed in 1969. From 1950 to 1968 Lupe worked as a baker in the Las Cruces Public Schools cafeterias where she was well known and recognized for her delicious baked goods, especially her empanadas. The "next chapter" in her life as she described it was her marriage to Luciano Avalos on January 29, 1977, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Mr. Avalos died in 1996.
Survivors include six sons A. Archuleta Jr., of Albuquerque, NM, Reynaldo (Archie) Archuleta and wife Dolores of Las Cruces, Mike Archuleta Archuleta and wife Pat of Las Cruces, Danny Archuleta and wife Nancy of Huntsville, AL., Alvino Archuleta and wife Marge of San Lorenzo, NM and Raymond Archuleta and wife Espy of Aurora, CO; three daughters Carol Jordan and husband Ray of Mason, TX, Erlinda Williamson and Dodie Hale both of Las Cruces. Two sisters, Marion Stern and Maria Marquez both of California, brothers Ralph Barela of El Paso, TX and Johnny Barela of Las Cruces. Other survivors include 28 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
Besides her husbands, Lupe was also preceded in death by her daughters Carolina Archuleta and Mary Ortiz, her sisters Hope Roberts and Anita Cano and her granddaughter Chief Petty Officer Kathryn Archuleta, USN.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 5 PM Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at Getz Funeral Home. A Prayer Vigil will follow at 7:00 PM also on Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. The Funeral Mass is at 11:00 AM Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 also at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Rite of Committal will be at San Jose Catholic Cemetery. Serving, as casket bearers will be Lupe's six sons.
She has been a resident of Las Cruces since 1920 and a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral since 1968. At the age of 6 her father moved the family to Villa Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico where they lived until 1917 when their father moved them back to the United States during the Pancho Villa revolution. In 1920 her widowed mother moved the family from El Paso, TX to Las Cruces.
On April 5, 1926 she married Anastacio Archuleta, at St. Genevieve's Catholic Church, located downtown. From this beautiful union, 11 children were born. She was widowed in 1969. From 1950 to 1968 Lupe worked as a baker in the Las Cruces Public Schools cafeterias where she was well known and recognized for her delicious baked goods, especially her empanadas. The "next chapter" in her life as she described it was her marriage to Luciano Avalos on January 29, 1977, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Mr. Avalos died in 1996.
Survivors include six sons A. Archuleta Jr., of Albuquerque, NM, Reynaldo (Archie) Archuleta and wife Dolores of Las Cruces, Mike Archuleta Archuleta and wife Pat of Las Cruces, Danny Archuleta and wife Nancy of Huntsville, AL., Alvino Archuleta and wife Marge of San Lorenzo, NM and Raymond Archuleta and wife Espy of Aurora, CO; three daughters Carol Jordan and husband Ray of Mason, TX, Erlinda Williamson and Dodie Hale both of Las Cruces. Two sisters, Marion Stern and Maria Marquez both of California, brothers Ralph Barela of El Paso, TX and Johnny Barela of Las Cruces. Other survivors include 28 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
Besides her husbands, Lupe was also preceded in death by her daughters Carolina Archuleta and Mary Ortiz, her sisters Hope Roberts and Anita Cano and her granddaughter Chief Petty Officer Kathryn Archuleta, USN.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 5 PM Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at Getz Funeral Home. A Prayer Vigil will follow at 7:00 PM also on Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. The Funeral Mass is at 11:00 AM Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 also at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Rite of Committal will be at San Jose Catholic Cemetery. Serving, as casket bearers will be Lupe's six sons.
GUADALUPE ARCHULETA-AVALOS, 92 years old of Las Cruces left her dwelling place on earth and entered eternal life to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003. Lupe, as she was fondly called, was born Dec. 12, 1910, in Clifton, AZ. to Reynaldo and Josefina Roquillo.
She has been a resident of Las Cruces since 1920 and a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral since 1968. At the age of 6 her father moved the family to Villa Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico where they lived until 1917 when their father moved them back to the United States during the Pancho Villa revolution. In 1920 her widowed mother moved the family from El Paso, TX to Las Cruces.
On April 5, 1926 she married Anastacio Archuleta, at St. Genevieve's Catholic Church, located downtown. From this beautiful union, 11 children were born. She was widowed in 1969. From 1950 to 1968 Lupe worked as a baker in the Las Cruces Public Schools cafeterias where she was well known and recognized for her delicious baked goods, especially her empanadas. The "next chapter" in her life as she described it was her marriage to Luciano Avalos on January 29, 1977, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Mr. Avalos died in 1996.
Survivors include six sons A. Archuleta Jr., of Albuquerque, NM, Reynaldo (Archie) Archuleta and wife Dolores of Las Cruces, Mike Archuleta Archuleta and wife Pat of Las Cruces, Danny Archuleta and wife Nancy of Huntsville, AL., Alvino Archuleta and wife Marge of San Lorenzo, NM and Raymond Archuleta and wife Espy of Aurora, CO; three daughters Carol Jordan and husband Ray of Mason, TX, Erlinda Williamson and Dodie Hale both of Las Cruces. Two sisters, Marion Stern and Maria Marquez both of California, brothers Ralph Barela of El Paso, TX and Johnny Barela of Las Cruces. Other survivors include 28 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
Besides her husbands, Lupe was also preceded in death by her daughters Carolina Archuleta and Mary Ortiz, her sisters Hope Roberts and Anita Cano and her granddaughter Chief Petty Officer Kathryn Archuleta, USN.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 5 PM Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at Getz Funeral Home. A Prayer Vigil will follow at 7:00 PM also on Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. The Funeral Mass is at 11:00 AM Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 also at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Rite of Committal will be at San Jose Catholic Cemetery. Serving, as casket bearers will be Lupe's six sons.
She has been a resident of Las Cruces since 1920 and a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral since 1968. At the age of 6 her father moved the family to Villa Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico where they lived until 1917 when their father moved them back to the United States during the Pancho Villa revolution. In 1920 her widowed mother moved the family from El Paso, TX to Las Cruces.
On April 5, 1926 she married Anastacio Archuleta, at St. Genevieve's Catholic Church, located downtown. From this beautiful union, 11 children were born. She was widowed in 1969. From 1950 to 1968 Lupe worked as a baker in the Las Cruces Public Schools cafeterias where she was well known and recognized for her delicious baked goods, especially her empanadas. The "next chapter" in her life as she described it was her marriage to Luciano Avalos on January 29, 1977, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Mr. Avalos died in 1996.
Survivors include six sons A. Archuleta Jr., of Albuquerque, NM, Reynaldo (Archie) Archuleta and wife Dolores of Las Cruces, Mike Archuleta Archuleta and wife Pat of Las Cruces, Danny Archuleta and wife Nancy of Huntsville, AL., Alvino Archuleta and wife Marge of San Lorenzo, NM and Raymond Archuleta and wife Espy of Aurora, CO; three daughters Carol Jordan and husband Ray of Mason, TX, Erlinda Williamson and Dodie Hale both of Las Cruces. Two sisters, Marion Stern and Maria Marquez both of California, brothers Ralph Barela of El Paso, TX and Johnny Barela of Las Cruces. Other survivors include 28 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
Besides her husbands, Lupe was also preceded in death by her daughters Carolina Archuleta and Mary Ortiz, her sisters Hope Roberts and Anita Cano and her granddaughter Chief Petty Officer Kathryn Archuleta, USN.
A visitation will be held from 4 to 5 PM Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003 at Getz Funeral Home. A Prayer Vigil will follow at 7:00 PM also on Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. The Funeral Mass is at 11:00 AM Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 also at Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. Rite of Committal will be at San Jose Catholic Cemetery. Serving, as casket bearers will be Lupe's six sons.
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