Aurora Contreras

A rosary will be recited for Aurora “ Goya “ Contreras, 78, of Roswell at 7 pm Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 at Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral mass will be held at 10 am Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 at St. John’s Catholic Church with Father Gonzalo Moreno O.F. M. officiating. Burial to follow at South Park Cemetery. She passed away Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Aurora “Goya” Contreras was born January 25, 1934 to Thomas and Adelita Hernandez Corrales in Marfa, TX and raised by Pete and Margarita Contreras and as a child she resided in Elida and Portales, NM. She loved to sew, taking care of her garden and loved being around her children and grandchildren. She will be missed by all who knew her. Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Richard Contreras of Roswell; Robert J. Contreras and his wife, Guadalupe of Roswell; Irene and Manuel Sanchez of Roswell; Thomas and Deanna Contreras of Dexter; her ex-husband, Eulalio Contreras of Roswell; her grandchildren, Veronica Elizondo and husband Michael of Roswell; Manuel Luis Sanchez Jr. and his wife, Roxanna of Hobbs, NM; Matthew Lee Sanchez and his companion Vanessa Cobos of Roswell; Richard Toscano and his wife, Rebecca of Roswell; Anthony Toscano and his wife, Lindsey of OK; Inez Contreras and fiancé Juan Sotelo of Roswell; Robert A. Contreras Jr. of Roswell; Issac, Clarissa and Fabian of Roswell; Mackenzi Contreras of Dexter; Richard, Amariah, Neveah, Abraham and Caroline; two great-grandchildren, Eliana and Analiyah of Roswell; her brother, Ramon Sanchez and his wife Mary of Portales, NM; her sister, Manuela Padilla and her husband, Juan of Hagerman NM; Mary C. Seward of Canada; numerous, nieces, and nephews. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Adelita Corrlaes and Pedro and Margarita Contreras, her brothers, Pete and Juan Corrales, her granddaughter, Marie Sanchez, her grandsons, Randy, Taylor and Sunday Contreras, her siblings, Daria Martinez, Charlie Contreras, Catarino Contreras and Merehildo Contreras and her nephews, Johnny and Sonny Contreras. A special Thanks to a friend, Johnwayne Stewart and all the cousins helping out at this difficult time. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com Arrangements are under the direction of Anderson-Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

Aurora Contreras

January 25, 1934 - October 1, 2012