Mary P. Pena

Graveside services will be held for Mary P. Pena , 70 of Roswell, at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, October 2, 2013 at South Park Cemetery . Mary passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013. Mary was born June 25, 1943 to Francisco Prieto and Isabel Salcido Prieto in San Antonio Del Rio Bravo, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mary was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and a resident of Roswell since 1965 coming from Dexter, NM. She was a Head Start Teacher, candy striper and a nurse’s aide at St. Mary’s Hospital. She taught Catechism and was a volunteer at the Roswell Joy Center. She was a wonderful mother and sister. She is survived by her children, Loran L. Pena, Robert C. Perez, Josephine Y. Perez, Catalina M. Perez and Lee A. Raimo, and Elizabeth P. Montoya; her brother, Manuel S. Prieto; her sister-in-law, Francis Prieto; her sister, Tomasa Raimo; her brother in-law, Joseph F. Raimo and her sister Daria P. Perez ; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, grand nieces, grand nephews, great -grand nieces and great- grand nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lorenzo E. Pena, her father, Francisco C. Prieto, her mother, Ysabel S. Prieto, twin sisters, Mercedes and Inez Prieto, her brothers, Victorano and Donacano Prieto. The love for you I had was unconditional All the teachings you left me Gone from this world Far from what these eyes can see A Friend, a Mother too many We weren't ready to let you go Our best friend who kept us together Sitting there watching life flow Our hearts are broken but we know You’re with God now Truly letting your love show With others we gave our hearts to Waiting to welcome us all back home One last word that we could muster To love, to cherish to give again The things you gave us were to true My heart and soul is strong because of you I won't fail you because you never did You stood by me when we were kids Held my hand and loved me like no other Not once did you make me feel like a bother You accepted me and always gave How do you thank the one who made you brave Everything you did you put your life into Even in the end you stood tall Holding onto the things you loved as god called He chose to take you from us that fateful day None of us ready to say goodbye Our time to short like the bat of an eye

Mary P. Pena

June 25, 1943 - September 21, 2013