Magdelena Flores

A Rosary will be recited for Magdelena Flores, 95, of Roswell at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2010 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be celebrated Monday at 10:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Father Juan Gutierrez O.F.M. officiating; burial will be at South Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 8-5, Friday 8-5, Saturday 8-5, and Sunday 1-Time of Rosary. Magedelena passed away Monday, November 22, 2010 in Roswell. Magdelena was born October 23, 1915 to Jose and Hilaria Bustamante in Flovana, TX. She was a resident of Roswell for the past 74 years moving here from Artesia. Magdelena was an active member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, participating in the women’s club, Guadalupanas. She was also a part of the Salvation Army Home League. In her spare time, she enjoyed sewing, quilting, crocheting, gardening, and reading. Those left behind to cherish her memory are her children: Alicia Martinez and husband William of Deming, Josephine Varela of Roswell, Frances Medina and husband Frank of Roswell, Eva Ponce and husband Felix of Roswell, Mary Burns and husband Raymond of Albuquerque, Martin Flores and wife Patricia of Albuquerque, and Daniel Flores and wife Martha of Oklahoma City; a brother Sam Flores and wife Margaret of Stockston, CA; 27 grandchildren; 53 great grandchildren; 9 great great grand children; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Bernabe Flores; four daughters: Baby Andrea, Cresensia Ferraro, Maria Andrea Gonzales, and Rosa Maria Flores; two brothers Isaac Flores and Rayes Flores; two grandsons Richard Petty and John Ferraro; a sister Sara Garcia; her mother Hilaria Flores; her grandmother Maria Andrea Sanchez Flores; and a great great grandson. Pallbearers will be Alfred Gonzales, Frank Ponce, Joe Petty, Joseph Varela, John Arias and Geno Sena. Honorary pallbearers will be all her son-in laws, as well as members of the Guadalupana group a St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. The family would like to give a special “Thank You” to Vista Care of Roswell and thier medical providers, nurses, aides, and all staff who helped provide the compassionate care for our mother, and the support for our family needed to make it through this most difficult time. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.

Magdelena Flores

October 23, 1915 - November 22, 2010