Anna C. Jiron

Anna C. Jiron, age 89, a resident of Belen, NM passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013. She was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church and a devoted Christian woman of God. Anna was born to the late Juan and Ramona Carrejo in 1923 in Aragon, NM. She attended school in Horse Springs, NM and Reserve, NM. After meeting her beloved husband David who passed away in 2003 they moved to the Belen area in 1957 to raise their family. Anna was a professional seamstress and she worked for many people in and around Valencia County. She was also a wonderful cook and baker. Nothing pleased her family more than when she prepared special meals for them. She was preceded in death by her parents, Juan W. and Ramona Trujillo Castillo Carrejo; husband, David Jiron; son, Crespin Jiron; three brothers, J.J. Carrejo, Ernest Carrejo and Willie Carrejo; three sisters, Tonie Martin, Julia Armijo and Teresa Saavedra; brother, Roy Carrejo; and grandchild, Mario Jacoby. Anna is survived by her four sons, David Jiron Jr.and wife, Ruby of Grants, Bobby Jiron and wife, Ruby of Belen, Tino Jiron and wife, Maria of Belen, Lawrence Jiron and wife, Geraldine of Cedar Crest; daughter, Annabelle Baldonado of Belen; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; brother, Nestor Carrejo and wife, Lupe of Las Cruces, NM; sister, Lucy Armijo of Roswell, NM; her special sister, Shella Jiron of Belen; sisters-in-law, Viola Carrejo of Rio Rancho, NM, Tillie Carrejo of Albuquerque and Dolores Carrejo of Socorro, NM; and brother-in-law, Frank Saavedra of Albuquerque. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at Romero Funeral Home Chapel on Monday, March 18, at 5:00 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 6:00 p.m. A final visitation will be held at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church, on Tuesday, March 19, at 11:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 12:00 p.m. Interment will be held at the Santa Fe National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 20, at 9:00 a.m. Pallbearers will be Dominic, Eric, Lorenzo, Joaquin and Phillip Jiron and Orlando Limon. Honorary Pallbearers will be her four sons, her daughter and the rest of her grandchildren.

Anna C. Jiron

March 18, 2013