Consuelo "Connie" Vallejos Luna

1931 - 2025 Consuelo “Connie” Vallejos Luna, age 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Los Lunas on August 13, 2025. Services will take place at San Clemente Catholic Church on Thursday, August 28, 2025, beginning with Visitation at 8:30 a.m., a Rosary at 9:30 a.m., with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at San Clemente Catholic Cemetery. She was a busy homemaker raising three daughters and three sons. Later she was employed as a substitute teacher for Los Lunas Schools and arts teacher and timekeeper for the Los Lunas Hospital and Training School. Connie was a faithful Catholic who attended daily mass; it was her place of prayer and comfort. She participated in the altar society and together with her mother, Cecilia, her daughter, Evelyn, and several other ladies from the parish, they took care of all the linens, candles, and brass adornments. Connie and Cecilia grew flowers in their gardens and provided flower bouquets for display in church. As matriarch of her family of five generations, Connie organized celebrations for birthdays, holidays, and special occasions. She was an excellent cook preparing the finest meals. She enjoyed the presence of every grandchild always confirming her love with a smile, hug, and kiss. Connie was preceded in death by her sons, Fred Jr. and Lloyd Luna, her husband of 60 years. State Representative, Fred Luna; parents, Solomon and Cecilia Vallejos; sisters, Nina Vialpando and Mila Boehler; son-in-law, Gary Fauteck. She is survived by her daughters, Evelyn Otero (Frank), Rebecca Sanchez (Remy), Marietta Luna Fauteck, and son, Paul T. Luna; her grandchildren, Victoria and Valerie Otero; Raelene Lundsford (Vance), Regina Sanchez Kimminau (Randall), Rene Valenzuela (Lawrence), Nicole Bingham, Gabriel, Carlos and Marcos Luna (Kristin), and 10 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by sister, Nathalie Gallagher, and sister in law, Marylou Luna and many numerous nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Harmony Health, nurse Ramona, health aide Sabrina, social worker, Jan and chaplain Chris. Our heartfelt thanks to Ricky Luna, who was her constant, loyal, and long visitor. Please sign Connie’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.

Consuelo "Connie" Vallejos Luna

March 14, 1931 - August 13, 2025