Lourdes Erlinda Lopez

1942– 2022 Lourdes Erlinda Lopez, age 80, a resident of Tome, NM, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022. She was born in Tome and grew up in El Cerro. Lourdes was a faithful member of Gods Church on the Move in Los Chavez. She was a loving sister, mom, grandma, and friend. Lourdes had so much love to offer. She had this aura about her that people loved. Lourdes sure was loved by so many. She was exceptionally kind and generous. Giving gifts to her family and friends made her the happiest. Lourdes retired from the Los Lunas Hospital & Training School and thereafter took an interest in drawing, painting, going to the casinos, and taking yearly trips to Laughlin. She especially loved singing and dancing to her New Mexico Spanish Music. Most of all, Lourdes had the greatest love for her family. Till the last of her days, she always had all 6 of her daughters by her side. A special thank you to our sister-in-law, Julie Garcia, and family friend Carissa for helping to take care of our mother, you two are greatly appreciated. Lourdes’s loving family will miss her forever! She is preceded in death by her birth parents, Antonio and Lupita Chavira; adopted parents, Jose Maria and Carlota Chavira; daughter, Valerie; husband, Ralph Lopez; grandson, Vincent Lopez; sisters, Frances Villegas, Ann Miller, and Nora Lyddon; brothers, Freddy and George Chavira; son-in-law, Jason Lucero; and her very special friend, Pete Chavez. Lourdes is survived by her children, Rose Aguirre (Art), Carol Garcia (James), Lupita Garcia (Julie), Betty Lou Lucero, and Peggy Sue Salazar (Carlos); step- children, Daniel Salazar, Wanda Perez (Oscar), and Mark Salazar (Beverly); one sister, Ramona Cohen; 22 grandkids; 29 great-grandkids; 4 great-great grandkids; and many nephews and nieces. A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Calvary Chapel Rio Grande Valley at 9:30 a.m., with a funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Tome Catholic Cemetery. A reception will be held at Calvary Chapel Rio Grande Valley after services. Pallbearers will be Joe Garcia, Jeffrey Salazar, Michael Garcia, Gabriel Gallegos Joshua Martinez, Isaac Maya, Isaiah Maya, and Vincent Jaramillo. Honorary Pallbearers will be Kyle Garcia and Dominic Garcia. Please sign Lourdes’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.

Lourdes Erlinda Lopez

February 12, 1942 - April 2, 2022