Irene Chavez Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

1930-201 Irene Chavez, age 89, passed away on October 26, 2019. She was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church and their Spanish choir. Irene served in the Order of the Missionary of Mary Immaculate 6 years and 7 ½ months and was a licensed Vocational Nurse in Mission Municipal Hospital, Santa Rosa Hospital in San Antonio, Texas and San Bernardino County Hospital. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 17 years, Vicente D. Chavez; parents, Carmen and Florencia Gomez of Mission, TX; sisters, Connie Gomez, Inez Garcia and Catalina G. Martinez; brothers, Guadalupe and Rigoberto Gomez and Policarpio; sister in law, Isabel Chavez, from Belen, NM. Irene is survived by sister, Maria A. Pompa from El Paso, TX,; Jose F. (Juanita) Gomez; Jose Hector (Herlinda) Gomez from Mission TX; sisters-in-law, Annie Marie Gomez from Auroroa, Colorado; Angela G. Gomez from Louisiana; and is blessed with many loving nieces and nephews and one grandson. Services will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church, with a Public Viewing at 9:30 AM, Rosary to be recited at 10:00 AM and Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM. Interment will take place following at Our Lady of Belen Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Nicholas Salazar, Paul Chavez, David Leyva, Carlos Mireles, Degan Baca and Tom Sanchez. The family would like to thank Ambercare Hospice and nurses, Jamie and Lavana, for the wonderful care they provided for Irene. Please sign Irene’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St. Belen, NM

Irene Chavez

October 20, 1930 - October 26, 2019