Gloria Jean Gutierrez

Gloria Jean Gutierrez peacefully passed away on October 1, 2025, at The Denver Hospice Inpatient Care Center after suffering from complications from dementia and a brief illness. Born on October 14, 1941, in Raton, NM, born to Alfredo Aragon and Rose (Lucero) Aragon. Gloria worked as a Nursing Assistant for over 40 years. This included working at Miners Colfax Medical Center, Long Term Care, and Home Health Assistance.  

Gloria lived for helping others and devoting her life to her five children and late mother, Rose Aragon. She was a feisty wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  Gloria loved cats and watching the deer around the house come and go. She loved watching her “stories,” loved cooking for her family, and bringing joy with her homemade tortillas and homemade bread in the fall. She enjoyed listening to NM Spanish Music, visiting family in Albuquerque, going on rides to Lake Maloya, Sugarite Canyon, and Cimarron Canyon with her late husband, Reymundo.

Gloria leaves behind a legacy of love, sassiness, and heart-warming memories. She is survived by her children, Anthony Vigil, Agnes Vigil, Wayne Vigil, and Raylene Gutierrez Knight, husband Joel Knight. Also survived by grandchildren James, Klarissa, Karmella, Shelbie, Leah, Xanadu, Michael, Angelica, Reynah, Amber, Erin, April, Randyn, Julianna, Ramsey, Rhett, and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her immediate family, she is also survived by Dawna Apodaca (Anthony) and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who loved her dearly. Gloria is reunited in heaven with her loving husband, Reymundo of nearly 50 years, her son Daniel Vigil, her parents Alfredo and Rose Aragon, her brothers Chris Aragon, Nitch Aragon, Isidrio Aragon, Alfredo Jr. Aragon, and her sisters Margret Dominguez, Alice Berg, and Agatha Berg. She was a member of Saint Patrick’s -Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church.

The Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary will be recited on October 15, 2025, at 11:00 am at St. Joseph’s-St. Patrick, Catholic Church, followed by the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am with Father Trieu as the Celebrant.  Internment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  

Arrangements for Gloria Jean Gutierrez are entrusted to the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home.