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Eulalia Raya

1938 - 2025

Eulalia Raya obituary, 1938-2025

BORN

1938

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Rafferty Funeral Home - Moline

2111 First Street A

Moline, Illinois

UPCOMING SERVICE

Rosary

Sep. 21, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Rafferty Funeral Home

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Eulalia Raya Obituary

Eulalia Raya

February 25, 1938 - September 17, 2025

Eulalia P. Raya, 87, of Moline, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025 at her home.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 22, 2025 at St. Mary's Church, Moline. Visitation will be 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111-1st St A, Moline with a rosary at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family.

Eulalia was born February 25, 1938 in Yuriria, Gto, Mexico, the daughter of Odon and Maria (Zavala) Paredes. She married Agustin Raya in 1958 in Puerta Del Monte, Gto, Mexico. He preceded her in death August 15, 2023.

Eulalia was a member of St. Mary's Church, Moline. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and loved being a grandma.

Survivors include her children, Yolanda (Manuel) Puente- Reynosa, Mexico, Elena (Victor) Romero, Moline, Eulalia (Antonio) Rosas, Sealy, TX and Monica (Fidel) Guerrero, Moline; daughter-in-law, Rosalba Raya, Moline; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and sisters, Estela Macias and Blanca Paredes. She was preceded in death by her son, Jesus; sisters, Teresa Paredes, Eva Paredes and Dolores Ruiz and brother, Mariano Paredes.

Condolences may be left at www.RaffertyFunerals.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Rock Island Dispatch Argus on Sep. 19, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Eulalia Raya

Sep

21

Rosary

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Rafferty Funeral Home

2111-1st ST A, Moline, IL 61265

Sep

21

Visitation

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Rafferty Funeral Home

2111-1st ST A, Moline, IL 61265

Sep

22

Service

11:00 a.m.

St. Mary's Church- East Moline

1906 13th St., East Moline, IL 61244

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Rafferty Funeral Home - Moline

2111 First Street A, Moline, IL 61265

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