Maria Dolores Ornelas

Maria Dolores Ornelas obituary, Clovis, NM

Maria Dolores Ornelas

Maria Ornelas Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Muffley Funeral Home Inc. on Feb. 16, 2024.
Maria Dolores Ornelas, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 16, 2024, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, followed by a Rosary at 6:00 pm with Rose Marez reciting. Mass of the Resurrection to be held on Saturday, February 17, 2024, 10:00 am with Father Gregory Bunyan officiating at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 409 S. 3rd Street, Bovina, Texas. Burial to follow at Sunset Terrace Memorial Cemetery in Farwell, TX, Octavious Ruiz, Lenito Mendoza, Jonathan Mendoza, Isaiah Ruiz, Canaan Ruiz, Pedro Ruiz, and Leo Ruiz will serve as pallbearers.
Maria was born on July 15, 1961, to Raul Varela and Teresa Ornelas in Zaragoza, Mexico. She enjoyed dancing, traveling, and spending time with family.
Survivors include four children; Pedro (Patricia) Ruiz, Julio Cesar (Isabel Cristina) Ruiz, all of Farwell, Tx, Eulogio (Raquel) Ruiz Jr., of Lubbock, TX, and Fidel (Eliesha) Ruiz of Farwell, TX, brothers; Abelardo Daniel (Amy) Gonzales of Clovis, NM, Ramon (Lorena) Villarreal, of Juarez, Mexico, one sister; Maria Azucena Villarreal of Colorado, 18 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; Juan Ornelas and Teresa Ornelas.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Muffley Funeral Home, www.muffleyfuneralhome.com, (575) 762-4435.
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