
Visitation will be today, Thursday December 1, 2016, from 2 o'clock until 5 at Baca’s Funeral Chapel and the prayer vigil at 6 PM at Saint Ann’s Catholic Church. Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 o’clock Friday morning at Saint Ann’s Catholic Church with Fr. Manuel F. Ibarra officiating. Concluding services and interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery where she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Guadalupe was born February 21, 1926 to Maria Guadalupe and Simon Ochoa in Smeltertown, New Mexico. She married Alfredo Acosta November 27, 1949 in La Mesa and had been a Deming resident since 1951 coming from Anthony where they established farming in the Lewis Flats area. She was a homemaker and was respected for her asadero cheese. “Lupe” as she was affectionately known was a communicant of Saint Ann’s Catholic Church.
She is survived by 2 sons, Alfredo Jr. and Manuel Acosta both of Deming; 3 daughters, Mary Salazar of Albuquerque, Martha and Sylvia Valtierra both of Deming; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by parents, Simon and Maria Guadalupe Ochoa; husband, Alfredo Acosta and a brother.
Serving as pallbearers are Mikie Valtierra, Armando Acosta, Manuel Acosta Jr., T.J. Valtierra and Alfredo Acosta III.
Honorary pallbearers will be Naomi Salazar, Monica Caldillo, Cristina Acosta, Sonia Salazar, Claudia Vasquez, Karima Acosta, Teresa Montellano and Patricia Bolanos.
Entrusted to the care of Baca’s Funeral Chapels.