
Juanita was preceded in death by her husband, Guillermo G. Maldonado, her son, Guillermo M. Maldonado, and Grandson Jonathan Maldonado. She is survived by her three daughters Velia Luna (Stan) of Albuquerque, NM; Gloria Abeyta (Pete) of Silver City, NM; and Bertha Saenz (Jesus) of Deming, NM; daughter-in-law, Nancy Maldonado of Arenas Valley, NM. Her two sisters, Helen Monje of Gila, NM and Natalia Trujillo (Benny) of Las Cruces, NM. Her grandchildren Edith Abeyta, Jason Abeyta, Tobias Luna, Guillermo M. Maldonado III, Camille Maldonado, Charolette Saenz, and Dominic Saenz. Great Grandchildren include Amberley Luna, Nathan Chavez, Jeremy Abeyta, Adrian Abeyta, Enoch Rivera, and Lucas Rivera.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the funeral services are reserved for the immediate family. We will celebrate Juanita’s life on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 with the viewing beginning at 10:00am and a rosary being recited by Deacon Bill Holguin at 11:00am at Terrazas Funeral Chapel, followed by a mass at 1:00pm to celebrate her life at San Ysidro Catholic Church in Gila, NM. Juanita will be laid to rest at the Maldonado Family Cemetery in Gila, NM. Pallbearers will be Pete Jason Abeyta, Tobias Luna, Guillermo Maldonado III, Dominic Saenz, Nathan Chavez, and Jeremy Abeyta. Honorary pallbearers will be the rest of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The family requests your prayers from afar and will invite family and friends to celebrate Juanita’s life, together, at a later