Dolene R. Montoya, 43, of Des Moines, NM, went home to be with Our Lord on August 29, 2019.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents/parents, Louie and Elsie Montoya and brother, Dwayne Vigil.
She is survived by her mother, Dorothy Shoemaker ( Raton, NM/Greeley, CO), father, Danny Vigil (La Puebla, NM), grandmother, Mary Vigil (La Puebla, NM); sisters, Pamela Shoemaker (Raton, NM/Greeley, CO), Stacey Vigil (Chimayo, NM), brother Daniel Vigil (Chimayo, NM), numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces.
She was a 1994 graduate of Des Moines High School and went on to NMHU where she obtained her Masters Degree. She was a kind, loving and hard working woman throughout her battle with Lupus/Cancer. And those that knew her well knew she loved her Broncos, no matter what.
Arrangements are to be determined at a later date. Any cards/donations for the family can be sent in care of Pamela Shoemaker, P.O. Box 200414, Evans, CO 80620.
The family asks not to send flowers until further arrangements are determined.