Mary E. Velasquez, 83, passed away peacefully on April 3rd, 2023 at Spanish Peaks Veterans Assisted Living Center in Walsenburg, Colorado.
She was born on December 21, 1939. She is preceded in death by her parents, Manuel and Delicia Valdez, her husband John Velasquez, her son, Robert Velasquez, her daughter-in-law, Janna Velasquez, her brothers, Manuel, Gabe, Leroy, Charles, and Edmond, her sisters, Margaret, Alice, and Florence.
Mary is survived by her children, Allen Velasquez, Lorrie Cappellucci, and her husband Tony, her sister Penny (Bernard) Vasquez, Grandchildren, Levi Velasquez, John (Amy) Velasquez, and Micah Velasquez and great-grandchildren Josiah, Judah, Elijah, and Derek Velasquez and numerous nieces and nephews.
On September 12th, 1959, Mary was united in marriage to John Velasquez in Raton, New Mexico. After the birth of their first child in 1961, they moved to Hayward, CA. until they returned to Trinidad in 1970 to raise their family and care for her parents
A memorial service will be held on April 28th at 1:00 pm at Comi Funeral Home.
Inurnment will follow at the Trinidad Masonic Cemetery.
Arrangements were made under the direction of the Comi Funeral Home.
