Elizaida Lovato

Elizaida Lovato passed away on April 27, 2021 in San Luis, New Mexico at the age of 92.

Elizaida is survived by her children, Telesfor Lovato, Mary Ellen Estrada and husband, Antonio Estrada, Dolores Lovato, Alberta Candelaria and husband, Michael Candelaria, Marvin Lovato and wife, Lorella Lovato, Gabriel Lovato and wife, Yolanda Lovato, Clifford Lovato and wife, Valerie Lovato; sister, Estella Brunker and husband, Frank Brunker; 18 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Anselmo Lovato; sister, Fedlina Apodaca and husband, Ramon Apodaca; brother, Elizardo Martinez.

Elizaida was born on April 19, 1929 in Cabezon, New Mexico to Telesfor Martinez and Venturita Ramirez. Her family grew when she married Anselmo Lovato. Over the years, they would welcome 7 children into their home and Elizaida and Anselmo taught them to love and care for one another. Her children remember her as a kind, gentle and loving mother who encouraged them to pursue their dreams.

Elizaida worked as the head cook in Bernalillo Public Schools for most of her career. She was a generous individual who loved playing card games like rummy and solitaire. She loved to sew, embroider, crochet, knit, canning, gardening and spending time with her family.

A rosary will be recited at 10:00 am with a mass to follow at 10:30 am on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Bernalillo. Interment to follow at Our Lady of Sorrows cemetery in Bernalillo.