Maria Lopez Padilla, 96, of Phoenix, AZ passed away on January 17, 2016. Maria was born on January 5, 1920 to Matias and Juana Lopez in Lordsburg, New Mexico. She cooked from scratch, sewed, gardened, crafted and still took time to care for others. She will be greatly missed.
Maria is survived by her daughters, Alice Garcia and Carmen Tomlin, five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and fifteen great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Panfilo Padilla, son Andres Padilla, four sisters and two brothers.
Visitation will be 10:00 am with a Rosary at 11:00 am and Funeral Mass at 11:30 am, Saturday January 23, 2016 at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, 416 E 2nd Street, Lordsburg, NM. Interment will be in the Shakespeare Cemetery in Lordsburg, NM.