A life-long resident of Loraine she was born there on March 16, 1944 to Felix and Florencia Villa Pantoja.
Manuela was a woman of great faith. She loved her God, her family, her community, and her church with all her heart. She was a staple of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Loraine and in the lunch room at Loraine ISD for over 30 years. She was a long time member of the Guadalupana’s serving as the president for many years, helping to set up meals and to teach catechism classes at the church. The school was also a huge part of her life, she was a great lunch lady, was highly involved in school functions and was always there for the students when they needed her. While she did not have any children of her own she was like a second mother to her nieces and nephews and to several students in Loraine.
Manuela was a very loving, kind, nurturing woman who loved to spend time with her family. In her spare time she could be found watching the Loraine Bulldogs play football or watching her nieces and nephews at their school activities. She was a very outgoing woman who had many friends and never really met a stranger. She was a member of the Loraine Ex-Students Association, enjoyed cooking, making Tamales, playing BINGO and raising animals, especially dogs.
She is survived by her brothers John Pantoja of Big Spring, Pedro Pantoja of Loraine, and Ponciano Pantoja of Dallas and by a sister Victoria Washington of Augusta Georgia, as well as by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, by a brother Alfonso Pantoja, by sisters Maria Pantoja and Jobita Diaz, by nephews Marky Pantoja and Tony Pantoja, and by her fur baby Paloma
A Mass of Christian Burial for Manuela will be held on Friday, October 7th at 10:30 am at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Loraine with Father Michael Udegbunam officiating, burial will follow in the Loraine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be John Anthony Pantoja, Rafael Pantoja, Jacob Benivamondez, Josh Arispe, Christian Diaz, and Dillon Moore.
The family will be present for a visitation on Thursday, October 6th from 5-7pm with a rosary to follow at 7 pm in the Kiker Seale Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers please consider memorial contributions in her memory to Saint Joseph’s Church in Loraine.
Those wishing are encouraged to share a memory by visiting www.kikerseale.com
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