Maria Cristina Carrasco Ontiveros, 55, a resident of Deming, NM

: Category: Obituaries; 11 September 2024

Maria Cristina Carrasco Ontiveros, 55, Deming resident passed away Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces.

Visitation will take place on Monday, September 16, 2024 at Baca's Funeral Chapel at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, with the recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 o'clock in the evening led by Jessica Gonzales. Mass of the Christian Burial will be the next morning, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 11 o'clock at Saint Ann's Catholic Church with the interment to follow at Mountain View Cemetery, Fr. Francis Gyau officiating.

Maria was born to Belen Ontiveros and Juan Ponce in Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. She came to Deming around 50 years ago. Maria enjoyed music and dancing and loved to take care of her garden and animals. She was the person to go to when you needed advice or just someone to talk to. Her family was everything to her.

She is survived by her husband; Genaro; her adopted mother, Maria Elena Carrasco; her sons, Roberto C. Molina Carrasco and Genaro Eduardo Garza Carrasco; grandson, Jose Roberto Molina Caro; brother, Guillermo Ponce and numerous nieces and nephews.

Maria is preceded in death by her parents and brother Juan Ramon Ponce.

Pallbearers will be Roberto Molina, Genaro Eduardo Garza, Guillermo Ponce, Adrian Ochoa, Victor Gonzalez and Enrique Salas.

María Cristina Carrasco Ontiveros, de 55 años, residente de Deming, falleció el sábado 7 de septiembre de 2024 en Mesilla Valley Hospice en Las Cruces.

La visitacion sera el lunes 16 de septiembre de 2024 en la Funeraria Baca's a las 4 de la tarde, con el rezo del Santo Rosario a las 6 de la tarde a cargo de Jessica Gonzales. La Misa de cuerpo presente será a la mañana siguiente, el martes 17 de septiembre de 2024 a las 11 en punto en la Iglesia Católica de Santa Ana y el entierro seguirá en el Cementerio de Mountain View, oficiado por el Padre Francis Gyau.

María nació de Belén Ontiveros y Juan Ponce en Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México. Llegó a Deming hace unos 50 años. A María le gustaba la música y el baile y le encantaba cuidar de su jardín y de sus animales. Era la persona a la que acudir cuando necesitabas consejo o simplemente alguien con quien hablar. Su familia era todo para ella.

Le sobrevive su esposo; Genaro; su madre adoptiva, María Elena Carrasco; sus hijos, Roberto C. Molina Carrasco y Genaro Eduardo Garza Carrasco; nieto, José Roberto Molina Caro; hermano, Guillermo Ponce y numerosos sobrinos y sobrinas.

A María le preceden en la muerte sus padres y su hermano Juan Ramón Ponce.

Los portadores del féretro serán Roberto Molina, Genaro Eduardo Garza, Guillermo Ponce, Adrián Ochoa, Víctor González y Enrique Salas.

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