Helen Raposa

Helen Raposa, 45 of Clovis, NM died Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Helen was born August 23, 1959 in Vaughn, NM the daughter of Noah M. and Alice (Montoya) Rael. She was reared at Vaughn and Clovis, NM. She attended school at Clovis. Helen married Ronald Raposa on March 26, 1998 in Clovis, NM. She was employed for many years as a custodian with Clovis Public Schools. She retired on March 29, 2002. Helen was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Clovis. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who loved spending time with her grandchildren, visiting casinos, swimming, and watching scary movies. Helen was preceded in death by a daughter Joann Margaret Baca; and her father Noah Margarito Rael on April 27, 2002. Survivors include her husband Ronald Raposa of Clovis; two sons George Eloy Baca and wife Victoria of Clovis; Christopher Raposa of North Pole, Alaska; a daughter Lynn Raposa of Clovis; her mother Alice Rael of Clovis; three sisters Mary Marquez of Albuquerque, NM; Joanne Rael of Clovis; Margaret Rael of Clovis; four grandchildren Noah Baca, Angelina Baca, Jeremiah Baca, and Daiza Baca all of Clovis. Rosary services will be held at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005 from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Clovis, NM. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2005 from St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Vaughn, NM with Father Colman Heffern officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Vaughn, New Mexico. Pallbearers will include Joanne Rael, Margaret Rael, Jessica Serna, Victoria Baca, Lucia Chavez, Denise Chavez, Krystal Elena Loera, and Carla Lopez. Honorary bearers will be the I.C.U. staff at PRMC; and employees & friends of the Border Games in Farwell, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home, 804 North Fifth Street; Fort Sumner, New Mexico. (505) 355-2311.