Amada Maestas Madrid

Amada Maestas Madrid, age 86, passed away March 11, 2003 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Amada was born August 20, 1916 in Chirisco, NM to the home of Ventura and Prudencia Hoehne Maestas. She married Eulalio Madrid on April 17, 1933 in Anton Chico, NM. Amada worked for the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools as a cook for 26 years. She was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church where she was active in the Sacred Heart Society, the Catholic Daughters Court 2276 and Las Hijas de Maria (50's Plus). She enjoyed quilting, embroidering, collecting cookbooks and she had a very special love for her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. Amada is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Eulalio Madrid, her two sons Bentura and Robert Madrid, an infant daughter Catalina and a step sister Mercedes Dulanty. Survivors include her daughters Bernie M. Sanchez, Helen Padilla and husband Floyd, Christine Martinez and husband Sam all of Santa Rosa, Prudy Aragon and husband Casey, Viola Garnand and husband Billy all of Albuquerque. Also surviving is her sister Dolores Quintana of Albuquerque, 35 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends and relatives. Rosary services will be held on Friday evening at 7:00 from St. Rose Church in Santa Rosa. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday morning at 10:00 also from St. Rose Church with Father Stephen Schultz officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Joseph Cemetery. Serving as Pallbearers will be Ernest Sanchez, Floyd Padilla, Jr., Andrew Aragon, Mark Garnand, Arthur Gonzalez and Phillip Madrid. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be David Sanchez, Paul Sanchez, Andrew Sanchez, Chris Sanchez, Michael Sanchez, Patrick Padilla, Alex Aragon, Daniel Garnand, Santiago Gonzalez and Paul Marez. All services are entrusted to the Chavez Funeral Home, 923 South 3rd St., Santa Rosa, NM (505)472-3369 or visit our website at www.chavezfuneralhome.com and you may sign the register book and leave message for the family of Amada Madrid.