Maria Montoya Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Maria Montoya of Belen, New Mexico, who passed away at the age of 91, on March 21, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Maria Montoya to show support.
She was predeceased by: her husband Eliseo Montoya, Sr.; her parents, Anastacio Garza and Maria Ybarra Garza; her brothers, Epifanio Garza, Adolfo "Chico" Garza, Jenaro Garza, Reynaldo Garza and Adan Garza; her parents-in-law, Francisco and Maria Baca Montoya; and her siblings-in-law, Climaco Montoya, Nestor Peralta, Flora Baca, Molly Cordova, Mary Vargas, Terry Proctor, Selfa Gutierrez, Cecilia Torres, Margaret Zamora and Timmie Peralta.
She is survived by: her children, Lorencita Lopez (Eddie), Eliseo Montoya, Jr. (Alice), Raymond Montoya (Yolanda) and David Montoya (Sonia); her grandchildren, Amanda Rittner, Valerie Lopez, Daniel Montoya, Joshua Montoya, Leah Ibañez, Cristabel Alexander, Raymond Montoya II and Brandon Montoya; her siblings, Anita Ruiz, Eva Muñoz, Elida Garza, Teodoro Garza, Anastacio Garza, Jr. and Adan Barrera; her siblings-in-law, Juanita Garza, Joe Montoya and Carlos Zamora; Felipa Jaramillo (Frank). She is also survived by 10 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren.
