Josephine “Guera” Castillo Zapata, 87, a resident of San Lorenzo, NM

Category: Obituaries Obituaries
Published: 27 November 2023 27 November 2023

ZapataJJosephine “Guera” Castillo Zapata, 87, of San Lorenzo went to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 26, 2023.

The Recitation of the Holy Rosary will take place on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at twelve o’clock noon at the San Lorenzo Mission followed by the Funeral Mass.  Concluding services and burial will be at the San Lorenzo Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband, Manuel.  Officiating will be Father Martin Okonkwo.  Serving as pallbearers are Juan Zapata, Andrew Mares, Steve Padilla, Pete Castillo, Bobby Zapata and David Zapata.  Honorary pallbearers are all her nieces and nephews.

“Guera”, as she was affectionately known, was born to Pedro and Leonor Castillo.  She grew up in the Mimbres Valley.  Guera married Manuel Zapata in September 1953 and together they made their life in San Lorenzo.  They raised four children and worked in almost every area ranch.  Guera was a homemaker and she loved gardening, roasting chili, quilting and cowboying with her husband Manuel.  There was nothing Guera did not do that Manuel put her up to.

Guera is survived by her children, Johnny Zapata (Mary Ann) of Mimbres, Martha Mares (Robert) of Bayard, Sylvia Zapata of San Lorenzo; grandchildren, Johnny Zapata (Jocelyn), Crystal Herrera, Andrew Mares (Jennifer), Victoria Torres (Jimmy), Sarah Morrison (Kenny), Maria Zapata (Jeremy) and Mireya Zapata; as well as 11 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Pedro and Leonor; her husband, Manuel in 2009 and a daughter, Beatriz in 2015.

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