Terry ("Nona") P. Chacon (Gonzales), age 67, originally of Tortugas, New Mexico passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. She was born on May 29, 1951, in Tortugas, New Mexico, to Paul V. and Lucy P. Gonzales. Terry grew up in Tortugas and graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1970. She lived briefly in Chevy Chase, Maryland after marriage and then returned to Las Cruces (Tortugas) to raise her daughter. For the past nineteen years, she resided in El Paso, Texas. Terry was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother as well as a devoted daughter, sister and aunt. She found her calling in caring for others. Terry will be greatly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by her daughter, Roxanna M. Chacon (husband Juha J. Koponen) and grandchildren Lucianna "Lucy" Koponen and Paul Edvard Koponen all of Helsinki, Finland and Las Cruces, New Mexico. She is also survived by her brother, Armando P. Gonzales (wife Margaret) of Canutillo, Texas and sister, Anna M. Ruspoli (wife Rhonda Jagow) of Las Cruces, New Mexico as well as niece, Nicole Smith of McKinney, Texas, niece, Clarissa Gonzales of Los Alamos, New Mexico, nephew, William Gonzales of Pecos, Texas and niece, Kathleen Ruspoli Nelson (husband Arthur "Trey") of Carrollton, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Paul V. and Lucy P. Gonzales. Visitation will be held on Monday, April 22, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Rosary to follow at 9:30 am and Holy Mass at 10 a.m. at The Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Tortugas, New Mexico with the Rite of Committal to follow at the Tortugas Cemetery. First Visitation
Monday, April 22, 2019 9:00am - 9:30am,
Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine and Parish
3600 Parroquia St.
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
Service Information
Monday, April 22, 2019 10:00am,
Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine and Parish
3600 Parroquia St.
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
Interment Location
Monday, April 22, 2019,
Tortugas Cemetery
3800 Stern Dr.
las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
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