Juanita Cabezuela

Services are scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Juanita Ortega Cabezuela, 208 N. 8th St., Artesia, New Mexico.

Mrs. Cabezuela, 69, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Artesia General Hospital.

Fr. Brian Guerrini, SS.CC. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Otis Jr Chavez, Mark Cabezuela Jr., Erica Ortega, Jeffrey Ortega, Nick De La Rosa, Amos Jr. Ortega, Troy Lara, Chris Ortega, and Javen Ortega.

A rosary is also scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Grace Church.

Juanita was born June 26, 1942 in Artesia, New Mexico the daughter of Enrique Ortega and Dominga Barragan Ortega. She was a lifelong resident of Artesia.

On Oct. 3, 1968 she was married to Reynaldo P. Cabezuela in Artesia. He preceded her in death Oct. 30, 2004.

She was a housewife and a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Mark Anthony Cabezuela Sr, and a brother Manuel Ortega.

Survivors include daughters Lisa Chavez of Artesia, and Sandra Cabezuela of El Paso, Texas sons Steve Cabezuela of Artesia, and Amos Ortega Sr. of Artesia brother Lewis Ortega of Artesia sisters Alice Ortega of Artesia, Mary Ortega of Artesia, Margarita Ortega of Artesia, Frances Lara of Artesia, Flora Ortega of Artesia, and Henrietta De La Rosa of Artesia 5 grandchildren.