Zenaida Pedroza

Services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 19, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Zenaida Pedroza of Artesia, New Mexico.

Mrs. Pedroza, 51, died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Artesia General Hospital in Artesia, New Mexico.

Fr. Martin Cornejo O.F.M. will officiate at the services with burial at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eddie Garza, Pablo Ramirez, Ryan Buendia, Lalo Sonora, David Pedroza, and Daniel Boone.

A rosary will be at Our Lady of Grace Thursday at 9:30 a.m.

Zenaida was born October 3, 1964 in Carlsbad, New Mexico; the daughter of David J. Pedroza and Rosa (Romo) Pedroza. She was a longtime Artesia resident.

She was a supervisor at Yates Petroleum for 16 years and before that was a C.N.A. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Zenaida enjoyed crafts and sewing, loved to go to the casino and spend time with her family.

Zenaida was preceded in death by her father; son Martin P. Grado, Jr.; sisters Albina Hernandez, Maria Elena Navarrette, Antonia Madrid, Teresa Chavez, and Felicita Acosta.

Survivors include her daughters Michelle Pedroza-Hernandez of Artesia, and Jessica Pedroza-Hernandez of Artesia; son Pablo Pedroza-Ramirez of Artesia; grandchildren Ryan Buendia, Jr. and Janay Buendia of Artesia; her lifetime partner Eddie Garza of Artesia; mother Rosa Romo-Pedroza of Carlsbad; sisters Ernestina Lara of Carlsbad, N.M., Angelita Sifuentes of Roswell, N.M., Francisca Olivo of Carlsbad, Lydia Fuentes-Pedroza of Carlsbad, Aurora Sonora of Carlsbad, and Beatrice Madrid of Carlsbad; and brother David Pedroza, Jr. of Carlsbad.

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