Luciy Carrasco Rodriquez

Luciy Carrasco Rodriquez, 83, former resident, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, NM. Visitation will be 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Denton-Wood Funeral Home. A Prayer Service is scheduled for Wednesday, January 4, 2012, 6:00 PM at Denton-Wood Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2012, 11:00 AM, at Oasis Christian Fellowship with Pastor Albert Alvarez, Pastor Mary Gonzales, Pastor Johnny Gonzales and Pastor Albert Castro officiating. Interment will follow in Santa Catarina Cemetery, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Denton-Wood Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Luciy Carrasco Rodriquez was born March 3, 1928 in Jalisco, New Mexico to Natividad and Florencia (Alvarez) Carrasco. She lived in both Carlsbad and Roswell during her life. Luciy loved children. She was a wonderful mother to her children and grandchildren and also was a foster mother to many children through the years. Luciy enjoyed dancing, music and cooking for the family. She was preceded in death by her parents; former husband, Angel Sosa, father of her children; husband, Lupe Rodriquez; daughters: Maria Elena Sosa and Margie Sosa Deutsche; three grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; five brothers and two sisters. She is survived by six daughters: Yolanda Hinojos and husband, Delfin of Carlsbad, NM, Mary Gonzales and husband, Johnny of Roswell, NM, Virginia Perez and husband, Steve of Hobbs, NM, Linda Sosa-Dill and husband, Jed of Roswell, NM, Cindy Sosa and Michael Chavez of Roswell, NM, Suzi Finkelstein of Roswell, NM; 32 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Nick Carrasco and wife, Roselva of Carlsbad, NM and numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Castillo, Delfin Hinojos, Jr., Art Garcia, Leo Gonzales, Jr., Steve Perez, Jr. and Nathaniel Paredes. Honorary pallbearers are Dorie Hinojos Romero, Angela Dunbarr Vanessa Perez, April Gonzales, Monica Villanueva and Suzi Finkelstein. Condolences may be expressed at dentonwood.com.