Margarita Chavarria

Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, April 26, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church for Margarita Chavarria of Artesia.

Chavarria, 76, passed away Friday, April 19, 2024, in El Paso, Texas.

Fr. A.L. Vijaya Raju will officiate the services, with interment to follow at Woodbine Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Anselmo Herrera Jr., Steve Herrera, Benjamin Herrera, Demetrio Lozano Jr., Michael Rodriguez and Michael Sarabia. Honorary pallbearers are Lori Sarabia, Francisco Lozano, Melissa Lozano, Michael Zachary Sarabia, Qrion Sarabia and Briana Adams.
Visitation will be held from 2-6 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Terpening & Son Mortuary. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Grace.

Margarita was born Jan. 2, 1948, in Artesia, the daughter of Espiridion Solis and Maria (Balencia) Hernandez.

She was a devoted wife to Zeke Chavarria, and it is known by all the family that these years were the happiest of her life. It was with him that she rediscovered her love of recipes and cooking, as he was a great cook also.

Margaret was a devoted daughter. She moved in with her parents after Zeke’s passing for the last years of their lives to care for them during her Dad’s illness and then her Mother’s dementia and Alzheimer’s, doing anything and everything for her Dad and Mom any time it was needed or wanted of her, including taking care of her Mother’s dog, Rosie.

Rosie became Margaret’s number-one priority after her Mom’s passing. She was also a devoted sister to her siblings, assuring them that Mom and Dad would be cared for through their illness. Anything that was asked of Margaret for the family was met without hesitation.

She also cared for her nieces and nephews with the same care and love, from babysitting to caring for health needs. She could do it all. She was loved by many, and in the final nine months of her illness, she moved in with her sister Lupe at her home.

Margaret and Lupe and her other sister, Sylvia, would go to El Paso for cancer treatment and also to spend time with each other. In her own time and besides taking care of Rosie, she enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, and worshipping Our Savior Jesus Christ. Margie will be missed!

Survivors include brothers and sisters Lupe Herrera and husband Anselmo, Sylvia Lozano, Espiridion Hernandez Jr. and wife Mary Grace, Pete Hernandez and wife Juanita, Jane Trujillo and husband Robert, and Refugia Fuentes; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Zeke Chavarria; sister Rosita Hernandez; and brothers-in-law Demetrio Lozano and Fred Fuentes.

Arrangements are under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. Condolences may be expressed online at www.artesiafunerals.com.