Maria Carlotta Apodaca De Saavedra

Maria Carlotta Apodaca de Saavedra of Taos passed from this life on November 18, 2005. She was born October 27, 1928. She was very active in her church Our Lady of Guadalupe in Taos. She was a former merchant of Taos Plaza. She was preceded in death by her parents, Norberto & Emma Saavedra Valdez. Carlotta was the fifth generation descendant born in Taos from an old Taos family on her mother's side, Antonio Joseph de Tevis. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Joseph Demecio Apodaca, their children, Joe Apodaca (Joella) of Taos, Yolanda Valerio (Michael) of Taos, Michelle Martinez (Ray) of Taos, Deanne Mares (Phillip) of Albuquerque, Barbara Apodaca (Darold Lujan) of Taos, Martin Raul Apodaca of Taos, Carla Garcia (Rick) of Taos. She is also survived by grandchildren, Joseph and Jamie Apodaca, Crystal and Isaac Valerio, Miguel, Andres and Tomas Martinez, Shane Apodaca, Brianna Lujan and Richard Garcia,, a special cousin Cecilia Jasper of Seattle, two special nieces E. Susan Linchevskey (Hanock) of Israel and Taos and Mary Alice Raskin (David) of Taos and her sisters, Rose Holland (John) of Taos and Martha Garland (Jerry) of Denver. She is survived by many relatives on the Apodaca side in Denver, CO. She attended grade school in Taos at the Central Catholic School and high school at Loretta Academy in Santa Fe. She also attended Boston College in Boston and Loretta Heights College in Denver. She married her husband of 45 years, Joseph and had her seven children while living in Denver, CO. She and her family returned to Taos in 1970 and ran the Rexall Drug Store for a number of years. She was a member of the Las Taosena club. She was also very active with her church. She was a Eucharistic Minister, Lector, member of the prayer group, choir and was always happy to serve God. She was the greatest wife, mother, grandmother and sister in the world to us.

Rosary was recited on Monday, November 21, 2005 at Our Lady of the Guadalupe Catholic Church. Funeral mass was held on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 at Our Lady of the Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial was held at Sierra Vista Cemetery.