Maria Santos Jara, 89, relocated to be with our Heavenly Father on January 28, 2022. She was preceded in death by her precious son, Eliseo Jara; her brothers; Jose Huizar, Silverio Huizar, her sister, Sara Vega, and her parents, Benito and Dolores Huizar. Maria was survived by her beloved husband, Jose Trinidad Jara, to whom she would have been married for 72 years this March 2022, she was a wonderful wife; also survived by her brother, Samuel Huizar and sister, Gloria Medina, her very loved children; sons; Raul Jara (Mary Lou), David Jara (Magdalena), Enrique Jara; and her only daughter, Rosa Ida Tarango (Joseph). She left behind 10 glorious grandchildren - Michael Jara, Trinity Jacob Jara II, Anthony Paul Jara, David Aaron Jara, Andrew J. Jara, Nicholas A. Jara, Emmanuel Tarango, Jessica Faire Tarango, Daniel Tarango, Melissa Tarango, and her 4 beautiful great-grandchildren who will cherish her precious memories: Aracely, Isaac, Oceanna, and Aristotle.
Maria was born in Valparaiso, Zacatecas, Mexico, on June 11, 1932, to Benito Huizar and Dolores Ortiz. She was the 3rd oldest of six children in her family. In her early years of marriage, she migrated to Santo Tomas, New Mexico, to a location called Stahmann Farms in the ranch of Esperanza, where her children were raised and grew up. There at Stahmann she worked in the Pecan Factory for several years where she met several good friends. She considered all the people of Stahmann Farm's to be family. She enjoyed going to the Stahmann Farm's reunions very much. Around 1974, she and the whole family moved to El Paso, Texas, where she worked as a seamstress for the Levi-Strauss Corporation. Her work at Levis-Strauss was cut short by the unfortunate accident of her son, Eliseo Jara, during his military term. Maria then dedicated 31 years of her life caring for her son, until his passing.
Maria was a great woman of faith, always believing that nothing was impossible through her Lord Jesus Christ who strengthened her. Instilling in her children's upbringing the moral values of respect and dignity for all, giving them the love and discipline in a balanced way, and always encouraging them to pursue their dreams, and most of all, she set a great example of her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom she wanted her children and their offspring to follow all the days of their life.
Maria was an amazing woman, mother, wife, and sister, who left mountains of beautiful memories. Our Heavenly Father gifted her with beautiful attributes, she was very loving, giving, compassionate, generous, forgiving, kind, and always grateful for every single thing that was done for her, big or small. She expressed her goodness physically, verbally, and spiritually. She left a legacy that all of us would want to follow. She was loved by all, family, friends and even strangers. She will always live in our hearts. We will miss her tremendously here on this earth until the day we reunite with her in heaven.
MARIA SANTOS JARA's funeral services:
Thursday, February 17, 2022
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Hillcrest Funeral Home-West
5054 Doniphan Dr.
El Paso, Texas 79932
with the Rosary starting at 9 am.
followed by the Prayer Services
Graveside Services at 1 pm
Evergreen Cemetery - East
12400 Montana Ave
El Paso, Texas 79938
Services Entrusted to Hillcrest Funeral West.
