Maria was born in 1932, born and raised in Laredo, Texas. She worked in several retail stores
helping her mother support her family at a very young age.
Later she met her beloved husband, Rosalio Tejeda. They married on July 4, 1957 and moved
to Chicago, Illinois where their 5 children were born. They were married for 66 years. Together
with her husband, they became business owners when they opened their first bakery.
They later moved to Grand Prairie, Texas where they spent the rest of their lives. There, Maria
and her husband, Rosalio continued with their bakery business in the city of Dallas under the
name of La Rosita Bakery. Maria was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and a pillar to
her entire family of several generations.
She is survived by their 5 children, Carlos Tejeda, Rosalia Tejeda, Sofia Cuellar, Angelina Tejeda
and Estela Tejeda Moreno; grandchildren, Carlos Tejeda Jr., Cesar Tejeda, Daniel Tejeda, Maria
De Los Angeles Cuellar, Cristina Cuellar, Jesus Cuellar, Alejandra Cuellar, Guadalupe Cuellar,
Viviana Cuellar, Elena Cuellar, Gaspar Soto, Nicolas Moreno and Angelica Tejeda Webb; great-grandchildren, Fernando Tejeda, Julian Tejeda, Joshua Sanchez, Madison Cuellar, Andrew
Cuellar, Pedro Cuellar, Luka Cavazos, Anthony Taylor, Adrian Taylor and Angelique Taylor; and
great-great-granddaughter, Avayah Marie Cuellar.
A visitation for Maria will be held Monday, March 18, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bean-
Massey-Burge Funeral Home Beltline Road, 2951 S. Belt Line Road, Grand Prairie, TX 75052
with a rosary service to begin at 6:30 PM. A funeral service will occur Tuesday, March 19, 2024
at 11:00 AM at St Michael the Archangel Church, 2910 Corn Valley Rd, Grand Prairie, TX 75052. Interment to follow at Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens, 3001 S Belt Line Rd, Grand Prairie, TX
75052.
Serving as pallbearers are Daniel Tejeda, Carlos Tejeda, Gaspar Soto, Jesse Cuellar, Ronnie
Moreno and Nicolas Moreno.
