Mary was born and raised in El Paso, Texas where she graduated from El Paso High School. She later obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the University of Texas at El Paso while raising her three children. Mary worked as a teacher with 40 years of service in the El Paso Independent School District (Bliss Elementary, Wiggs Middle School, and Armendariz Middle School). She was passionate about her work and the impact she made to many of her young students lives. Finally, Mary served as the science department chair for years where she mentored dozens of teachers during her tenure.
In her private life, Mary was a woman of kindness, compassion, unconditional love and possessed the strongest devotion to her faith and family. Throughout her life she enjoyed many hobbies including gardening, teaching aerobics, skiing, modeling, dancing, home decorating, listening to music, and cooking. She was considered the exceptional hostess as she always welcomed family and friends into her home with a delicious meal and lots of love.
Her internal beauty was just as extraordinary as her external beauty. Mary will be greatly missed by those that had the opportunity to know and love her.
Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
Mary is survived by her husband, John Moeller; her daughter Monika Ganey (Terry); her daughter Ivette Gonzalez; and her son Achilles Gonzalez; her brother John Navarrete (Leticia), her sister Irene Enriquez (Albert †), her sister Estela Munoz (Martin†), her brother Joseph Navarrete (Kim) and her brother Ruben Navarrete; her grandson Ryan Gonzalez, her granddaughter Nicole Fuentes Silver (Nathan) and her granddaughter Isabelle Podorozhnaya.
Mary was preceded in death by her first husband Achilles Gonzalez; her mother Estela T Navarrete and her father Juan Navarrete.
A visitation for Mary will be held Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM with Vigil at 6:00 PM at Funeraria del Angel Central, 3839 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79903. Funeral mass will follow on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 10:30 AM at St Pius Catholic Church, 1050 N Clark Dr. El Paso, TX 79905.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.FunerariaDelAngelCentral.com for the Moeller family.
