Maria B. Talamante

She is preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Amelia Siller, Connie Bowen, Joe Benavides, Lupita Benavides and Eloisa Benavides.

She is survived by her spouse of 61 years Luis Talamante, siblings; Manuel (Maggie) Benavides, Anita Garza and Carolina Coe, children; Anita (Manuel) Padilla, Dora Talamante, Luis (Hilda) Talamante, and Thelma Talamante, grandchildren; Antonio (Kristine) Talamante, Stephanie (Eric) Carlson, Cynthia (Sen) Rodriguez, Manuel Padilla, Luis Talamante III, Theresa Talamante, Arturo Gutierrez, Anthony (Sabrina) Gutierrez, Charles Talamante and Adrianna Gutierrez, great-grandchildren; Taylor Flores, Thomas Gann, Kia Carlson, Diego Talamante, Lourdes Talamante, Joaquin Talamante, Sydney Rodriguez and Ava Talamante.

Visitation was held on Sunday, December 26, 2010 at Cage-Mills Funeral Directors from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a rosary that evening at 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass was held on Monday, December 27, 2010 at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church at 2:00 p.m. Internment followed the mass in the Memory Gardens Cemetery.

The Talamante family would like to express their gratitude to the Vista Care Hospice Staff for the care they gave to their loved one.