Enriqueta (Henryeta) Contreras Baeza peacefully departed this life on November 12, 2019. Born on May 5, 1926, she was born the seventh of eleven children to Enrique and Carmen Lucero Contreras and grew up in Socorro, TX. She married Eliseo H. Baeza, Sr. on July 27, 1946, and together they built a life and raised their three children in El Paso, TX. She is preceded in death by her husband as well as her eldest son Eliseo H. Baeza, Jr. (Melissa) and sisters Sara Gonzalez, Genoveva Candelaria, Maria Pedregon, Ester Duran, Grace Chavez, and brothers Ramon and Raul Contreras. She fed her family and friends in numerous ways and will be dearly missed. She is survived by her children Teresa Baeza and Robert C. Baeza (Torey); her six grandchildren Anthony Baeza (Vanessa), Andrea Blancas Beltran, Audrey Stallings (Kurt), Derek Blancas, Danielle Baeza, and Laura Baeza; her great-grandchildren Austin and Celeste Baeza; and her siblings Samuel Contreras, Neima Martinez, and Irene Granados. The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to her caregivers Estefania Acosta and Fabiola Santiago as well to Dr. Ikedieze Chukwu and his staff for their care and attention over the years.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 5:00 PM with a rosary to follow at 7:00 PM at Hillcrest Funeral Home, 1060 N. Carolina Dr. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, November 22, 2019 at 12:30 PM at St. Raphael’s Catholic Church with interment to follow at 2:00 PM at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family would like to request that donations be made to the West Texas Chapter of The Alzheimer’s Association.
