Maria Teresa Ibarra Loma

Teresa Ibarra Loma, age 80, of Greeley, Colorado passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. Teresa was born in Cicacalco, Zacatecas, Mexico. She was one of 13 children to Augustine Ibarra Martinez and Hilaria Garcia Ibarra.

Teresa married the love of her life, Pedro Loma Juarez, on April 21, 1961. Together they moved to the United States in 1968. In 2021, they celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Teresa and Pedro had 19 children together, Jesse, Leticia, Fernando, Frank, Joe, Luci, Myrna, Morris, and Pete. She always made sure to take care of her family when they were ill.

Teresa worked for over 20 years in production at Longmont Foods. She was a hard-working individual, ambitious and determined but more importantly, she was humble and genuine. She needed to always be working, cooking, and cleaning around the house. Teresa's pride and joy were her children. Teresa was the best mother her children could imagine. She was very protective of them, loved cooking for them. Teresa expressed her love through her cooking, and she always had something on the stove. She always fed everyone that came through her door. Her food was amazing. Teresa loved to go to the casinos in Central City with her sons. She loved to play the slot machines. She also spent many weekends garage-saling with her husband and daughter. On occasions she would help her husband make the best bread in Greeley. Not only was she the oldest of her siblings, but she was the only woman. She took care of all her brothers and was an amazing horseback rider in her youth. She had a great sense of humor. Her children will remember her as their best friend, their protector, and their confidant. To everyone she might have been Teresa, but to her family she was Mima.

Teresa was preceded in death by her parents, Augustine Ibarra Martinez and Hilaria Garcia Ibarra; husband, Pedro Loma Juarez; sons, Jesse, Joe; grandsons, Louie, Ernesto, Manuel; and granddaughter, Jenny.

Teresa is survived in life by her sons, Fernando, Frank, Morris, Pete; daughters, Luci, Myrna; grandchildren, Larry, Maria Teresa, Jessica, Jesus Jr, Pedro, Alexis, Fernando, Dario, Adrian, Ashley, Hannah, Gabriel, Mikaela, Kiera, Kimberly, Jeffrey, Leah, Briana, Mia, Tanya, Isabel, Neveah, Brooklyn, Jovaughn, Kao, and many great-grandchildren.