Maria DeBanuet

As a young adult, Maria was a hair stylist. After she married, she became a business entrepreneur before she and her family moved to the United States. She enjoyed arts & crafts, spending time with her family, playing board games and cooking and her passion was learning the English language and studying the Bible, both of which she continued to enhance until she was 90 years old. Maria was a devoted Catholic and member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharist Minister and was a member of the Prayer Blanket Ministry, Prayer Group, Quilting Club and the Arts & Crafts club.

She was preceded in death by her parents Gerardo Cervantes and Maria de Jesus Velazquez, her husband Guillermo Banuet de La Rosa, her siblings Gerardo Cervantes Velazquez, Delfina Cervantes Velazquez, Genoveva Cervantes, Alicia Cervantes Velazquez, Rosendo Cervantes Velazquez and Carlos Cervantes Velazquez.

Maria is survived by her children Guillermo Patricio Banuet and spouse Dolores Herlinda Samia Veloz, Amado Banuet and spouse Adela Banuet, Victor Banuet, Jorge Banuet and spouse Maria de La Luz Avalos, Ely Banuet and spouse Ruben Rodriguez, Rosario Banuet and spouse Liz Ramon and Monica Banuet.

She is also survived by her grandchildren Maria Magdalena Banuet, Erick Smith, Jorge Banuet and spouse Brenda Teresa Garcia, Veronica de Jesus Banuet Samia and spouse Roberto Reza Montoya, Rosa Isela Banuet and spouse Sergio Javier Mirabal Garcia, Rochelle Brigitte Banuet and spouse John Caldwell, Ashley Nicole Benitez and spouse Uvaldo Benitez, Patricia Yvonne Banuet and spouse Miguel Angel Reyes Magana, Florita Yvette Nichols and spouse Thomas Nichols, Gerardo Arteaga Jr., Robyn del Rosario Alonzo and spouse Robert Zachariah Alonzo and Alex Braden Arteaga and her great grandchildren, Miguel Tadeo Moran, Mia Elizabeth Reza Banuet, Martina Mirabal, Luciano Mirabal, Alejandra Giselle Benitez, Elena Jade Benitez, Olivia Isabel Benitez, Basil Gregory Nichols, Anamaria Elizabeth Nichols, Marcelo Reyes Banuet, Mauro Reyes Banuet, Mariano Reyes Banuet, Zachariah Thomas Alonzo, Eleanor Rosario Alonzo, Matthew Herbert Alonzo and Daniel James Alonzo.