With many mournful hearts we announce the passing of a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. Teresa Alarcon, at the age of 74, on February 22, 2025 passed peacefully, comforted and surrounded by her loved ones.
Teresa Alarcon, known more familiarly by family as Mima, was born on October 15, 1950 to Guadalupe Fernandez Gonzalez and Jose Luis Gonzalez. She was the oldest of eight children. Married to Rafael Alarcon. Mother to Itza Alarcon-Vargas, Rubi McCain, and Raphael Alarcon. Grandmother to Victoria Jackson, Joy and Hope McCain, Jeremiah, Isabella, Elizabeth, and Rafael Alarcon.
After completing a Bachelors and Master of Science in Nursing, she went on to work as a nurse practitioner where she devoted many years to serving and helping others. Teresa also obtained her master’s in theology due to her passion and love for the Lord.
Teresa left a legacy of her loving and protective nature, her strength, her fierceness, her generosity, and her love for everything bright in color. She held a deep passion for singing, gardening, traveling, working, and spending time with her family. She was deeply treasured by those who surrounded her and had the privilege of working with her. Teresa’s absence on this earth will be deeply felt by those who she is survived by and her memory will forever be in our hearts.
She was predeceased by her mother Guadalupe Fernandez Gonzalez and is survived by her brothers Oscar, Jose Luis, Javier and Jaime Gonzalez and sisters Laura Esparza, Rebecca Moreno, and Raquel Gonzalez.
Though we will miss her more than words are able to express, we find comfort in knowing that she is with the Lord at peace, without pain and that we will see her again in Heaven. Rest in peace, Mima. You were, and always will be, our greatest treasure.
We will honor her memory with her viewing and rosary reading on March 11th at 7pm at St. John Paul II Catholic Church, 6100 McNutt Rd Santa Teresa, NM 88008. Mass will be held on March 12th at 11:15am immediately followed by her burial at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson Ave, El Paso TX 79906.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a vigil at 7:30 p.m. at St. John Paul II Parish, 6100 McNutt Rd, Santa Teresa, NM 88008.
Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 11:15 , 6100 McNutt Rd, Santa Teresa, NM 88008, with a Committal Service to follow in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson Ave, El Paso, TX 79906.
