She is survived by her parents, Juan Gutierrez and Maria de Jesus Gutierrez, sons, Carlos(Vivian) Orozco, Jaime(Luisa) Gutierrez, Juan Montiel, Jose Alejandro Maranon, daughters, Elida Orozco(Danny Garcia Jr.), Maria (Jaime) Aguilar, Lili Montiel, brothers, Martin(Rosa) Gutierrez, Anastacio(Teresa) Gutierrez, Arturo(Rosa) Gutierrez, Ismael Gutierrez, Jose (Antonia) Gutierrez, Alfredo(Raquel) Gutierrez, Carlos(Leticia) Gutierrez, Esperanza (Pascual) Vega, Marta(Salvador) Garcia, Gracia(Bartolo) Villegas, Margarita(Miguel) Rodarte, Margarita(Ventura) Roman, Aurora(Crecensio) Roman, twelve grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and sixty-three nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held Monday, July 16, 2012 from 5:00-9:00 pm at Templo Calvario in San Marcos, California.
A funeral mass will be held Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm at Saint Francis of Assisi in Vista, California.
Elena's final resting place will be at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, California.