Born February 13, 1925, in Houston, TX then moving to Pasadena, TX where she resided the rest of her life. Being the hard worker that she was raising 11 children.
She was preceded in death by her son, Carlos Montoya, her husband, Eliseo Montoya, Sr., her daughter, Melba Mary Borhani, her parents, Mercedes & Petronilo Flores and her sister, Jesusa Flores Herrera.
Survived by her children, Beatriz Daneshvar, Alejandro Montoya, Martha Lucio, Eliseo Montoya, Jr., Norma Kirby, Gregorio Montoya, Paula Montoya, Gloria Montoya and Regina Garcia, 5 son-in-laws, 1 daughter-in-law, 26 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren.