Bernice Solano, 106, was born in Roy territory, Dec. 2, 1901.
Our dear little "Angel" departed this earth on Monday, April 21, 2008 to her heavenly home. She will be rejoined with five of her six children who preceded her in death: Patricio and Cipriano Solano, Gertrude Sanders, Jean Sullivan Zamora and Louise Savage; her husband Nestor Solano; her parents Luciano and Antonita Pacheco; her sisters Josephine, Jean, Cora; and brother Alfred.
Bernice was married to Nestor Solano March 3, 1919. Soon after, they took in his parents and the infant child, Cipriano Solano, whom she raised as her own. Bernice also took in several nieces and nephews and helped to raise them. For five or more years she also had Stella, Max, David and Eleanor Padilla and for at least three years she had Ivan Ebel and Lucille Lucero. After several years of marriage, Nestor took to calling her his little Angel and the grandchildren took it up and she became Angel to all of us.
Bernice was raised a Catholic and she imbued all of her family with her devotion and sincere faith. We would say on all the forms that asked for religious preference, not just Catholic but devout Catholic. Angel had her children kneel down and pray the rosary every night before bed; a tradition she carried on until her death. Angel went to church every day as long as she was physically able. She walked to church come rain or snow. In later years when she couldn't attend mass the communion service was taken to her. She would love it when she was the recipient of the visiting statue of the Virgin Mary, and the ladies coming to visit and pray the rosary.
Angel was raised in Roy and attended Catholic school. She told us stories about the dances they would have to raise money for the church. Her uncle Alfredo Sandoval would play the guitar and the violin and composed little songs that Angel would sing to us. It was a at dance in Springer that she met her husband Nestor. Bernice and Nestor hosted many dances in their home in Miami to entertain their children and their neighbors.
They farmed pinto beans and corn and raised farm animals to support their family along with his job of county and sometimes state employed road grader/maintainer operator. Nestor would take the beans and sell or trade them for other commodities such as flour, sugar and coffee. The children all had to pitch in and hoe those long rows of beans. They also raised chickens and sold eggs, and the egg money was Angel's little spending money. This was the money for new shoes and pound jars of cold cream ordered from the catalog. Angel always bragged about being thrifty and "Hooverising."
Angel's mother's father and two uncles were original "Homesteaders" on the Canadian River. It was known as the Red River in those days or the Rio Amagre (red river from the red soil in the area). Angel just had the opportunity to share her history as the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society chose her as their first member of the community to be featured in their family history presentations. Angel only has one nephew still living in the Roy area, Alfredo Sandoval Jr. Their family history is quite interesting. Angel was also featured in the December 2007 issue of New Mexico Magazine in an article written by her great granddaughter Ashley Biggers.
Angel leaves one surviving daughter, Ramona Bernal; 19 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 49 great-great grandchildren. Her advice when asked was "always have faith in the Lord, He will always be there for us. As long as I live I will always pray to him for my family, friends, and anyone needing prayer. I pray too, for those who have gone before, we must never forget them."
One last thing, when you look up to the heavens and see the stars, know that they are twinkling especially bright now because she said, "When I get to heaven I'm going to polish the stars for our Lord."
Visitation for Bernice Solano was April 24 at the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton. Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary will be Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer. Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. also at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer recited by Father John Cannon. Burial will follow in the Springer Cemetery.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Bernice Solano are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
Our dear little "Angel" departed this earth on Monday, April 21, 2008 to her heavenly home. She will be rejoined with five of her six children who preceded her in death: Patricio and Cipriano Solano, Gertrude Sanders, Jean Sullivan Zamora and Louise Savage; her husband Nestor Solano; her parents Luciano and Antonita Pacheco; her sisters Josephine, Jean, Cora; and brother Alfred.
Bernice was married to Nestor Solano March 3, 1919. Soon after, they took in his parents and the infant child, Cipriano Solano, whom she raised as her own. Bernice also took in several nieces and nephews and helped to raise them. For five or more years she also had Stella, Max, David and Eleanor Padilla and for at least three years she had Ivan Ebel and Lucille Lucero. After several years of marriage, Nestor took to calling her his little Angel and the grandchildren took it up and she became Angel to all of us.
Bernice was raised a Catholic and she imbued all of her family with her devotion and sincere faith. We would say on all the forms that asked for religious preference, not just Catholic but devout Catholic. Angel had her children kneel down and pray the rosary every night before bed; a tradition she carried on until her death. Angel went to church every day as long as she was physically able. She walked to church come rain or snow. In later years when she couldn't attend mass the communion service was taken to her. She would love it when she was the recipient of the visiting statue of the Virgin Mary, and the ladies coming to visit and pray the rosary.
Angel was raised in Roy and attended Catholic school. She told us stories about the dances they would have to raise money for the church. Her uncle Alfredo Sandoval would play the guitar and the violin and composed little songs that Angel would sing to us. It was a at dance in Springer that she met her husband Nestor. Bernice and Nestor hosted many dances in their home in Miami to entertain their children and their neighbors.
They farmed pinto beans and corn and raised farm animals to support their family along with his job of county and sometimes state employed road grader/maintainer operator. Nestor would take the beans and sell or trade them for other commodities such as flour, sugar and coffee. The children all had to pitch in and hoe those long rows of beans. They also raised chickens and sold eggs, and the egg money was Angel's little spending money. This was the money for new shoes and pound jars of cold cream ordered from the catalog. Angel always bragged about being thrifty and "Hooverising."
Angel's mother's father and two uncles were original "Homesteaders" on the Canadian River. It was known as the Red River in those days or the Rio Amagre (red river from the red soil in the area). Angel just had the opportunity to share her history as the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society chose her as their first member of the community to be featured in their family history presentations. Angel only has one nephew still living in the Roy area, Alfredo Sandoval Jr. Their family history is quite interesting. Angel was also featured in the December 2007 issue of New Mexico Magazine in an article written by her great granddaughter Ashley Biggers.
Angel leaves one surviving daughter, Ramona Bernal; 19 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 49 great-great grandchildren. Her advice when asked was "always have faith in the Lord, He will always be there for us. As long as I live I will always pray to him for my family, friends, and anyone needing prayer. I pray too, for those who have gone before, we must never forget them."
One last thing, when you look up to the heavens and see the stars, know that they are twinkling especially bright now because she said, "When I get to heaven I'm going to polish the stars for our Lord."
Visitation for Bernice Solano was April 24 at the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton. Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary will be Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer. Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. also at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer recited by Father John Cannon. Burial will follow in the Springer Cemetery.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Bernice Solano are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
Bernice Solano, 106, was born in Roy territory, Dec. 2, 1901.
Our dear little "Angel" departed this earth on Monday, April 21, 2008 to her heavenly home. She will be rejoined with five of her six children who preceded her in death: Patricio and Cipriano Solano, Gertrude Sanders, Jean Sullivan Zamora and Louise Savage; her husband Nestor Solano; her parents Luciano and Antonita Pacheco; her sisters Josephine, Jean, Cora; and brother Alfred.
Bernice was married to Nestor Solano March 3, 1919. Soon after, they took in his parents and the infant child, Cipriano Solano, whom she raised as her own. Bernice also took in several nieces and nephews and helped to raise them. For five or more years she also had Stella, Max, David and Eleanor Padilla and for at least three years she had Ivan Ebel and Lucille Lucero. After several years of marriage, Nestor took to calling her his little Angel and the grandchildren took it up and she became Angel to all of us.
Bernice was raised a Catholic and she imbued all of her family with her devotion and sincere faith. We would say on all the forms that asked for religious preference, not just Catholic but devout Catholic. Angel had her children kneel down and pray the rosary every night before bed; a tradition she carried on until her death. Angel went to church every day as long as she was physically able. She walked to church come rain or snow. In later years when she couldn't attend mass the communion service was taken to her. She would love it when she was the recipient of the visiting statue of the Virgin Mary, and the ladies coming to visit and pray the rosary.
Angel was raised in Roy and attended Catholic school. She told us stories about the dances they would have to raise money for the church. Her uncle Alfredo Sandoval would play the guitar and the violin and composed little songs that Angel would sing to us. It was a at dance in Springer that she met her husband Nestor. Bernice and Nestor hosted many dances in their home in Miami to entertain their children and their neighbors.
They farmed pinto beans and corn and raised farm animals to support their family along with his job of county and sometimes state employed road grader/maintainer operator. Nestor would take the beans and sell or trade them for other commodities such as flour, sugar and coffee. The children all had to pitch in and hoe those long rows of beans. They also raised chickens and sold eggs, and the egg money was Angel's little spending money. This was the money for new shoes and pound jars of cold cream ordered from the catalog. Angel always bragged about being thrifty and "Hooverising."
Angel's mother's father and two uncles were original "Homesteaders" on the Canadian River. It was known as the Red River in those days or the Rio Amagre (red river from the red soil in the area). Angel just had the opportunity to share her history as the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society chose her as their first member of the community to be featured in their family history presentations. Angel only has one nephew still living in the Roy area, Alfredo Sandoval Jr. Their family history is quite interesting. Angel was also featured in the December 2007 issue of New Mexico Magazine in an article written by her great granddaughter Ashley Biggers.
Angel leaves one surviving daughter, Ramona Bernal; 19 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 49 great-great grandchildren. Her advice when asked was "always have faith in the Lord, He will always be there for us. As long as I live I will always pray to him for my family, friends, and anyone needing prayer. I pray too, for those who have gone before, we must never forget them."
One last thing, when you look up to the heavens and see the stars, know that they are twinkling especially bright now because she said, "When I get to heaven I'm going to polish the stars for our Lord."
Visitation for Bernice Solano was April 24 at the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton. Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary will be Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer. Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. also at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer recited by Father John Cannon. Burial will follow in the Springer Cemetery.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Bernice Solano are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
Our dear little "Angel" departed this earth on Monday, April 21, 2008 to her heavenly home. She will be rejoined with five of her six children who preceded her in death: Patricio and Cipriano Solano, Gertrude Sanders, Jean Sullivan Zamora and Louise Savage; her husband Nestor Solano; her parents Luciano and Antonita Pacheco; her sisters Josephine, Jean, Cora; and brother Alfred.
Bernice was married to Nestor Solano March 3, 1919. Soon after, they took in his parents and the infant child, Cipriano Solano, whom she raised as her own. Bernice also took in several nieces and nephews and helped to raise them. For five or more years she also had Stella, Max, David and Eleanor Padilla and for at least three years she had Ivan Ebel and Lucille Lucero. After several years of marriage, Nestor took to calling her his little Angel and the grandchildren took it up and she became Angel to all of us.
Bernice was raised a Catholic and she imbued all of her family with her devotion and sincere faith. We would say on all the forms that asked for religious preference, not just Catholic but devout Catholic. Angel had her children kneel down and pray the rosary every night before bed; a tradition she carried on until her death. Angel went to church every day as long as she was physically able. She walked to church come rain or snow. In later years when she couldn't attend mass the communion service was taken to her. She would love it when she was the recipient of the visiting statue of the Virgin Mary, and the ladies coming to visit and pray the rosary.
Angel was raised in Roy and attended Catholic school. She told us stories about the dances they would have to raise money for the church. Her uncle Alfredo Sandoval would play the guitar and the violin and composed little songs that Angel would sing to us. It was a at dance in Springer that she met her husband Nestor. Bernice and Nestor hosted many dances in their home in Miami to entertain their children and their neighbors.
They farmed pinto beans and corn and raised farm animals to support their family along with his job of county and sometimes state employed road grader/maintainer operator. Nestor would take the beans and sell or trade them for other commodities such as flour, sugar and coffee. The children all had to pitch in and hoe those long rows of beans. They also raised chickens and sold eggs, and the egg money was Angel's little spending money. This was the money for new shoes and pound jars of cold cream ordered from the catalog. Angel always bragged about being thrifty and "Hooverising."
Angel's mother's father and two uncles were original "Homesteaders" on the Canadian River. It was known as the Red River in those days or the Rio Amagre (red river from the red soil in the area). Angel just had the opportunity to share her history as the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society chose her as their first member of the community to be featured in their family history presentations. Angel only has one nephew still living in the Roy area, Alfredo Sandoval Jr. Their family history is quite interesting. Angel was also featured in the December 2007 issue of New Mexico Magazine in an article written by her great granddaughter Ashley Biggers.
Angel leaves one surviving daughter, Ramona Bernal; 19 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and 49 great-great grandchildren. Her advice when asked was "always have faith in the Lord, He will always be there for us. As long as I live I will always pray to him for my family, friends, and anyone needing prayer. I pray too, for those who have gone before, we must never forget them."
One last thing, when you look up to the heavens and see the stars, know that they are twinkling especially bright now because she said, "When I get to heaven I'm going to polish the stars for our Lord."
Visitation for Bernice Solano was April 24 at the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton. Recitation of the Most Holy Rosary will be Friday, April 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer. Mass of the Resurrection will follow at 10:30 a.m. also at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer recited by Father John Cannon. Burial will follow in the Springer Cemetery.
Arrangements and a celebration of love for Bernice Solano are under the direction of the Yaksich-Long Funeral Home of Raton.
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