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Mary “Katie” Maestas Abeyta

Birth
Rociada, San Miguel County, New Mexico, USA
Death
Nov 2019 (aged 92)
Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA
Burial
Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA Add to Map
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Mary "Katie" Abeyta passed away peacefully, after a long illness. She was a Parkinson's patient. She lived with this disease, through it's many stages, for 30 years. Mary was able to live at home with the care of family members and her live in caregiver, Carolina King. We worked as a team to ensure her wishes to live out her life at home.

Mary was born in Rociada, New Mexico, a small village in Northern New Mexico. She had nine brothers and sisters. The family eventually moved to Las Vegas, New Mexico where she grew up and attended school. After graduation she married Nicholas Abeyta and they moved to Vallejo, California in 1950.

Mary was a devoted wife and mother. In Vallejo, she raised four children and eventually went to work for the Vallejo Unified School District. She was an instructional assistant at Patterson Elementary School. She also worked as the girl's PE locker room assistant at Vallejo Sr. High. She enjoyed working with the youth of Vallejo and touched the lives of many students.

Mary is survived by her children, Mary Carmen Abeyta, Anita Abeyta, Rita Abeyta-Torres (husband Miguel), Nick "Tony" Abeyta (wife Kathy); grandchildren, Ricardo Abeyta, Miguel Torres Jr., Rosana Arita, Deleane Ramirez and Chris Perez. She was also blessed with four great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Colonial Chapels on Sunday, Nov. 17. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., with religious services beginning at 6 p.m. A Catholic Mass will be held on Monday, Nov. 18 at St. Basil's Church beginning at 11 a.m. Internment to follow at All Soul's Cemetery.

The family would like to extend our thanks to Kaiser Hospital's My Care My Home program and staff. We also thank Kaiser's Hospice program and staff for their care and support.

Memorial donations can me made online to the National Parkinson's Foundation or .

Published in TimesHeraldOnline from Nov. 17 to Nov. 18, 2019
Mary "Katie" Abeyta passed away peacefully, after a long illness. She was a Parkinson's patient. She lived with this disease, through it's many stages, for 30 years. Mary was able to live at home with the care of family members and her live in caregiver, Carolina King. We worked as a team to ensure her wishes to live out her life at home.

Mary was born in Rociada, New Mexico, a small village in Northern New Mexico. She had nine brothers and sisters. The family eventually moved to Las Vegas, New Mexico where she grew up and attended school. After graduation she married Nicholas Abeyta and they moved to Vallejo, California in 1950.

Mary was a devoted wife and mother. In Vallejo, she raised four children and eventually went to work for the Vallejo Unified School District. She was an instructional assistant at Patterson Elementary School. She also worked as the girl's PE locker room assistant at Vallejo Sr. High. She enjoyed working with the youth of Vallejo and touched the lives of many students.

Mary is survived by her children, Mary Carmen Abeyta, Anita Abeyta, Rita Abeyta-Torres (husband Miguel), Nick "Tony" Abeyta (wife Kathy); grandchildren, Ricardo Abeyta, Miguel Torres Jr., Rosana Arita, Deleane Ramirez and Chris Perez. She was also blessed with four great grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Colonial Chapels on Sunday, Nov. 17. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m., with religious services beginning at 6 p.m. A Catholic Mass will be held on Monday, Nov. 18 at St. Basil's Church beginning at 11 a.m. Internment to follow at All Soul's Cemetery.

The family would like to extend our thanks to Kaiser Hospital's My Care My Home program and staff. We also thank Kaiser's Hospice program and staff for their care and support.

Memorial donations can me made online to the National Parkinson's Foundation or .

Published in TimesHeraldOnline from Nov. 17 to Nov. 18, 2019


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  • Created by: Dee G.
  • Added: Nov 17, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204786122/mary-abeyta: accessed ), memorial page for Mary “Katie” Maestas Abeyta (14 Aug 1927–Nov 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204786122, citing All Souls Catholic Cemetery, Vallejo, Solano County, California, USA; Maintained by Dee G. (contributor 48325163).