Irene Trujillo Obituary

Trujillo
Irene Marie Trujillo
1928 - 2018
Irene Marie Trujillo, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was welcomed into Heaven on April 23, 2018 at the age of 89. Her devoted family and Catholic faith gave her peace when her health declined.
She was born on Sept. 29, 1928 in Sarcillo, Colorado, to Sam and Emily Montoya. Irene had five brothers and five sisters. She graduated from Primero High School and attended Trinidad Junior College. She met her loving husband, Max Trujillo, in 1947 and they married a year later. In 1949, they had their first of five children and moved to Colorado Springs.
"She was a great mother and a good cook," said Max, her husband of 69 years, who rarely left her side. In her final months, Irene was constantly surrounded by the large, loving family she nurtured. We will miss her kind soul, passion for Christ and community, and the way she lit up with joy in the presence of her great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Max; their five children, David (Patricia) Trujillo, Rudy (JoAnne) Trujillo, Diana (Christopher) Sanchez, Roxanne (Robert) Stiles, and Candace (Timothy) Ohlsen; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Elva Lucero; brother, George Montoya; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Services will take place on Friday, April 27 beginning with a rosary at 9:30 a.m. and mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1830 South Corona Ave., Colorado, Springs, CO 80905. A reception will follow at the Colorado Springs Country Club, 3333 Templeton Gap Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80907.
Please consider donating to Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care at 2550 Tenderfoot Hill Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906, so that others may benefit from end of life care.