Juanita “Tina” Trujillo Obituary
Juanita Florentina “Tina” Trujillo, age 94, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday evening, April 20, 2025, at Coronado Care Center in Portales, New Mexico. Tina was born on March 18, 1931, in Las Palmas to Abel and Maria (Salazar) Trujillo. She was raised by her grandparents in Santa Fe and eventually spent her final 28 years in Tucumcari, New Mexico, preceding her brief stay at the assisted living facility.
Tina devoted her life to caring for children, a calling she cherished deeply. She was especially fond of babies and took great pride in the many young lives she helped shape over her lifetime. Her loving influence will be remembered by the Trujillo family children she helped raise, who loved her dearly. Tina was also a talented crocheter and embroiderer, creating beautiful, intricate works of art right up to the final months of her life.
She is survived by her brothers Agapito (Amelia) Trujillo, Joe (Diane) Trujillo, and Leon (Linda) Trujillo; her beloved niece and constant daily companion, Perci (Efrin) Urias; and many more nieces and nephews who held her dear. Tina was preceded in death by her parents; siblings George, Abel “Little Abe,” Sandra, and Rita; as well as other beloved family members.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date, when the flowers Tina loved are in full bloom this summer. She will be laid to rest at the foot of her mother’s grave in Portales Cemetery.
