Maria Antonieta Arellano
September 26, 1935 - October 3, 2020

MARIA ANTONIETA LOZANO de ARELLANO, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 3rd in Austin, Texas at the age of 85.

Maria is survived by her husband of 61 years, Victor Arellano, Sr.; children, Victor Arellano Jr. and wife Ruth of Austin, TX, Leticia Arellano and husband Matthew Schwerin of Washington DC, Gabriel Arellano of Austin, TX, and Angelina O'Willow and wife Deborah of Olympia WA.; siblings, Ernestina Rodriguez of El Paso, TX and Raul Lozano, Sr. and his wife Margarita of Austin, TX. She was always very proud of her four grandchildren; Serina Leticia, Elonzo Trevor, Emeril Lorenzo, and Tonatiuh Ut, along with her many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Maria was born on September 26, 1935 in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Maria de Jesus Varela de Lozano and Manuel Lozano Saenz. She married Victor Arellano, Senior, in 1959. After giving birth to Victor, Jr. in Ciudad de México and Leticia in Ciudad Juarez, the family moved to Santa Fe, NM. There, the family welcomed two more children, Gabriel and Angelina, to their home. Her children remember her fondly as a driven mother who strived to provide them with better educational opportunities and encouraged them to pursue their goals. Maria was an active and dedicated member of the St. Ignatius Deaf Ministry in Austin, TX.

Services will be held on Saturday, October 10th at Saint Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church, 126 W. Oltorf Street, Austin TX 78704. The Funeral Mass will begin at 10:00 a.m. with Father Guy Blair S.C.J. officiating the ceremony. A reception celebrating Maria's life will be scheduled at a future date. In lieu of flowers, we request to please send donations to the Deaf Ministry at St. Ignatius Martyr Catholic Church at https://st-ignatius.org/deafministry. The family would like to thank Hospice Compassion of Austin, TX for their efforts.

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