Priscilla Padilla

Priscilla Verlinda (Trujillo) Padilla passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 11, 2013, at about 7 p.m. in Mancos, Colo. Mrs. Padilla was born February 25, 1938, in Alamosa, Colo., to Rogerio Trujillo and Maria Climaca Maestas. She was married June 30, 1957, to Benjamin Padilla in Denver, Colo., and they shared 55 years of marriage. For 37 years they made their home in Commerce City, Colo., where they raised their three children. Priscilla leaves behind her husband, Benjamin Padilla of Durango, her children: Catherine Sarah (Padilla) Maestas (Spouse: Robert B. Maestas) of Louisville, Colo., Josephine Marie (Padilla) Churchill (Spouse: Jimmie Clayton Churchill) of Yuma, Colo., and Roger Raymond Padilla (Spouse: April Lynn (Mack) Padilla) of Durango, Colo.; her grandchildren: Christopher James Padilla, Basilio Anthony Padilla, Dakota Conrad Padilla and Marissa Christine Padilla: her great-granddaughter Triella Brooke Padilla; her siblings: Lourdes "Lou" Avalina Melgares and Joseph Franklin "Frank" Trujillo, and numerous family and friends. She is preceded in death by Rogerio Trujillo (father), Maria Climaca Maestas (mother), Jose "Joe" Candido (brother), Odelia "Lily" Alberta (sister), Antonio Trinidad (brother), Maria "Mary" Elva (sister), Jose Rubel (brother) and Jose "Ralph" Rafael (brother). A memorial service will be held at Our Lady Mother of the Church Catholic Church, 6690 E 72nd Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022, on Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 10 a.m., and a reception will follow. Flowers should be sent to the church in Commerce City for the service on June 29, 2013. Memorial contributions may be sent to Josephine Churchill, 206 N. Columbus, Yuma, CO 80759.