Guadalupe B. ‘Lupe’ Bejarano
Guadalupe B. “Lupe” Bejarano, 73, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on March 1, 2018. Lupe was the youngest of 7 children, born on Dec. 11, 1944 in Morenci, AZ to Anastacia and Manuel Bailon.
Lupe was a graduate of Morenci High School in 1963, then attended Beauty School and worked a short time as a beautician in Duncan, AZ. It was there Lupe met the love of her life and married on June 30, 1966, prior to Lito’s deployment to Vietnam. In 2016, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
Lupe was a stay-at-home mom to her three children. When they became school aged, Lupe went to work for Coronado Elementary School as a school monitor/aide. She supported her children and grandchildren throughout the years in their many sports, clubs and fundraisers.
Lupe loved her family and especially loved spending holidays and get-togethers with all her grandchildren. She was thoughtful and a very giving person. You would always find her in the kitchen cooking or baking whatever her grandchildren desired. When she was not busy in the kitchen, she enjoyed frequenting the casinos.
Guadalupe is preceded into heaven by her parents, Anastacia and Manuel Bailon, and siblings, Jesusita B. Pineda, Amelia B. Serna and Jose P. Bailon.
She is survived by her loving husband, Margarito “Lito” Bejarano; son, Margarito Bejarano Jr. (Beatrice) of San Manuel; daughters, Judy B. Rupio (Robert) and Beverley Bejarano, both of Mesa; siblings, Emma LaMere (Jack) of Nebraska, Carmen Garcia of Tempe and Frank Perea Bailon of Pima; grandchildren, Angel Bejarano, Frankie Bejarano and BeDelia Bejarano, all of San Manuel, Renae Rupio, Kayla Rupio, Rhianna Rupio, all of Mesa, and Oceanana Kitchen also of Mesa; great-grandchildren, Illeanna (Illy) Bejarano of San Manuel and Baby Cesar Avelar due on March 7, 2018.
Services will be held at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 609 W. Park Place, San Manuel, on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Viewing is at 9 a.m., Rosary at 10 a.m. with the Mass to follow. Interment will be at Valley View Cemetery in Mammoth.