Ernest F. Loya, 28, of El Prado passed away unexpectedly on November 14, 2012. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Doña Maria Carmen Chavez Mandujano. He is survived by his wife, Elizaria Loya, parents, Esther and Leroy Romero, biological father, Oscar Loya, brothers, James Loya (Deanna), Isaias Loya, Pedro Loya, sisters, Clorinda and Casandra Romero, parents-in-law, Donald and Theresa Sanchez, grandparents, James Fred Roybal, Mary Frances Roybal, Natalia and Leroy Montoya, Beatrice and Manuel Romero, Monico Mandujano, Sr. Isaias Loya, Juanita Sanchez, Godparents, Fidel and Marcella Armijo, nieces, Teresa, Selina, Ashanti, Nevaeh, Martin and Desarae Gutierrez, many aunts, uncles and other relatives and friends.
Funeral mass was held on November 21, 2012 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Taos. Interment followed at the Dolores Cemetery in Cañon.