Victoria Carrillo

Victoria Carrillo, 69 years old of Santa Fe, New Mexico passed away on January 11th, 2022 from covid, just 10 months after her husband Carlos Carrillo passed away. She was a devoted wife and mother and grandmother to her family. She had many friends, loved her church and had a strong faith in our Lord and never ceased to stop praying for all those in need.

Victoria was born in Truchas, New Mexico on April 14, 1952. Growing up her family moved back and forth from New Mexico to California. In Santa Fe, her mother opened an assisted living facility that her family also resided in. She grew up taking care of elderly patients beside her mother and other helpers of the facility. After her mother retired, less than a year later she passed away.

Victoria’s heart belong to Santa Fe so she moved back on her own where she met her husband Carlos. They were together 10 years before they got married. Victoria was in health care managing St. Vincent’sHome Health and then going on to running 3 departments at the St. Vincent’s Hospital. When Victoria’s father became ill with Alzheimer’s (taking after her mother) Victoria stepped away to open her own assisted living facility to place her father in for health care. He passed just a few short months before the opening of Mi Casa Bonita Inc. Victoria successfully owned and operated Mi Casa Bonita for 28 years, specializing in end of life care, working with many health care providers and hospices in thecommunity, providing many jobs to the people of Santa Fe. Both Victoria’s daughters grew up and worked in the facility, a third generation of caregivers and Carlos, a devoted husband by her side helping to run the facility day after day. Sadly it came to an end in 2019 when the facility was hit with covid and she lost all her patients including her older sister who she was caring for in the facility. Victoria decided to close the long standing business to be with her husband Carlos who was coming to the end of hisbattle with cancer. He died one month short of their 48th year anniversary.

Victoria is now with the Lord and her husband whom she couldn’t be without and family in heaven. She is proceeded in death by her Parents, father Miguel Garcia, mother, Paulina Garcia, sister, Anita Archuleta, nephews, Ronnie Archuleta and David Archuleta, husband Carlos Carrillo.

She is survived by her daughters, Veronica Carrillo, Angel Carrillo, Son in Law, Joey Leyba, grandkids, Carlos Carrillo, Kayla Leyba, Chloe Leyba, Santana Leyba, nephews, Harold Archuleta, Andy Archuleta, Raymond Archuleta, Jonny Archuleta, Michael Archuleta and Timmy Archuleta. Sister in law, Jewel Carrillo, many, many nieces and nephews.

Special thanks to Ambercare Hospice, Dr. Thron and Aaron. You have been so kind and gentle with my family. Rivera’s Family Funeral Home, Paul and Gloria thank you for your services.

For all who would like to attend, a service will be held at Christian Life 121 Siringo Rd, Santa Fe at 10:00am, burial following at National Cemetery, 501 Guadalupe St, Santa Fe at 1:00pm on April 26, 2022 Thank you.