Eduardo M. Molina

We celebrate the wonderful life of the patriarch of our family, Deacon Eduardo M. Molina was born to Celia and Simon Molina in Hanover, New Mexico on March 17th, 1933. He passed peacefully into eternal rest on June 12th, 2018.He was a devoted husband to Lupe P. Molina and renewed their wedding vows after fifty years of marriage in June of 2002. He was also a devoted father of thirteen children, two of which preceded him in death; Gloria Ann and Daniel. He is survived by his wife Lupe, and eleven children; Eddie, Carol, Helen, Viola, Virginia, Ramon, Maryeva, Beatrice, Ernest, Rene, and Angela. He also had twenty seven grandchildren and twenty eight great-grandchildren. Eduardo is also survived by nine siblings.After serving his country proudly in the Army he moved his family from New Mexico to Glendale, Arizona and eventually to Peoria. He had retired from his diaconate ministries of twenty nine years with the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix serving mostly at St. Charles Borromeo and Our Lady of Perpetual Help parishes. Before he was ordained as a deacon, a work injury forced him into retirement from Foremost Dairies where he operated machinery for twenty-seven years. Services will begin with a rosary and visitation from 6:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 19th at St. Charles Borromeo in Peoria. The mass will also be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 20th at St. Charles Borromeo. Graveside is scheduled for 12:30 P.M. at National Memorial Cemetery on 23029 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ.