Carmen Miranda

Carmen Miranda, 75, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 in Roswell, NM surrounded by her loved ones. There will be a viewing at Anderson Bethany Funeral home on Monday, December 29, 2025, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, with a rosary at 6:00pm. A funeral service will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:00 am in Dexter, NM. Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery. Celebrate Carmen’s life by visiting www.andersonbethany.com to offer a memory or expression of sympathy for her family. On March 23, 1950, Carmen was born to Teodolo Vazquez and Agustina Rodriguez in Rancho Nuevo de Potreros in Guanajuato, Mexico. She married the love of her life on July 28, 1974 in Potreros, Guanajuato, Mexico. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Dexter, NM. Early in life, Carmen enjoyed being a homemaker raising 6 kids. She later worked as a children home caregiver for the Children Youth and Families Department for many years. Carmen enjoyed watching novelas, sewing, gardening, cooking, drinking coffee, going for nightly drives to watch the sky, watching movies and spending time with her family. Carmen liked Christmas time, she loved creating paper doves and hanging them up for the nacimiento. She enjoyed the cultural family traditions and handing them off to her family. She also liked the Club America soccer team. Carmen was a very strong, hard working woman who never gave up, she will be greatly missed by her friends and family. Those left to cherish Carmen’s memory are her daughters: Blanca and spouse Hector Vega, Isabel and spouse Jorge Sanchez, Ramona and spouse Martin Vargas, Juana Angel, Teresa and spouse Manuel Maldonado; son, Enrique Miranda; Grandchildren: Mariana Miranda, Brenda Lopez and spouse Erick Rodriguez, Brisa Vega, Jazmin and spouse Izak Aguilar, Daisy, Angela, and Milagros Sanchez, Alondra Vargas, Luis Angel and fiancé Valeria Urquide, Karely, Jayden, Aaron, Aliana and Matteo Maldonado; Great-grandchildren: Winter and Darey Miranda, Genysis Aguilar and Uzziel Rodriguez; Sisters: Trinidad Vazquez de Jimenez and Maria Luisa Vazquez de Godínez; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding Carmen in death was her husband, Salvador Miranda; daughter, Teresa de Jesus Miranda; grandchildren: 3 unborn Angels; great-grandchildren: 2 unborn Angels; parents: Teodolo Vazquez and Agustina Rodríguez; grandparents: Estafania Blanco, Francisco Rodriguez, Trinidad Martinez Garcia, and Dario Vazquez Perez; siblings: Josefina, Alfredo, Santiago and Anita Vazquez. Honorary pall bearer is Hector Vega. Pall bearers will be Enrique Miranda, Mariana Miranda, Manuel, Karely and Jayden Maldonado, Juana and Luis Angel, and Ramona Vargas. The family of Carmen wishes to extend sincere thanks to the ICU staff and ENMMC for being supportive and caring. Carmen’s tribute was written in her honor by her family.

Carmen Miranda

March 23, 1950 - December 20, 2025