Maria Luisa Gonzalez Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

María Luisa González, also known as “Mary Lou,” 71, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021, at Unity Hospital in Newport, Arkansas. Please take a moment and share a kind thought or memory with Maria’s family at www.andersonbethany.com. SERVICES: A Funeral Service for Maria will be held at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 11:00 AM. On October 31, 1949, Maria was born to Felipe Acosta and Mariana Lara Acosta in Carlsbad, New Mexico. She was the beloved wife of Jacinto Gonzalez, whom she married on May 12, 2001. Prior to her second marriage, Maria had shared six children with her first husband, Ramon Ortega. Maria worked in the home health industry, and she loved and took excellent care of her elderly patients. Maria was of the Catholic faith and had a loving and compassionate heart, where she specialized in compassionate service. These gifts of compassion are more than learned behaviors. They were characteristics of her nature; her heart was for service, and her life was dedicated to being the best wife, mother, and grandmother for her family and great-grandmother. Her hobbies and favorite past times include bingo, loteria, and camping. Most of all, Maria most definitely loved spending time with all of her family. She was a very strong independent woman who loved and helped all her family in any way that she could. SURVIVORS: Maria is survived by her children: Romelia Chavez, Ramon Ortega Jr., Richard Ortega and Ruben Ortega; twenty-one grandchildren; fifty-nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; brothers: Ernesto Acosta and Sammy Acosta; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. PRECEDED: Maria is preceded in death by her husband, Jacinto Gonzalez; children: Roseann Ortega and Rebecca Alvarado siblings: Emilio Acosta, Cruz Acosta, Elva Munoz, Geneva Acosta, Anita Meraz, Dora Garcia; parents: Felipe Acosta and Mariana Lara Acosta; grandparents: (on mother’s side) Agapito Lara and Juanita Lara; and her Grandparents: (on mother side) are AGAPITO Lara and JUANITA Lara.

Maria Luisa Gonzalez

October 31, 1949 - February 18, 2021