Guadalupe “Lupe” Guerrero passed away peacefully on May 8, 2022, at the age of 81.
Lupe Guerrero was born to the late Rosalio and Ramona Guerrero in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, Mexico on Dec. 12, 1940. In Lupe’s early life, the family of 15 made their way to the United States and followed the crops across the Western states for work. His family lived their early years in El Valle of Texas, where he met the love of his life, Maria A. Villa. They were married on Jan. 3, 1965 in San Juan, Texas. Lupe and Maria settled in Mount Angel, Oregon in 1965 where they raised their daughters on a caneberry farm just outside of town.
Lupe proudly worked as a mechanic for Portland General Electric for 25 years before retiring in 2003.
Lupe is survived by his wife Maria V. Guerrero and children: Maricela Guerrero, Leticia (Larry) Piete, Belinda (David) Susee, Esmeralda (Felix) Meraz and Angelica (Mark) Traeger, along with 20 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Lupe is also survived by his seven sisters: Aurora Peralez, Josefina Saldaña, Isabel Perez, Paula Garcia, Jovita Estrada, Maria Flores, and Rosita Contreras. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Carmen Anaya, and four brothers, Juan, Hugo, Rosalio “Chendo”, and Miguel Guerrero.
A Rosary and Mass were held May 15 and 16 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Mount Angel, with burial at Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel – Mount Angel.
