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Manuelita Eloise Arellanes passed away February 7, 2010, at the family home in Albuquerque, NM. She was 93 and was preceded in death by her husband, Henry V. Arellanes; and her son, Ted F. Arellanes. Survivors include her daughter Hendra L. Marciani of Edgewood, Kentucky and Naples, Florida; her daughter-in-law, Ginny Arellanes of Albuquerque; siblings Matilda Gurule and Arthur Trujillo of Espanola; three granddaughters; several nieces and nephews; and her loyal caregiver Rebeca Gellardo. Born in Espanola, Eloise began her teaching career a few years before receiving her degree at St. Josephs Teachers College in 1950. She then taught for the Albuquerque Public Schools. In 1955 she was hired by the U.S. Government to go to Quito, Ecuador, to help update the Equadorians' teaching methods. After six months, the family returned to Albuquerque and she resumed teaching for A. P. S., retiring in July 1979. Eloise enjoyed stitchery, ceramics, folk art and had a passion for genealogy. She traced her and her husbands families to the mid 1600's. Some of her possessions and genealogy research will be donated to the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts in Santa Fe, NM and the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque. She will be remembered as an outstanding teacher; a doting grandmother; and a confident woman ahead of her time. Eloise will be cremated. Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the Riverside Family Funeral Home in Espanola. Mass, at 9:00 a.m., Friday, February 12, 2010, at the Sacred Heart Church in Espanola. Burial will follow. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice Compassus at 6000 Uptown Blvd. NE, Suite #104, Albuquerque, NM 87110.
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