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Remembering Maria Consuelo Barajas Guzmán

Maria Consuelo Barajas Guzmán, age 96, of Kentwood, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, November 8, 2026. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Juvencio Barajas Herrera, mother, Maria Guzmán Aguilera; her husband of 76 years, Rafael Mora Gutierrez;  grandson, Juan Carlos Mora; son-in-law, Guadalupe Duran. She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Lorenzo (Maria), Sara (Joel), Guadalupe (Antonia), Elia, Teófanes (Silvia), and Graciela (Federico); 24 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, November 14 at St. Joseph the Worker, 225-32nd Street SW, Wyoming with Rev. Jose Luis Quintana officiating.  Burial will be held at Resurrection Cemetery.  Relatives and friends may meet the family Friday, November 13 from 5-7 pm at  Matthysse Kuiper DeGraaf Funeral Home, 4031 Clyde Park Ave SW, Wyoming, and for one hour prior to the service on Saturday at church. 

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