FORT FAIRFIELD – Mrs. Luz M. Amador de Duarte, 84, wife of the late Francisco Duarte Astorga, passed away Oct. 12, 2010, at her daughter’s home in Fort Fairfield, after a brief illness. She was born March 15, 1926, in Robles, Durango, Mexico, daughter of Baldomero and Reyes (Esquivel) Amador. She attended Robles, Durango, Mexico, schools and was a member of Alpha and Omega Church. She was a homemaker most of her life. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, Moises and Nicholett Duarte of Peoria, Ill., Oscar and Sylvia Duarte of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and Cesar and Camilla Duarte of Bethlehem, N.H.; four daughters and sons-in-law, Luz M. and Pablo Alvarado, Leticia and Francisco J. Lopez, all of Monterey, Mexico, Leonor and Antonio Biancaniello of Alamogordo, N.M., and Rosalinda and Carroll Parady Sr. of Fort Fairfield; one sister, Ofelia Dahlen of Kittery Point; two brothers, Joel Amador of San Diego and Baldemar Amador of Robles, Durango, Mexico; 18 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband of 49 years, Francisco Duarte Astorga, in 1993; two grandchildren, Samuel J. and Bryan A. Duarte; and one brother, Aurelio Amador. A funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at United Pentecostal Church, 36 Currier Road, Fort Fairfield, with the Rev. Ronald Doughty officiating. Those who wish may contribute in her memory to Hospice of Aroostook, 14 Access Highway, Caribou, ME 04736. Arrangements are by Lancaster-Morgan Funeral Home, 11 Clover St., Caribou.
LUZ M. AMADOR DE DUARTE
