Maria Refugio (Cuca) Lozano

Maria Refugio (Cuca) Lozano, 81, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her family on April 19, 2010. She was the matriarch of her family; a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister. She was a lady of great love, dignity and selflessness. Maria was born May 5, 1928, in San Bernardo, Durango, Mexico and is survived by her husband of 57 years, Juan Lozano. Her six children and their spouses; Hilda Venegas (Martin), Juan Lozano, Jr. (Martha Contreras), Thania Drake (George), Alfredo Lozano (Patricia), Roger Lozano (Teresa) and Lucia Martinez (Fernando). She is also survived by seventeen grandchildren- Margarita Venegas, Aaron Venegas, John Lozano, Alexander Lozano, Alejandro Contreras, Carolina Lozano, Maria Hannah, Daniel Hannah, Mark Hannah, David Hannah, Laura Lozano, Frances Lozano, Steven Lozano, Dalton Lozano, Stephanie Lozano, Samantha Martinez, Andres Martinez and great-granddaughter Elena Venegas. Surviving siblings; Teodomira Sanchez, Apolonio Sanchez and Miguel Sanchez. She was preceded in death by her parents; Miguel and Lucia Sanchez; Granddaughter; Alison Marie Lozano; Siblings; Antonia Rodriguez, Evangelina Chavira and Adolfo Sanchez. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org or the American Kidney Fund at www.kidneyfund.org , American kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Center Blvd., Ste. 1010, Rockville, MD. 20852. Visitation will from 6-9 pm Saturday, April 24, 2010 with a Memorial Service at 7 pm at Sunset Funeral Home-East, 750 N. Carolina Dr. Interment will be private. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-East.