, beloved wife, mom and nana was called home by our Lord on Sept. 21, 2015. She was in the comfort of her home surrounded by family and loved ones.
She is survived by her husband, Tom; daughters, Beatrice, Valarie (Moses) and Melissa; 14 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
Some of her hobbies included gardening, crafts, making jewelry and rosaries. She held a wide variety of jobs from selling AVON and working at ARC, to babysitting and working with senior citizens on the Library Outreach Program. In her later years she was in the medical field and held jobs at FHP, Mesa GI and Desert Pulmonary Clinic. She was also a homemaker, with her biggest passion being her family, raising kids, grandkids, her plants and her husband.
Mary touched the lives of everyone who knew her. She will be dearly missed by all who loved her.
Services for Mrs. Rios will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hayden with a Rosary at 9:30 a.m., Mass at 10 a.m. and interment to follow.
Visit the online memorial at www.GriffithMortuary.com.