Rosita E. Tejan, 79, passed away on January 24, 2022, in Colorado Springs. Rosita was born on August 30, 1942, in Corona, New Mexico to Rosendo and Anita (Sena) Chavez. She was a resident of Colorado Springs since 1978 and formerly a resident of New Mexico, Wyoming, and Michigan. Rosita married Thomas Fred Tejan in Roswell, New Mexico; they were married for 62 years. She was a homemaker and loved shopping and collecting things.
Rosita is survived by her husband, Thomas Fred Tejan; her children, Fred Tejan, Joshua, Tejan, Suzie Tejan, Helen McGrew, Lisa Tejan; twenty grandchildren, and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and fourteen siblings.
A visitation will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Shrine of Remembrance Funeral Home. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM in the “America the Beautiful” Chapel at the Shrine of Remembrance, 1730 E. Fountain Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.