Lucia B. Aguirre 79 of Abilene passed away Monday October 22 2012 after a brief illness. A Rosary will be held on Friday from 6-6:30 p.m. with visitation to follow from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at North's Funeral Home 242 Orange Street. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at St. Vincent's Catholic Church with burial to follow in the Masonic Cemetery under the direction of North's Funeral Home. Lucia was born September 16 1933 to Pete and Martina Barrera Sr. She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic Academy in 1952. She married Richard Aguirre Sr. on July 27 1952.  She was a homemaker and together they raised seven children until his death in 1986. No one could leave her home without tasting her homemade tamales or fresh tortillas. She was a member of St. Vincent Catholic Church where she was president of the Creative Ladies. She was preceded in death by her husband her parents her brother Pete Barrera Jr. and her sister Barbara Aguirre. She is survived by Zulema Santiago (Juan) Rachel Moncibais (David) Ruben Elsa Rivas (Manuel) Gilbert (Dominque) David (Carmen) all of Abilene; and Richard (Shari) of El Paso Texas; Sixteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her brothers: Martin Barrera of Abilene David Barrera of Tacoma Washington and her sister Susan Burkett of Knoxville Tennessee. The family would like to give special thanks for all the overwhelming support we have received from family and friends. Online condolences may be made at www.northsfuneralhome.com.