Esteban Quillares Dominguez

TORRINGTON, WY.....Funeral Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated for ESTEBAN 'Steve' QUILLARES DOMINGUEZ,70, on Wednesday July 1, 2009 at 10am at St. Rose Of Lima Catholic Church in Torrington, Wyoming with The Reverend Father Kevin Koch officiating and Deacon Rolland Raboin assisting. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. A Wake/Rosary service will be held on Tuesday evening at 7pm at St. Rose. Viewing hours are from 3-6pm at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel and the casket is open at the Rosary. Esteban died at his home on June 24, 2009. Memorials can be made to Home Health Care or the Guadalupe Society. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. He was born in Silado, Mexico to Sostenes and Luz (Quillares) Dominguez on January 26, 1939. Esteban came to the United States at age fifteen and lived in Texas to seek out a better life. He then moved to Wheatland and then Torrington around 1966. Esteban met and married Lupe Mary Melchor in Torrington on July 13, 1968, and had 40 years together. He worked at Holly Sugar and was part of the Labor Union local 12 #71 for 30 years. Esteban also worked at the beanery and other jobs where he was with construction for many years. He retired from work at age 62 and started a small business called "Treats to Go" where he was known to have the best snow cones during "Crazy Days"and Goshen Co. Fair. Esteban enjoyed gardening, fishing, and hunting. He was a member of St. Rose and an original founding member of the Guadalupe Society. Survivors include his wife Lupe Dominguez of Torrington, WY, five daughters, Beatrice and husband Luis Romero of Kansas City, KS; Rachel and husband Leonel Vazquez and Rosemary Dominguez all of Denver, CO; Yolanda and husband Miguel Varela, and Andrea Dominguez, all of Torrington, WY; and one son Esteban Dominguez and his fiancé Amanda Rose of Torrington, WY; two brothers Antonio Dominguez of Torrington, and Juan Dominguez of Texas; two sisters, Luisa DeLeon and Alberta Dominguez, both of Mexico; grandchildren Cassandra, Emmanuel, and Brianna Romero, Selena Dominguez, Manuel Vazquez, Angelica, Christina, and Jose Varela. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and one son Jose Angel Dominguez.