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Obituary for Salazar


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Monday December 16, 2002

Marcos M. Salazar, 86, a resident of Corrales, died Saturday, December 14, 2002. He is survived by his wife, Adelina Salazar of Corrales; children, Mel Salazar and wife, Grace of Corrales, Rachel Craft and husband, Bill of Oceanside, CA, Fidel Salazar and wife, Yvonne, David Salazar and wife, Yolanda, Rebecka Goodwin and Ray Flores, Elizabeth Sandoval and husband, Nazario, and Stella Cordova and husband, Jaimie all of Albuquerque; brother, Roy Salazar and wife, Charlotte of Indio, CA; sisters, Clara Rodriguez of Santa Fe, and Clorinda of Minnesota; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Priscilla Anctil in 1972 and by two grandsons. Marcos was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. He was also a member of the Bricklayerís Union Local #2. During the Great Depression he worked in many CC Camps here in New Mexico. During WWII he worked in Saginaw, Michigan building tanks and jeeps. He also worked on many of the exhibits at the Albuquerque Zoo. A service will be Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at French MortuaryóWestside Chapel, 9300 Golf Course, NW, (3 blocks N. of Paseo del Norte) with Pastor Max Martinez officiating. A second service will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Central Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2201 Estancia NW with Pastor Rick Dye, officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Andrew Salazar, Michael Salazar, Micah Salazar, Joey Salazar, Phillip Anctil, Joseph Garcia, Donald Garcia, and Ernie Manzanares. Honorary Pallbearers are Mitchell Salazar, Vincent Sandoval, Jeremy Cordova, Marcos Cordova and Isaiah Cordova. French Mortuary-Westside Chapel, 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW.


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