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Dolores C. Martinez, 86, a resident of Valencia, was called to be our personal guardian angel at the right hand of our Father to join her family in the kingdom of heaven on Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Mom/Grandma spent a good part of her life caring for several special people, Grandma Smith and Sophie Armijo, who have since passed on and James and Clara Peoples. Along with being very involved in the foster grandparent program. One of her last jobs was grandma for Mrs. Love's class at Ann Parish Elementary School in Los Lunas. Dolores was a parishioner of Sangre de Cristo Catholic Church where on any given Sunday before her illness you would always see her in the same pew kneeling praying her rosary before mass. After a long battle with dementia (a form of Alzheimer's) our mother spent the last five years at Paloma Blanca Health and Rehabilitation Center where the staff took a lot of pride and care in her well being and respecting the fact that she was still the boss. She is preceded in death by her husband, Nemesio, Sr.; sons, Ernesto, Eloy, Eusebio; and a daughter, Eustilla; her parents, Julian and Maria Castillo; in-laws, Eusebio and Margarita Martinez; great-grandson, Krister Vinzent Martinez; great -great granddaughter, Alexius Thalia Baca; and her sister Elvira Aragon. She is survived by her wonderful sons and daughters-in-law, Nemesio (Marylou) Martinez Jr., Lorenzo (Frances) Martinez and Steven Martinez, all of Valencia. Her one and only daughter who was the pride and joy of her mother, Maryann Betencourt of St. Louis, MO. Dolores leaves behind her 19 grandchildren Joe (Tami) Martinez, Margaret (Jessey) Baca, Valerie (Thomas) Lujan, Velma (Bob) Johnston, Ernest (Lyola) Martinez, Yvette Perez and her partner, Daniel Sedillo, Leslie (Andrew) Rodriquez, Jolene Martinez, Esther and David Sanchez, Annette Martinez and her partner , Felix Lucero, Connie (Randy) Tarin, Joaquin (Alma) Luna Jr., Dianna Luna, Edwin (Jennifer) Luna, Carlos Luna, Robin Martinez, Estevan (Vicki) Martinez, Jason (Tina) Martinez and Randy (Debbie) Martinez. Dolores leaves behind 32 great- grandchildren; four great- great- grandchildren. She is also survived by her brothers, Daniel (Deluvina) Castillo of Albuquerque, Elias (Viola) Castillo of Peralta, Sosie "Jose" Chavez of Albuquerque, her sister-in-law, Jesusita Poland of Los Lunas and Veronica Martinez of Belen; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. All services will be held at Sangre de Cristo Catholic Church in Valencia, beginning a viewing on Friday, June 18, 2004 at 5:30 p.m. to be followed with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, June 19, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at the Valencia Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe Martinez, Jessey Baca, Jason Martinez, James Cordova, Joshua Martinez, Edwin Luna, Steve Martinez Jr., Ernest Martinez and Joaquin Luna Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be her remaining grandchildren, godchildren, nieces and nephews and James and Clara Peoples. Romero Funeral Home 609 N. Main St. Belen.
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