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Johnnie Perea Sr., a resident of Los Lunas, New Mexico passed away in an Albuquerque Hospital on Friday, December 21, 2007. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Peralta, NM. Johnnie had a long outstanding career as a Valencia County Deputy Sheriff retiring from the Department after 32 years of dedicated service. He was an avid outdoorsman and when he went hunting, fishing, or camping it was always with his family. Johnnie was the center of his family and he will be dearly missed by all. He is preceded in death by his son, Michael; parents, Ruben Peralta and Mercedes Moya Perea; three brothers, Eliseo, Frank, and Clovis Perea; one sister, Mary Torres; and his maternal grandmother, Elijah "Eita" Moya. Johnnie is survived by his loving companion of 28 years, Velma Hardesty; his dear friend and loving mother of his children, Mela Otero Perea; eleven loving children, Tranquilino, Berto, Ruben, Johnny Jr. and Kathy, Leonard and his wife, Betty, Ed Hardesty and his wife, Kerri, Ofelia Diaz and her husband, Johnny, Scott Hardesty and Lori, Catherine Jojola and her husband, Pat, Michelle Gallegos and her husband, Tim, and Carlos Perea and his wife, Christine; nineteen grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren with one on the way; one brother-in-law, Santiago Torres; and one sister-in-law, Rosaleen Perea. He is also survived by his many loving nieces, nephews, and cousins. The family would like to give a special thank you to all the staff at the Los Lunas Dialysis Center. All services will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Peralta beginning with a viewing on Wednesday, December 26 at 6:00 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. A final visitation will be held on Thursday, December 27 at 9:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. with Father Hoi Tran officiating. Interment will follow at Valencia Catholic Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Anthony, Christopher, Dominic, Jon Michael and Rumaldo Perea, Patrick Jojola, Justin Hardesty, and Josh Gallegos. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bryce Gallegos, and Tyler and Michael Perea. The family requests that donations be made to the National Kidney Foundation of New Mexico, 5736 Osuna Rd. NE, Ste.7, Albuquerque, NM 87109. Sign Johnnie's online register book at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.
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