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Obituary for SANCHEZ


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday April 12, 2009

Olympia "Olie" Sanchez, age 74, a resident of Belen, NM, peacefully joined our Lord and Savior on Friday, April 10, 2009. She was born in 1934She was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Modesta Madrid; parents, Rafael and Dolores Aragon; and brother, Joe V. Aragon. Olie is survived by her loving husband, of 56 years, Tony Sanchez, Jr.; daughter, Geraldine Casaus and husband, Greg; son, Dennis Sanchez; four grandsons, Andy, Anthony, Marc and Dale Sanchez; great- granddaughters, Amaya and Analisa Sanchez, who were the light of her life; two sisters, Beatrice Sais, Lucy Wortman and husband, Bob Arias; three brothers, Rafael Aragon and wife, Pauline, Fidel Aragon and wife, Sylvia and Pat Aragon and wife, JoAnn; and two sisters-in-law, Aurelia Aragon and Carmel Sanchez. She is also survived by her many nieces, nephews and friends. All services will be held at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church, beginning with a visitation on Monday, April 13, at 6:30 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. A final visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 14, at 8:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. Interment will be held at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be Gene Sais, Dr. Joe Ray Aragon, Greg Wortman, Ralph, Jeff and Norman Aragon. Sign Olie's online register book at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.


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