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Obituary for RETTINGER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Sunday June 26, 2011

INES A. (MARIA) Age 89, of Albuquerque, passed away June 21, 2011. She was born Maria Ines Arballo in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico on April 20, 1922 to Jose Arballo and Guadalupe Murga. In 1947 she married the late Charles Rettinger from Bourbon, Indiana, and moved with him to New Mexico residing in Los Alamos, Los Lunas, and in 1949, in Albuquerque, where she remained for the rest of her life. She is survived by two sons, Joe F. Rettinger married to Leslie Hyde Rettinger and Manuel R. Rettinger of Albuquerque; two daughters, Anita M. Rettinger of Boulder, CO and Linda J. Rettinger of Phoenix, AZ; two grandchildren, Ryan C. Rettinger and David L. Rettinger married to Sarah McIntosh Rettinger in Albuquerque; and two great-grandchildren, Dawson J. Rettinger and Coen Rettinger; four sisters: Josefina Arballo of Chihuahua, MX, Eva Arballo Martinez of El Paso, TX, Tonia Arballo Chacon of Juarez, MX, and Lupe Arballo Perea of Chihuahua MX; and numerous nieces and nephews in El Paso, TX and Mexico. After raising her four children, Ines built a popular Flea Market business at the State Fair Expo Flea Market from 1974-2007 (known as Maria, the Flea Market Dealer), which was her passion for the rest of her life. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 1, 2011 at East Gate Foursquare Church, 12120 Copper Ave. NE in Albuquerque, NM


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