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Obituary for FENSTERMACHER


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Thursday August 16, 2012

MELISSA A. 8/23/71-8/13/12 Missy, a lifetime resident of Albuquerque passed away suddenly on August 13, 2012 following a road accident. Beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, she was preceded in death by her father Genaro "Henry" Jaramillo and beloved sister Marie Antoinette "Toni" Benbow. Melissa leaves to mourn her large family; she is survived by her mother Priscilla Jaramillo; sons Elias Joseph and Derick Lee Fenstermacher; brothers Mark Jaramillo of Durango and Marty (children Angela, Anthony and Lila) of ABQ; Uncle Louis and Aunt Dolores Cordova of Gallup, Aunt RoseMary and Uncle Ernie Stapleton of ABQ; niece April Guillaume (partner Chris and daughter Maggie) of Minneapolis; nephew Joseph Sonny Benbow (Melanie and son Charlie) of Tijeras; brother-in-Law Joe Benbow of Sedillo; and many more loving relatives. Missy enjoyed a wonderful 12 year career as a Nurse Tech, bringing babies into the world at Lovelace Women's Hospital amongst her co-workers she loved like family. Recently, Missy spent a year planning last month's week-long trip to a Colorado Lake Cabin with twelve family members. 10 days shy of her 41st birthday is too soon to say good-bye. She was an organ donor, her last gift to five lives. Melissa was a lifetime member of the Catholic Church. Rosary and Eulogy services will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2012 and begin at 12:00PM with a funeral Mass at 1:00PM at San Isidro Mission Church in Sedillo, part of Holy Child Parish.


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