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Josephine M. Gutierrez, age 87, passed away May 21, 2001 at Los Alamitos Hospital in Los Alamitos, CA. Josephine was born April 18, 1914 in Colonias, NM to the home of Juan Pablo and Andrea Urban Gutierrez. She worked at Medley's Cafe in Santa Rosa for several years. She moved to Albuquerque in 1958 where she worked at Kirtland Air Force Base as cafeteria manager for five years. She was a member of Our Lady of Assumption Parish in Albuquerque and St. Anthony Catholic Church in Long Beach, CA. Josephine loved to crochet, sew, knit, bake and play bingo. She was a loving sister and aunt and will truly be missed. She is preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Theresa Duran and Antonia Warlick; two nephews, Bobby Ray Gutierrez and Marshall Bass. Survivors include two brothers, Jose F. Gutierrez and wife, Josephine of Albuquerque, Horacio Gutierrez of Santa Rosa; three sisters, Dolores Salazar and husband, Donald of Albuquerque, Otilia Wisniewski and husband, Frank of El Paso, TX and Pita Sanchez of Las Vegas, NV; 16 nieces and nephews; 15 great-nieces and nephews; and two great-great-nieces and nephews. Rosary Services will be recited on Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. from Chavez Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday morning at 10:00 a.m. from St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa with Father Stephen Schultz officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. All Services are entrusted to Chavez Funeral Home, 923 South 3rd St. Santa Rosa, NM (505) 472-3369.
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