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Mrs. Celia (Maria) G. Armijo, 96, a resident of Albuquerque born May 15, 1905 in Santa Rosa, N.M. (Los Tanos), passed away peacefully in her home in the arms of her loving family on April 29, 2002. Mrs. Armijo is preceded in death by her son, Marshall Armijo. Mrs. Armijo is the beloved wife of 78 years to Joe A. Armijo. She is also survived by her son, Joe O. Armijo and wife, MaryLou of Albuquerque; 14 grandchildren, Darlene and husband, John Stapleton, Dorothy and husband, Butch McCoy, Diane and Daniel Willis, J.D. and wife, Eleanor Armijo, Martin and wife, Renee Armijo, Roberta Carroll and husband, Dennis, Laura Juarez and husband, Richard, Susan Bostic and husband, Gene, Anita Garcia and husband, Ralph, Victoria Cordova and husband Bill, RoseAnne Gallegos and husband, David, Christy Porter, John Marshall Armijo, Mike Armijo and wife, Cindy; 31 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Armijo began teaching school at the age of 18 in a one room school house in Anton Chico, N.M. Mrs. Armijo graduated from St. Joseph College (Univ. of Albuquerque) She was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Altar Society since 1953. Mrs. Armijo and her husband Joe, moved to Albuquerque in 1937 where she continued teaching for A.P.S. for 38 years. During World War II, she moved her family to Long Beach, Ca. where she worked at Douglas Aircraft Plant. They returned to Albuquerque after the war ended. A visitation for Mrs. Armijo will be Wednesday evening after 6:30 p.m. at Our Lady of The Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 5415 Fortuna Rd. N.W. with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m., by Darlene Stapleton and Susan Bostic. A final viewing will be Thursday morning from 10:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church with Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. by Father Gene Gries. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, John Stapleton, Butch McCoy, Daniel Willis, J.D. Armijo, Martin Armijo, Dennis Carroll, Richard Juarez, Gene Bostic, Ralph Garcia, Bill Cordova, David Gallegos, John Marshall Armijo and Mike Armijo. Gabaldon Mortuary, 1000 Old Coors Rd. SW in charge of the arrangements.
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