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Mr. Rito Baca died Tuesday in Albuquerque at the age of 89. Mr. Baca was a member of the Catholic Church and was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Baca worked at Memorial Hospital when it was a Tuberculosis Sanitarium. He also worked at Sandia Base as a plumber and retired in 1972 after 30 years. After retiring Mr. Baca served as a School crossing Guard for 17 years and in his spare time loved to garden. He is survived by his wife, Georgiana Baca of the family home; son, Robert Lee Baca and wife, Joanne of Lawton, OK; daughters, Millicent Manspeaker and husband, Daniel, and Patricia Sandoval, all of Albuquerque; ten grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Services for Mr. Baca will be held on Monday at the st. Anne Catholic Church where the Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Christopher Manspeaker, Damian Manspeaker, Jerome Manspeaker, Mark Manspeaker, Jeremy Montoya, Robert Baca, Gerald Baca and Rito Baca. Honorary pallbearers will be Julie Montoya and Veronica Baca. Visitation for Mr. Baca will be held on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the mortuary chapel. A Rosary will be recited on Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Salazar & Sons Mortuary, 400 Third St. SW.
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