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Catalina B. Ortiz, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 24, 2006 in Albuquerque. She was born on June 27, 1925 in Hanover, NM and was raised in Silver City. As a young lady she worked on the railroad in Santa Rita, NM. Catalina was a devoted member of St. Francis Xavier Parish and was a Guadalupana. Catalina was a great cook and her food will be greatly missed. She was employed by Albuquerque Public Schools and worked in the cafeteria at Lincoln Junior High School. She later opened a restaurant at the Paloma Bar. She then opened the Coronado Cafe in the 1960's. When her husband established the Blue Ribbon Bar in Estancia, she ran the restaurant there for many years as well. Catalina was the center of a huge and loving family. She is preceded in death by her parents, Matias and Petra Bencomo; her loving husband of almost 50 years, Raymond D. Ortiz; her brothers, Inez Espinoza, Daniel Espinoza, Felipe Bencomo, Anastacio Bencomo, Augustine Bencomo; her sister, Julia Bencomo; her son, Tommy Ortiz; grandchildren, Martin and Catalina Placencio and Emeralda Martinez. Catalina is survived by her children, Aurora Acosta and husband, Erasmo, Rito Placencio and wife, Angie, Ruben Placencio, Odelia Anna Ortiz-Lozano and husband, William, Yolanda Ortiz-Sanchez and Johnny Ray Ortiz. She is also survived by her brothers and sister, Pete Espinoza, Basilio Bencomo and Aurora Moya. She is survived by her grandchildren, Jessica Placencio, Sandie Griego, Pamela Owens, Tanya Placencio, Anthony Raymond Kotsios, Erasmo Acosta, Jr., Maria Acosta, Natalie Sanchez, and Ashley Ortiz-Darrow. She is also survived by 15 great-grandchildren; 48 Godchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, compadres, and friends. A Rosary will be held at Garcia Mortuary at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening, June 26, 2006. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 27, 2006, also at St. Francis Xavier Parish, time to be announced. Christian Burial will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Anthony Raymond Kotsios, Erasmo Acosta, Jr., Raul Gonzalez, Antonio Varay, Phillip Ortiz, Jesus Villanueva, Robert Bencomo, and David Lee Glass. Honorary Pallbearers will be Rito Placencio, Ruben Placencio, and Johnny Ray Ortiz. Special thanks to the nurses and staff at Vista Care Hospice and to her caregivers at home, Mary Corona, Angie Placencio, Veronica Driggers, Mary Lopez and Elda Hernandez. Catalina touched the lives of many and will be greatly missed by all. Services are in the care of: Garcia Mortuary 717 Stover Ave. SW 243-5222.
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