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Obituary for OTERO


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Monday December 22, 2008

Anna "Anita" R. Otero, age 90, resident of Albuquerque, NM peacefully joined Our Lord on Friday, December 19, 2008. Anita was a faithful and loving wife, and a wonderful mother and friend to many. She left a legacy of a faithful woman who loved the Lord with all her heart, mind, and soul. She embodied love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control up to the end. She demonstrated the love of God, which emanated to those around her. She was a woman of integrity, compassion, selflessness, ethical and moral, respectable, and steadfast in the Lord. We love you and will miss you, mi Mamita. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lalo Otero. Anita is survived by her daughter, Edna "Meg" Luther and husband, Rick; sister, Herlinda Rodriguez and husband, Jose; step-children, Rosie Otero, Julia Perea and husband, Moises, Elinora Oliver, Edgar Otero, Mary Jane Martin and husband, Carlos; and 11 grandchildren. Thank you for your life, example, and prayers. The family wishes to extend a special note of appreciation to her caregivers, Oliva Jaramillo, Nila Figueroa and Rita Berzoza de Miranda, who lovingly and compassionately cared for her, and to the Presbyterian Hospice staff who likewise lovingly cared for her, Barbara Burchard, Janis Kelton, Indira Hernandez, and Chaplin Fabian Juarez. Services will be held at Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen NM, on Tuesday, December 23, beginning with a viewing at 12:30 p.m. followed by a Funeral Service at 1:00 p.m. with Kelvin Naef and Dale De Raad officiating. Interment will be at the Sedillo Cemetery on El Cerro Loop. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Presbyterian Hospice, 8100 Constitution Pl NE 87110. Pallbearers will be Rick Luther, Carlos Martin, Andrew Aragon, Bobbie Abeyta, Carlos Miranda and Diego Jaramillo. Honorary Pallbearer will be Adenago Perea. Sign Anna's online register book at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com. Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM.