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LEAL, JOSEFITA MARIA Josefita (Fita) Leal, age 93, was called to be with our Lord on December 2, 2013. She was born in Corrales, NM on October 30th, 1920 and was a great-granddaughter of Francisco Gutierrez and Encarnacion Lucero and the daughter of Arsenio Armijo and Esther Gutierrez. A resident of Algodones, NM for over 50 years, she was a member of the Corrales Historical Society and attended Our Lady of Sorrows Church for many decades. In her later years, Fita spent her time enjoying knitting, crocheting, and was a very accomplished artist. She was surrounded by her family when she completed her journey to be with our Lord. Fita was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother. She will be missed by everyone whose life's she touched and we will always keep her close in our hearts and minds. She is survived by her daughter Vera and Frank Campos (Santa Fe); son Andrew and Andrea Leal (Albuquerque); grandchildren Leona Gonzales Romero (Algodones), Christine Baca (Ft. Peirce, FL), Peggy Jo Gonzales (Albuquerque), Janet and Robert Morrison (Albuquerque), Patricia and Michael Bradshaw (Albuquerque), Valentina and Barry Klein (Albuquerque), Bernadette Cortez (Santa Fe), Yvette and Roy Hickman (Albuquerque), Olivia and Tamara Leal (Albuquerque), Sarah Jean Leal and Henry Geoffrion (Albuquerque), Lisa Leal Guarduno (Albuquerque); great-grandchildren Leslie and Ross Martinez, Antoinette and Johnny Unale, Carlos Ray Baca, Venessa Romero, Jennifer Rodriguez, Carlos Rodriguez, Eric Hickman, Cash Leal, Henry Geoffrion, Xander Geoffrion, Jared C. Bradshaw, Wesley C. Bradshaw, Kody M. Smith, Jonas James Morrison, Lexi Jo Klein; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Josefita was preceded in death by her husband Valentin Leal in 2006, son Valentino Leal in 1991, daughter Dianne Leal in 2013; and her great-grandson Leo A. Gonzales in May of 2011. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service and reception will be held this Friday with Mass at 10:00 a.m. at the Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Bernalillo, NM. Burial will be at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 3:00 p.m.
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