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01/01/2021 - Salt Lake City, EEUU

Phil Archibeque, activo y estimado mimebro de la Euskal Etxea de Utah ha escrito en las redes sociales:

With a heavy heart I announce that COVID 19 took my mother’s life this morning, January 1 at 4:47 am. Mary was born Maria Crotilde Gallegos, March 17, 1935 in Cebolla, Northern New Mexico.

Mary reared her children in Salt Lake City, Utah. I am number 3 of 6 and I’m proud to be the rotten little trouble maker that drove my siblings crazy! Mary was always pleasant and fun to be around with her quick humor. Anyone that met my mother knew that she was steadfast in her faith and practiced a ministry all of her adult life. Years of assistance to Latin women teaching them English brought many families to a faith led life. My friends knew if Mary cornered you, you were in for an earful!

Mary fought a 5 year battle with dementia.

During the last 11 months we were restricted to visits between glass. The hardest part is that we couldn’t hug her, kiss her and give her the contact love she so deserved and we all needed. My advice, as you’ve heard plentiful, please visit your loved ones safely and let them know how much you love them. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed.

Goian Bego - Descanse en Paz Mary, Maria Clotilde (GB)

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Obituario publicado el 5 de Enero de 2021 en DignityMemorial.com:

Mary C Archibeque
(March 17, 1935 - January 1, 2021)

Mary Gallegos Archibeque, age 85 passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021 due to a long illness and COVID- 19. She was born March 17, 1935 in Cebolla, New Mexico to Jose Eulojio Gallegos and Soraida Montano Gallegos. She married Jose Victor Archibeque on April 9, 1951 in Mancos, Colorado who proceeded her in death on April 1, 1999.

Mary loved to love on people. She helped the elderly by driving them to doctor appointments, grocery stores and any place that was needed. She also loved and cared for her grandchildren. The grandchildren share fond memories of going fishing with their grandmother. For many years Mary worked for Wasatch transportation Utah Schools for the deaf and blind. It suited her servant heart to help the middle school and high school students get to and from school. Her life was a living example of loving God. And by doing so her priority in life was to help and care for people.

Mary is survived by her children, son, Richard (Kathy) Archibeque; daughter, Jo Landa (Dennis) Vallejo; son, Phil (Jennifer) Archibeque; daughter, Brenda (Leo) Salazar; daughter, LuWanna (Trent) Fitzgerald; son, Pat (Reba) Archibeque. Twenty seven grandchildren; forty three great grandchildren and six great, great grandchildren. All of these she loved and touched dearly.

Please join us celebrating her life on Saturday morning, January 9, 2021 beginning 9:00 am – 11:00 am at Valley View Memorial Park and Funeral Home 4335 West 4100 South West Valley City, Utah 84120. We’d like to share our sincere gratitude to the staff at Copper Ridge Healthcare for their kindness in caring for our mother during the last year. As well as assisting during moms final last two weeks of required constant nursing care.

Please wear masks during the entire ceremony.

GB