Florenio Garcia

GARCIA-Florenio, age 85, a life-long resident of Peralta, went to be with our Lord on Dec. 26, after a two year battle with cancer.˜ He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, in Peralta.˜ Florenio retired from the Los Lunas Public Schools holding different positions after 30 plus years of outstanding service.˜ In his earlier years he worked with an archeological group uncovering historical native artifacts in New Mexico.˜ Florenio was an avid gardener and loved to sit and watch the airplanes fly by.˜ He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Delfinia B. Garcia and his first born son, Felipe; his parents, Juan and Amalia Garcia; four brothers, Candido, Henry, Juanito and Albert Garcia and sisters, Lorina Martinez and Mela Maez.˜ Florenio is survived by nine children, Felipe’s children, Kelly and Michael, Theresa McCatharn and husband, John and children, Tracy and Carla, Molly Garcia and children, Johnnyray, Adam, Nathan and Zechariah, Jenny Willis and husband, Mark and son, Greg, Orlando and Denise Garcia and children, Jason, Antonio and Brandon, Mela Garcia-Grifith and husband, William and children, Marvin and Melanie, Patricia Garcia Iverson and partner, David Salazar and daughter, Daphne, Kate Garcia Zilar and son, Benjamin, Manuel Garcia and son, Manny Shane and Florenio Isaac Garcia; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; four brothers, George and wife, Sally, Carlos and wife, Laurie, Lupe and wife, Delia and Osben Garcia and brother-in-law, Jose T. Barela.˜ He is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews.˜ The family would like to extend an honorable mention and special thank you to his cousin, Salamon Garcia, Jr. for everything he helped Florenio with, the New Mexico Cancer Center Staff in Albuquerque and his friends at the Mountain View Senior Center.˜ A visitation will be held at Romero Funeral Home Chapel, at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, Dec. 28 with a rosary to be recited at 6:00 p.m.˜ A final visitation will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, with a Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m.

Florenio Garcia

January 5, 2011