Lugardita "Lugi" O. Garcia

˜1920 - 2012˜Lugardita “Lugi” O. Garcia, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother went home to our Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 18.˜ She passed away in the presence of her loving daughter Frances, son-in-law Gilbert Jaramillo and twin grandsons Bobby and Michael Jaramillo whom she loved dearly for giving her such a good quality of life during her final years. She was 91 years old. Lugardita was born in Atarke, NM.˜ She married Jose Leon Garcia and moved to Belen, NM where she had thirteen children.˜ She was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church.˜ After the death of her husband, she raised her children alone in Belen and Adelino, NM.˜ Later, she moved to Los Lunas where she worked at the Los Lunas Hospital and Training School with the Foster Grandparent program.˜ After she retired from the Foster Grandparent program she lived with her son Pablo Garcia and his companion Valerie Sanchez, who became her caregiver. Lugardita was known for her love of cooking.˜ Her family was especially fond of her homemade bread, doughnuts, tortillas, beans and chile.˜ When it was time to eat she suddenly had more children. Lugardita was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jose Leon Garcia; father, Miguel Ortiz; mother, Filomena Campos; sons, Lawrencito Garcia, Leonardo Garcia, Erminio Garcia; brothers, Emilio Ortiz, Benny Ortiz, Adolfo Lucero; sisters, Carlota Chavez, Barbara Ortiz; and beloved daughter-in-law, Rita Garcia.˜ Lugardita is survived by her ten children, Ernest Garcia, Jerry Garcia and his wife, Yolanda, Mike Garcia and his wife, Gloria, Elvira Jaramillo and her husband, Ricky, Pablo Garcia and his companion, Valerie, Anthony Garcia and his wife, Colleen, Joe Garcia and his wife, Lorraine, Jake Garcia and his wife, Norma, Frances Jaramillo and her husband, Gilbert, and Norma Blea and her husband, Tony.˜ She is also survived by 28 grandchildren, 65 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. All services will be held at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church on Friday, March 23 beginning with a Visitation at˜ 9:00 a.m. with a Rosary to be recited at 9:30 a.m. and Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Belen Memorial Gardens.

Lugardita "Lugi" O. Garcia

March 20, 2012