Ernestine F. Paez

August 7, 1945 - December 23, 2020

1945-2020 Ernestine Florinda “Linda” Paez, age 75, a resident of Magdalena, NM, passed away on December 23, 2020. She was born to Mayme and Lowell Yazzie on August 7, 1945 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Linda grew up in Paguate, New Mexico and Dulce, NM, with her mother and her sisters and brother. In 1959 Linda and her mother moved to Magdalena, NM. Her mother worked at the Magdalena Dormitory. Linda attended Magdalena schools where she met her future husband Joe A. Paez. Linda and Joe were married on June 18, 1966 at the Saint Mary Magdalene church in Magdalena, New Mexico. Linda and Joe moved to Datil, NM in 1967, where Joe was an employee at the Port of Entry with the State of New Mexico. Linda and Joe had 2 sons, Chris Paez who was born in 1968, and James Paez in 1971. Linda and Joe were married for 54 years until her passing. She worked for the Datil Schools for 16 years as a custodian until she retired in 1990. Linda worked at the VLA in the cafeteria for a few years. She had many friends in Datil and Magdalena. Linda and Joe returned to Magdalena in 1993, where she lived until December 23, 2020. She loved animals, especially her dog and cats that she had over the years. Linda was a great cook and baker. She had many grandchildren, Alejandra, Alec, Arianna, Anisa, Adan, Ashley, and Alex, and also had 2 great grandchildren Alian and Acen who were all born in 2020. Linda was preceded in death by her infant son, her mother Mayme Yazzie, Her father Lowell Yazzie, Her four sister Florence Tenequer, Esther Gallick, Wilma Gifford, and Alfreda Yazzie, and nephews. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many people. Please sign Linda’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM