Ernestine M. Sawyer

October 22, 1931 - December 7, 2020

1931-2020 Ernestine M. Sawyer, age 89, a resident of Belen, NM, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2020. She was a member of Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church. Originally from Puerta de Luna, NM, Ernestine moved to Belen in 1967 with her husband, Robert “Bob” Sawyer, and ran a dairy in Puebletos for nearly 20 years. After leaving the dairy business, she continued to serve the community in various aspects, from working at the Los Lunas Training school, to assisting in the Belen Senior Center, anything that enabled her to be around and assisting people. One of her favorite jobs was working at Casa‘d Pizza in Belen. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, taking time to teach them how to sew and to make tortillas and other recipes from her childhood. Ernestine was preceded in death by a son, Michael, “Mikey”; parents, Martin and Florentina Chavez; brothers, Joe, Tom, and Lalo; sister and brother-in-law, Natalie and Andy Hall. She is survived by her children, Roberta and Danny Goodson, Martin and Wendy Sawyer, Leroy and Shannon Sawyer, Daniel and Suzanne Sawyer, Deanna and Frank Montoya, and Chris and Tiffany Sawyer; grandchildren, Matt Goodson and Pam, Tracy Goodson and Ronnie, Robert and Shar Sawyer, Christopher and Chanelle Sawyer, Jessica Reyes, Nicole Sawyer, Zabrina Barba and Josh, Stephen Barba and Theresa, Lauren Montoya, Estevan Montoya, Taylor Sawyer and Eyan, and Justin Sawyer; great-grandchildren, Rachelle, Danni, and Toni Goodson; Nicholas, Mathew, Christany, and Elizabeth Sawyer; Bella Reyes, and Robert Barba. Services will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Our Lady of Belen Catholic Church, beginning with a Rosary at 9:30 AM and a Funeral Service at 10:00 AM. Interment will take place at a later date. Please sign Ernestine’s online tribute at www.romerofuneralhomenm.com Romero Funeral Home, 609 N. Main St., Belen, NM