Ignacio D. Age - 81 - Los Ojos Bustamante

Ignacio D. Bustamante – Age 81 a resident of Los Ojos, (Tierra Amarilla area), went home to our Lord on Sunday, January 22, 2012. He was born in Gallup, NM on July 25, 1930. He was an Air Force Korean War Veteran, worked for Santa Fe Railroad, was a Conductor on Amtrak for 39 years until his retirement in 1992, at which time he moved to the Heron Lake area where he loved spending time with his family. He was a kind and giving man who would give the shirt off his back to help others. He loved traveling and enjoyed playing the lotto. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jane; children: Maria Lukes and husband Paul, Diane Martin and husband Patrick, Bill and companion Linda, Jay Jr. and Christine Hunt and husband Lawrence; grandchildren: Rachel Lukes, Derek, Rocky and Brad Martin, Lorielle Lovato and Charmaine Bustamante, Andre (A.J.) Bustamante, Steven and Bianca Hunt; great-grandchildren: Matthew, Dalton, Hunter, Autumn, Gavin and Ayden; and his sister, Mary Helen Pardieu of Las Vegas, NM. A rosary will be recited on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the San Jose Catholic Church in Los Ojos. Memorial mass will be celebrated on Friday, January 27, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the San Jose Catholic Church in Los Ojos. The family of Ignacio D. Bustamante has entrusted the care of their beloved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley. 505-747-7477,

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