Pete Jose Ignacio - Age 77 - Santa Cruz Lucero

Pete Jose Ignacio Lucero – Age 77, a resident of Santa Cruz passed away on Saturday, January 12, 2013 in Santa Fe. He was preceded in death by his parents: Antonia and Alfredo Lucero; daughter, Antonia Lucero; sister and brother-in-law: Elisa and Dennis Garcia and brother-in-law Ben Maestas. He was born on January 18, 1935 in Santa Cruz to Alfredo Lucero and Antonia Fresquez de Lucero. He was a graduate of St. Michaels High School in Santa Fe, he worked for the NM State Highway Department, Lucero General Store, Molybdenum Mines of Questa and served as Magistrate Judge. He was in the Army National Guard and was the Holy Cross Parish Cemetery Caretaker for many years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and fire arm enthusiast, in High School years he enjoyed boxing, wrestling and playing the saxophone. He was a longtime member of La Santisima Trinidad and devoted to the Holy Cross Catholic Church and it’s priests and nuns. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Siria Theresa (Montoya) Lucero; children: Angela Lucero, Elizabeth and Gilbert Martinez, Alfred Lucero, Lynda and Brian Brandle and Pete and Joy Ann Lucero; grandchildren: Gilbert Joseph, Anthony and Faith Martinez, Brianne, Brian and Gary Brandle, Justine, Marisela, Pete, Yessina and Sophia Lucero; great-grandchildren: Jaelyn Lucero and Jacob and Jeremy Brandle; sister, Josephine Maestas; and numerous other relatives and friends. Public visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Cañada with a rosary to be recited by Los Hermanos de la Santisima Trinidad at 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Pete Lucero, Jr., Gilbert Joseph and Anthony Martinez, Benny Maestas, Joseph Garcia, Rocky and Benny Fresquez, Jr. and Ray Montoya. A special thank you to Angela Martinez, Eucharistic Minister of San Isidro Parish, Benny Fresquez and family, Benny Maestas, Romolo Martinez, Christine Naranjo and the Ambercare Nurses. The family of Pete Jose Ignacio Lucero has entrusted the care of their beloved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley. 505-747-7477

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