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Joe Garcia Obituary

JOE M. GARCIA OCTOBER 3RD 1929 NOVEMBER 28TH 2016 Joe M. Garcia, 87, born in Santa Fe, NM, lived in Pojoaque, New Mexico with his wife Amelia T. Garcia. Joe was an exceptional and devoted husband, father, grandfather, counselor and friend. He was a master carpenter and craftsman, and a founder of Garcia Construction Company, well known for quality custom homes. He will be greatly missed. His kind, clear spirit will live on in his family. He is preceded in death by his parents, Willie S. & Paulita Garcia; his brothers, Eddie (Mela), Raymond (Connie) and Arthur (Celine); his in-laws, Efrocino & Celina Trujillo, and great grandchild Mayakala Garcia. Joe is survived by his wife Amelia; his children, Denise (Leo Antonio) Vigil, Gwen (Robert) Gerrity, William (Luann) Garcia, Claudia (James) Waldschmidt, his granddaughter Kyndra (Frank) Apodaca; his grandchildren Loryann (Miguel) Garcia, Theresa (Elias) Griego, Daniel (Kay) Griego, William (Krista) Griego, Dane Roybal, Brandon Waldschmidt, Chris Garcia and Hana Garcia; his great grandchildren Aubryelle, Markelle, Jaelyn & Elias. All services will be on December 1st, 2016 at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Catholic Church, in Pojoaque, NM. 9am Rosary, 10am Funeral Mass, 11:30am Burial at Pojoaque Cemetery. Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 santafefuneraloption.com

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Published by Santa Fe New Mexican from Nov. 30 to Dec. 1, 2016.

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Mela Garcia

November 25, 2017

MAY GOD HAVE YOU RESTING IN PEACE WITH ALL YOUR FAMILY: YOUR DAD, MOM, EDDIE, RAYMOND & ARTHUR. LOVE & PRAYER, MELA & FAMILY

Clara Garcia

December 5, 2016

Dear Aunt Amelia,
So sorry we lost Uncle Joe.We Will miss him no end.He has joined all his loved ones in heaven.God Bless and prayers for those he left behind.

Veronica Hill

December 5, 2016

We are so sorry to hear of the loss of "Uncle Joe". He was truly a very kind soul.There are some great memories of him working in the shop, the smell of the sawdust, and his great cabinet work. We will keep him and the family in our hearts.
Veronica & James Hill

December 2, 2016

So sorry to hear of Uncle Joe's passing, He will be missed!
The Rivera's

C. Salazar

December 2, 2016

The entire Garcia Family, I am sorry to hear of your loss. My dad worked with the company for over 30 years and also passed. They are all together now building for the Man upstairs, that's for sure

Tina Haughton

December 1, 2016

Aunt Amelia and Family,
We are sad to hear of Uncle Joe's passing. Now all the Garcia brothers are gone, but take strength that they are in heaven together. From Australia with our love, Tina and Charles Haughton (Mela and Eddie's daughter)

Paul White

December 1, 2016

So sorry to hear of Joe's passing. He was the nicest and kindest person. Joe would often take time to talk with me about his interesting life and his work. He was a supporter of the first Aamodt opposition group, he and Amelia graciously hosted many events at their home.

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A Balmer

November 30, 2016

You will be missed Uncle Joe. You were the kindest and good brother to my dad. Love and prayers to the family.

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