Michael Gene Margiotta

Michael Gene Margiotta, age 43, of Clovis, N.M., died Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas. He was born June 12, 1963, to Thomas and Priscilla Velasquez Margiotta in Smyrna, Tennessee. He married Mildred Nieves April 25, 1987 in Dover, New Jersey. He was a resident of Dover, NJ for 28 years and a graduate of Dover High School. He was a Self-employed Contractor and an avid fisherman. He was a member of Holy Rosary Church/Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dover, New Jersey and the Spanish American Bowling League in Dover, New Jersey.
He is survived by his wife, Mildred Margiotta of Clovis, NM; daughter, Paulina Mari Margiotta of Clovis, NM; son, Michael Anthony Margiotta of Clovis, NM; father, Thomas (Carmen) Margiotta of Abilene, TX; adoptive parents, Gerald (Regina) Ryerson of Mine Hill, NJ; four brothers, Thomas A. Margiotta, Jr. of Clovis, NM, Daniel Baca of Clovis, NM, Danny Margiotta of Abilene, TX, and Jay Margiotta of Austin, TX; four sisters, Gina Baca of Albuquerque, NM, Michele McDade of Long Valley, NJ, Theresa Margiotta of Las Vegas, NV, and Janet Borrow of Abilene, TX; and numerous adopted brothers and sisters. He is preceded in death by his mother, Priscilla Margiotta.
A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at The Chapel, 1500 Thornton. A Rosary will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at Tuttle Funeral Home in Randolph, NJ. Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Dover, NJ with Father George Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Locust Cemetery in Dover, New Jersey. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home Clovis, NM (505) 762-4435 www.muffleyfuneralhome.com.