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GRACE RUIZ Obituary
June 29, 1935 - August 6, 2025
Grace L. Ruiz, 90 joined our Heavenly Father on August 6, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, godmother, aunt, and friend. She was born on June 29, 1935, in Ojo Caliente, NM to Pedro and Rosana Lucero. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sisters: Delfina Silva (Trinidad), Andrellita Rivera (Ernie) Lorraine Jaramillo (Ernie /Eliberto Archuleta), Hermenia Jaramillo (Phil) and her brothers: Luciano Lucero (Felonice), Audoro Lucero (Francis), Melecio Lucero (Thelma).
Grace graduated from Ojo Caleinte High School and attended the College of St. Joseph in Albuquerque, NM. She worked for the New Mexico Corporation Commission for 30 years. Grace lived her life with deep faith, purpose, and unconditional love for her family and extended family. She enjoyed working in the garden, spending time with her family, taking care of her grandchildren, watching sports with Neto, and going to the casino. Grace was the last living sibling of the Lucero family. She was our matriarch, and she will be deeply missed by all who were fortunate to know and love her. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband Ernesto (Neto) Ruiz, her daughters, Rosana Rodriguez (Jared), Tina Ruiz (Ron Apodaca) and her grandchildren, Nicholas (Niko) Ruiz, Izaiah Apodaca, Sierra Rodriguez, Elijah Apodoca, numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.
Special Thanks to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church; Father James Sanchez; Santa Fe Family Practice, Christopher Fletcher; St. Christus Cancer Center, Tim Lopez; Anvoi Hospice, Dottie Roman, Elizabeth Medina-Ramirez, Chaplain Joy Rhodes; Open Heart Home Care, Adrianna Saldana, Abdia Lopez, Blanca Guerro, Lilian Carrillo for their loving care of our mother. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our neighbors, friends and family for their love and support.
A viewing will be held from 5:00 to 7:00PM on August 21, 2025, at Rivera Family Funerals, Cremations & Memorial Gardens, 417 Rodeo Rd.
A rosary will be held at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church on Friday August 22, 2025, at 10:00AM with mass following at 11:00AM. After mass a graveside service will be held at the Rivera Family Funeral, Cremations & Memorial Gardens, 417 Rodeo Rd.
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