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1970
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2019
Luis Velarde Obituary
Luis is survived by his parents (Yuma, AZ), his fiancee; Juanita Escalante (Ajo, AZ), his children; Serena Velarde (Yuma), Monique Velarde (Buckeye, AZ), Luis Velarde (Yuma), Larissa Velarde (Texas) and Luis Jose Velarde (Yuma) and Mia Velarde and Alexis Velarde (Ajo, AZ) and 10 grandchildren, brother's; Oscar Velarde Jr. (Ernestina, Yuma), Manuel Velarde (Yuma), and sister's; Ana Luisa Velarde (Yuma) and Rosa Velarde (Yuma).
A funeral is scheduled for 9:30 am (Rosary), 10:00 am (Mass) on December 18, 2019 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Capilla 417 S. 15th Ave. Yuma, AZ, 85364. Father Manuel will officiate. A private internment service of his ashes will be at 11:00 am at Johnsons Mortuary 1415 S. First Ave. Yuma, AZ, 85364.
Johnsons Mortuary and Desert Lawn Memorial Park will be handling local arrangements.
The family wishes to extend their sincere thanks and deep gratitude for all expressions of sympathy and acts of kindness shown during this time of bereavement.
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for Luis Velarde
Serena Velarde
February 13, 2024
Dad you will be forever missed and will always be in our thoughts and prayers..love you and until we meet again
Lee Baiza
June 28, 2022
In Ajo today and decided to look you up. Regretfully I heard of your passing! Thanks for the friendship and all your hard work in support of my personal projects and also the paver projects at Organ Pipe Cactus with Mike Lira. Stretch you are missed. Gone too soon! To his family our sincere condolences.
Larissa Velarde
March 31, 2020
Miss you daddy so much not a day goes by that i dont miss u
December 22, 2019
Elvia & Oscar,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of your son.
Please accept my sincere condolences. May he rest in peace.
Margarita Zavala
Shannon Walters
December 18, 2019
Rest in Peace
December 18, 2019
Rip gone too soon
Jessica Estrada
December 18, 2019
Gone to soon:( you'll be missed. #GoneButNeverForgotten
Anna Soliz Adkins
December 17, 2019
Rest in peace, Luis.
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