Mary T. Gallegos

MARY T. GALLEGOS Funeral services for Mary T. Gallegos, a longtime Cortez resident, will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, December 10 at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Officiating will be Father Derrek D. Scott. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Visitation has been set for Thursday afternoon at the Ertel Memorial Chapel from 3 to 5 p.m. Rosary services will be held Thursday evening at the Catholic Church beginning at 7 p.m. Mary was born January 1, 1926 in Alamosa, Colo. to Ralph and Onofre (Duran) Martinez. She passed away at her home in Cortez on Monday, December 6, 2004 at the age of 78. Mary married Adonais “Ed” Gallegos in Aztec, N.M. in October 1946. They shared 58 years of marriage. Twelve children were born to Mary, three of which precede her in death. Mary is remembered as a great mother and homemaker. She loved camping, cooking and chasing after the kids. She was active in the Catholic Church until her health made it impossible. Surviving Mary are her husband, Ed Gallegos of Cortez; children, Jo Mott and husband, Ralph of Cortez, Alex Gallegos of Cortez, Phillip Martinez and wife, Maxine of Durango, Toby Gallegos and wife, Sharon of Durango, Leonard Gallegos of Denver, Maryann Miera and husband, Raphael of Cortez, Larry Gallegos and wife, Kathy of Farmington, N.M., Carmen Gallegos and companion, Troy Smith of Cortez, and Ernestine Olivas and husband, Gilbert of Cortez; and numerous grandchildren. Her children, Stella Lopez, Steven Gallegos, and Stella Gallegos preceded her in death.