Martin Garcia

Martin Garcia
A rosary is scheduled at St. Catherine Catholic Church Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 7 pm for Martin Garcia. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 am Monday, November1, 2010 with Father Bryan Guerrini SS.CC. officiating. Burial will follow at the Hagerman Cemetery. Martin passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2010.
Martin Garcia was born to Segundo and Paula Banuelos Garcia. He was a sixtythree year resident of Hagerman where he was a farm worker and practiced excellent work ethics. After he retired from farming he started his second job, a career with the Hagerman School District as a volunteer foster grandparent. Martin was a dedicated family man who enjoyed gardening and tending to his animals. He loved his grandchildren and was very supportive of their sports and academic success.
He is survived by one sister Carmen Garcia, his children Teresa Morales and her husband Daniel, Tony Garcia and his wife Claudia, Martin Garcia, Isabel Garcia, Albert Garcia, Mario Garcia, Adalberto Garcia and his wife Lucy, Basilio Garcia and his wife Guadalupe, Santos Garcia, Eclicerio Garcia, Elvira Cabrera and her husband Fernando, Altagracia Garcia and Maria Garcia, his grandchildren Leanna Morales, Carlos Garcia, Victoria Garcia, Claudia Perez, Ramon Garcia, Rachelle Banda, Sara Garcia, Cassandra Lucero, Josue Garcia, Clarissa Pineda, Audrey Pineda, Laura Orosco, Alisandra Orosco, Mary Garcia, Melissa Garcia, Kimberly Garcia, Michael Garcia, Secundo Garcia, Matthew Garcia, Stephanie Garcia, Andrew Garcia, Jayce London Garcia and numerous great grandchildren.
Martin was preceded in death by his loving wife Petra Garcia and his two children, Secundo and Nancy Garcia.
Pallbearers will be Carlos Garcia, Ramon Garcia, Mathew Garcia, Michael Garcia, Josue Garcia, Andrew Garcia and Segundo Zeke Garcia III.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory. An online registry can be accessed at www.ballardfuneralhome.com

Visitation

Ballard Funeral Home
910 S. Main
Roswell, NM  88203
Thursday, October 28, 2010
4:00 p.m.

Service

Rosary

St. Catherines
206 S. Texas
Hagerman, NM  88232
Sunday, October 31, 2010
7:00 p.m.

Funeral Mass

St. Catherines
206 S. Texas
Hagerman, NM  88232
Monday, November 1, 2010
10:00 a.m.

Cemetery

Hagerman
P.O. Box 266
Roswell, NM  88232