TOOELE — Enrique Orlando Cardenas, 79, died Jan. 20, at Mountain West Hospital of pneumonia. Cardenas was born Feb. 13, 1929, in Ranchos de Taos, N.M., to Benjamin and Josefita Cardenas. He moved to Tooele in 1966, with his family and worked at the Smelter and the Tooele School District. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was proud of his country. He enjoyed camping, telling stories, jokes, and whittling wood toys for kids. He is survived by his children, Edna (Matt) Lopez, Toby (Stacy) Cardenas, Herbert (Doreen) Cardenas, Jimi Cardenas, and Monica (Scott) Lee; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Elvira (Bolivar) Quintana, and Manuelita (Leroy) Pacheco. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Saint Marguerite Catholic Church. Burial was in the Tooele City Cemetery.
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