Salt lake city — Lupe Martinez, 92, passed away Feb. 1, 2013. Martinez was born to Celia and Leopoldo Ortiz in Santa Fe, N.M. on April 27, 1920. She married Alejandro Martinez on Sept. 3, 1940. Martinez was preceded in death by two children, parents, two sisters, four brothers, husband, grandson Frankie, son Alex, and daughter Jolene. Martinez is survived by 10 children: George (Joanne) Martinez, Maxine Halvorsen, Dolores Martinez, Mary Apodaca, Sally Ortez, Lucinda (David) Cordova, Tressa "Teddy" (Ron) McGuire, Pauline (Rick) Vetter, Fred (Carla) Martinez, Mike Martinez; 23 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
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