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Ramona Chavez

May 21, 1926 — April 8, 2021

Ramona Chavez passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at the age of 94. She had been a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM and a member of San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Juan and Angelica Gonzalez; husband, John J. Chavez; sister, Rose Gonzalez; half-sisters, Josie Gonzalez and Valentina Crespin; and her son, Valentino Chavez. She is survived by daughters, Gloria Robinson and husband, Gerald, and Linda Whittington and husband, Juan Candelaria; grandson, John Martinez and wife, Jeanette; granddaughter, Patricia Whittington; grandson, Samuel Chavez; great-granddaughter, Gemma Rose Martinez; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Ramona had been a member of the San Felipe Bereavement Committee and volunteered at the church's museum. Following her early retirement from the Bell Corporation, she served as a foster grandparent for 19 years at La Luz and Los Duranes Elementary Schools. She had been a charter member of the Albuquerque Senior Citizens Center at North 4th and served as a council member. She volunteered with the senior center for over 25 years. Ramona was a member of Los Guadalupanos, St. Francis Xavier Church, in the South Broadway area throughout her life.

Her funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 20 at San Felipe de Neri Church, in Old Town, beginning with a Rosary at 10:30 a.m. followed by the Funeral Liturgy of the Mass at 11:00 a.m. She will be buried in Our Lady of Guadalupe Mausoleum in Mount Calvary Cemetery. A bereavement reception will not be held due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. The San Felipe de Neri Church live streams their services, please visit:
https://sanfelipedeneri.org/watch-our-liturgies to view the funeral.


The family thanks the University of New Mexico Hospital for their care: the 1209 University Clinic's doctors and nurses; and special thanks to Dr. Linda Smoker, Mary Ellen Gonzales, LISW, and Armando Sanchez P.A., from the Heart Department at the UNM Hospital. Please visit our online guestbook for Ramona at www.FrenchFunerals.com.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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