Lorene Loretta (Maestas) Martinez
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - January 29, 2012
Lorene Loretta Martinez was
born to Manual and Lenora (Duran)
Maestas on May 16, 1922 in
Calcite, Colorado. Following her
father's death, she was raised by
her mother and stepfather, Epifanio
Garcia, in Salida, Colorado.
She graduated from Salida High
School in 1941 and attended Blair
Business College in Colorado
Springs. She moved to Winter Haven, Florida in 1943 to marry Alfredo
Rubel Martinez, where he was stationed in the Army. Following
Alfredo's discharge from the Army, they returned to Colorado
where they lived in Florence, Pagosa Springs and Grand
Junction before settling in Clifton, Colorado in 1956. They raised
seven children who all live in Colorado, Linda Wacholtz, Robert
and Steven Martinez of Denver; Virginia Settle (Ed) of Grand Junction;
Patrick Martinez (Anita) of Clifton; Christi Laird (Marc) of
Collbran, and Gary Martinez (Desi) of Palisade. Education was very
important to her and her husband, and all of her children earned
college degrees, each completing some or all of his/her coursework
at Mesa Jr. College/Mesa State College (now CMU). Lorene lovingly
referred to her brood as "The Magnificent Seven". She was
"Gramma Mart" to eight grandchildren including Jason and Joseph
Settle, Joshua, Brooke and Daniel Butler, and Carla, Allen and
Michaela Martinez.
Lorene was a homemaker who enjoyed visits from family and
friends, cooking, gardening, canning, sewing and knitting. She was
active in her church, the Church of God, A World Wide Association,
and she looked forward to worship and fellowship with her faith
community.
Lorene was preceded in death by her husband and her siblings,
Philip Lucero, John Maestas, Alberto Garcia and Barbara Fay.
Lorene's Celebration of Life service will be at Callahan-Edfast
Mortuary in Grand Junction at 10:00 a.m. on March 3, 2012. Contributions
can be made in Lorene's name to Hospice and Palliative
Care of Western Colorado. A friends and family gathering will be
held immediately after at the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Wokers Union Hall, located at 3210 E Road.
