Helen S (Fernandez) Sanchez
Marriages
Jose I Sanchez - 1938
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6 A Obit - May 16, 2012
Helen S. Sanchez was born on June 29, 1919, in La Jara, New
Mexico to Jose and Dorothy (Garcia) Fernandez. In 1938, she married
Jose I. Sanchez and they have been in Mesa County since 1966.
Helen spent her life as a homemaker and mother.
She is survived by her children, Willie Sanchez of Ignacio, CO;
Sammy Sanchez of Grand Junction, CO; sisters, Ruby Martinez and
Pauline Gloria of Colorado Springs, CO, and daughter-in-law, Phyllis
Galvan of Grand Junction, CO; six grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Jose I.; brothers, Ray, Gabriel,
and Joe Fernandez, and sister, Cordy Sandoval.
A visitation will be held tonight at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary from
6 -7:00 p.m. with a rosary starting at 7:00 p.m. The funeral Mass
will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph
Catholic Church, with burial following in Orchard Mesa Cemetery.