Lenora Martinez

Lenora Mary Martinez, 81, died Friday, March 14, 2014 at at home in Ignacio, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Hood Mortuary on Monday, March 17th, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., and a rosary will follow at 6:00 p.m. also on Monday. A funeral will be Tuesday, March 18th at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mrs. Martinez was born June 23, 1932 in Los Pinos, New Mexico the daughter of Jose and Leonarda Corrales. She married Anselmo Silvario Martinez in Blanco, NM in 1953. They made their home in the Ignacio and Durango area. She loved her family and her grandchildren. Her heritage is and was her family as she enjoyed rearranging new family photos as they arrived to her home. She loved gardening and sewing. She is survived by her children: Eddie Martinez (son), Joby Martinez (son) , Cypriano Martinez (son) , Chris Martinez (son) , and Tina Martinez (daughter) all of Ignacio, and Polly Manzanares (daughter) of Provo, UT, a brother: Johnny Corrales of San Jacinto, Calif., numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anselmo Martinez, one son, Joe Marcos Martinez, and siblings: Duby Valerio, Juanita Valerio, Joe L. Corrales and Joe C. Corrales.