Juanita Teresa Ortegon

Juanita Teresa Tafoya Ortegon

OGDENa"Juanita Teresa Tafoya Ortegon, age 68, passed away on March 4, 2002 in Ogden, Utah. She was born January 22, 1934 in Ogden, Utah, to John B. and Mary Clag Tafoya. She married Alfred Ortegon in Pocatello, Idaho on April 27, 1953.

Juanita enjoyed cooking and worked as a cook for 17 years for Ogden City Schools. She liked making porcelain dolls. She enjoyed being with her family and especially her grandchildren.

Surviving is her husband, Alfred, three children' Cindy (Tom) Gates of Farr West, Mario A. (Jill) Ortegon of North Ogden, Mark A. (Lacy) Ortegon of North Ogden. Also surviving are 15 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren, and one sister, Nora Montoya of Nampa, Idaho.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Alfred Joseph Ortegon, and 12 brothers and sisters.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
March 7, 2002
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceSt. Mary's Catholic Church
2740 Pennsylvania Ave.
Ogden, UT 84401
March 8, 2002
10:00 AM
CemeteryMyers Evergreen Memorial Park
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
March 8, 2002