Aneda (Ann) Armijo Pitti

PITTI -- ANEDA (ANN) ARMIJO Born in Encino, NM in 1921 to Apolonio Armijo and Maria Lucero Armijo, died on July 2, 2011 at the age of 90. Her husband Joseph Pitti, whom she married in December 1942, passed away in 2005. She is survived by her son Joseph A. Pitti and daughter-in-law Edith Elser Pitti of Sacramento, CA; grandson Stephen Pitti and wife Alicia Schmidt Camacho of New Haven, CT; granddaughter Gina Marie Pitti and husband Michael Friedman of San Jose, CA; granddaughter Catherine Pitti and husband Christian Esquivel of Sacramento, CA; great-grandchildren Antonio and Thalia Pitti, Araceli and Amalia Friedman-Pitti, and Benjamin and Jacob Esquivel; brother Leo Armijo and his wife Rachel along with their family in Albuquerque; and her extended family in New Mexico, California, and Missouri. Ann attended high school in Santa Rosa, NM and business college in Santa Fe. During World War II she worked for the Atomic Energy Commission in Los Alamos and as a Red Cross volunteer. After 22 years at Albuquerque's Sandia Laboratories, she retired as an Executive Secretary in 1969. An avid gardener, a devoted friend and family member, and a loving caretaker of her pet dogs, cats, and turtles, she was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church. Her family and friends will miss the strength of her convictions, her generosity, and her gentle, independent spirit. A Rosary will be recited in Palm Chapel of Daniels Family Funeral Services (1100 Coal Ave SE) on Monday, July 11, 20110 at 6:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Our Lady of Fatima Church on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. Internment will take place at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of: Daniels Family Funeral Services, 1100 Coal Ave SE (842-8800). Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Our Lady of Fatima Church, or your favorite charity. Aneda's care has been entrusted to:
Daniels Family Funeral Services
1100 Coal Ave SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-842-8800