Cleo Ann Valencia

Valencia, Cleo Ann Age 55, passed away after suffering with cancer for many years, on Thursday, October 24, 2013. She was born in Texas on June 3, 1958 to Fred R. Martinez and the late Cleo A Martinez. She was survived by her husband Martin Valencia, daughter Sara and grandsons Ethan and Matthew Kimmell. She lived in Bernalillo, NM. She will be remembered as loving mother, loving grandmother, sister, godmother and friends to many people. She loved to gather with all the family. Many children looked up to her in a mother like figure. She loved and took them into her home as if they were her own. She love to help raise her grandsons Ethan and Matthew Kimmell along with their mother Sara, they were the love of her life. She loved her nieces and nephews and would provide and care for them anyway she could. She was very dedicated to the Catholic Church; she volunteered to teach CCD-Religious class for Kindergarten children. She also volunteered as a team member on weekends of Christian Living to share her life experiences. A rosary will be recited on Friday, November 1, 2013 at 7:15 p.m. at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Bernalillo. A second rosary will be recited on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at Santa Clara Catholic Church in Wagon Mound at 10:30 a.m. with a Funeral Mass to follow at 11:00 a.m. Then she will be laid to rest in Wagon Mound, NM alongside her Mother Cleo A. Martinez that recently passed away on October 10, 2013 and her grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Felix Archuleta. Pallbearers will be Ethan and Matthew Kimmell, Kim Freehoff and Steven Hayden. To view information or leave a condolence please visit www.danielsfuneral.com Daniels Family Funeral Services 3113 Carlisle Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-884-1188