Obit of Ortega, Mary J. "Maria" - Comanche County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 11 Feb 2005 Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Lawton Constitution 18 May 2003 Mary J. ‘Maria’ Ortega Funeral Mass for Mary J. "Maria" Ortega, 72, Lawton, will be said at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church with the Rev. James D.M. Stafford, pastor, officiating. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mrs. Ortega died Wednesday, May 14, 2003, in a local hospital. Burial will be in Letitia Cemetery, east of Lawton, under direction of Becker Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 11, 1930, in Monroe, La., to Concepcion and Ramona Juent’e Aguirre. She attended St. Matthew’s Catholic School. She married Juan Ortega on June 11, 1956, in Lawton. She worked for Goodwill Industries from 1970 to 1980. She went to work for Wal-Mart in 1981, and retired in 2003 as a greeter at the front door. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, of the home; a daughter, Judy J. Ortega, Lawton; four grandchildren: Legen J. McDaniel, Leilani Keoho, Leimomi Niitani and Eddie Keoho Jr.; and 10 great-grandchildren: Preston, Braydon, Dillon, Carl-Lynn, Courtney, Kalei, Marissa, Lainey, Ekolu and Eryka. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Keoho; and two sisters, Jo Austin and Angelina. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Comanche County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/comanche/comanche.html