Pieda Martinez, 89, Sheridan, Wyo., died Dec. 19, 2008, in Sheridan.
Born March 15, 1919, to Tomas and Guadalupe Garcia in Coyote. She attended schools in Santa Fe. She married Benito Martinez Dec. 15, 1943.
Pieda was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Benito, Sheridan; daughter, Stella Montano, Sheridan; sons, Tom Garcia, Gaithersburg, Md., and Tim Garcia, Albuquerque; four grandchildren; sisters, Atocha Gonzales, Espanola, Adelires Trujillo, Española and brothers, Tomas Garcia, La Sal, Utah and Pete Garcia, Coyote.
A funeral memorial mass will be held at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in San Juan Pueblo, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. with The Reverend Terry Brennan officiating. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Church Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home handled arrangements held at an earlier time in Wyoming.
In lieu of flowers the family has requested that memorials be made in Pieda Martinez’s name to Sheridan Senior Center, Daybreak, 211 Smith St., Sheridan, WY 82801.