Frances Padilla
Frances Padilla, age 97, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017. When Frances was just nine months old her parents, Dionico and Juana Santiago came to America along with several brothers and sisters. Her parents purchased a home that is located on Garfield SE in Albuquerque, NM. The house was right across the street from the current library, right about where the Art sign currently stands. Frances lived on Garfield for 97 years. Her father felt like the president coming down the street because her mother would drive and he would wave to everyone because people would sit on the porch and watch the world go by. Frances went to school until the 3rd grade. She then wanted to work and would help her mother make burritos and take them to sell to the people who worked at the rail yards where her father and brothers worked. She made very good money. She was smitten on how easy it was to make money all you had to do was work for it, what was easier than that. She then went on to work at the Exelcelsor laundry, where she met her husband, Ernest Padilla. Her husband enlisted in the army and took a leave of absence to come back and marry Frances. She bought a house and continued to work and saved enough money to furnish the house so her husband would have his own home when he returned.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Ernest M. Padilla.
Frances is survived by her daughters, Irene Gentry and husband, David, Christine Payne; grandchildren, Geraldine, Raymond, David, Ernie Nieto, Jeff Nieto, MichaelNieto; great grandchildren, Jesse Nieto, James Nieto, Tasha, Ray Ray, Mandy Scott, Heather, Ernest, Maria, Edgar, Soila Noemi, Jose, Neveah, Anthony, Jayla and Ray.
A Visitation will be held from 9:00-10:00 am on Friday, October 20, 2017 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 820 Broadway Blvd SE, with a Rosary to be recited at 10:00 am followed by a Mass at 10:30 am. Interment to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be, Ernie, Nieto, Jeff Nieto, Mike Nieto, Manuel Sanchez, Billy Sanchez and Baron Abrums.
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