January 29, 1961 – December 24, 2018
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Yolanda D. Ortiz after a three year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Yolanda was born in El Paso, TX to Socorro Barajas and Richard Ortiz. The family moved to La Union, NM in 1961 where she was raised. She graduated from Gadsden High School in 1979 and worked at Border Steel Mills after graduation. She went on to drive school buses for Boone Transportation, Helweg & Farmer of Las Cruces, and Canutillo ISD until she was diagnosed with cancer in 2016.
Yolanda is survived by her daughter Jaclyn (Edward) Vasquez, a grand daughter Jocelyn Vasquez, mother Socorro Barajas, sister Gracie (Rick) Ramirez, brothers Oscar (Minnie) Menchaca, Henry Ortiz, and Ruben (Darlene) Ortiz, two nephews Richard and Aaron Ortiz, one niece Melynda Menchaca, a great nephew Jaden Ortiz, and two great nieces Kaylee and Rylee Ortiz, along with aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Preceding in death are her father Richard Ortiz, step-father Freelin Barajas, and maternal grandparents Silvano and Andrea Duran, and her chihuahua Missy.
Services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Refuge church in La Union, NM. Burial will follow at La Union cemetery.
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