Martha D. Perales

Martha D. Perales, 80, a long time member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and former resident of Scottsbluff, went to be with the Lord, on November 15, 2010 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 22, 2010, at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Ken Maldonado officiating. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park at Scottsbluff. Friends may visit from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday and from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Monday at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for the Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church building fund. Martha was born on January 30, 1930 to Vincent and Angeline DeOllos. She was born and raised in Scottsbluff where she lived and worked for over sixty years. While in Scottsbluff, she was employed as a beautician at Donley’s Beauty Salon for over 30 years where she was a valued employee and had built a loyal clientele; after which she continued to work for several years at the Scottsbluff Coop in the deli. She was a very active church member and devoted to her faith. During her time in Scottsbluff she was involved in Toast Masters, a den mother, participated in the church choir, and involved with youth ministry and Sabbath school. She enjoyed cooking, music, singing, her family and friends, but most of all loving and adoring God. Her gentle and kind manner was, and will be, a lasting example to many. She possessed an enduring and unshakable faith, was a loving and strong daughter, sister, mother and grandmother. She was a woman who lived a humble and graceful life. She believed in the power of prayer. To meet her, you could sense the power of tenderness and the strength of love. Gentleness and compassion radiated from her. Survivors include four children, Nancy Humphrey of Independence, Missouri, Samuel (Mary) Perales of Bellevue, Martin Perales of Scottsbluff, and Regina (David) Ortiz of Midvale, Utah; eight grandchildren, Angela (Phil) Foster of Blue Springs, Missouri, Sam Perales Jr. of Sunland, California, Chris Perales of Bellevue, Jeremy (Kahley) of Overland Park, Kansas, Richard Perales of Scottsbluff, Anastacia Perales of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Sierra and Seth Ortiz of Midvale, Utah; two great-grandchildren, Jazzmin Saunders and Jarrett Foster of Blue Springs, Missouri; ten brothers and two sisters, Robert DeOllos of Mitchell, Tony (Doris) DeOllos of Mitchell, Sam (Esther) DeOllos of Scottsbluff, Vincent (Marcia) DeOllos of Murray, Utah, Genevieve Barber of Sacramento, California, John (Sharlene) DeOllos of South Jordan, Utah, Delphina (Randy) Bloebaum of Bruno, Phillip (Joanne) DeOllos of Portland, Oregon, David (Anna Maria) DeOllos of Salt Lake City, Utah, Arthur (Vicki) DeOllos of Sandy, Utah, Jesse (Maria) DeOllos of Salt Lake City, Utah, Fred (Belia) DeOllos of Gering; and numerous nieces and nephews. Martha was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Pete DeOllos, Christopher DeOllos, infant brother, Anselmo DeOllos; sisters-in-law, Betty DeOllos and Connie DeOllos; brother-in-law, Ty Nicol; nieces, Rita Rojas and Lydia Del Toro; nephews, Bill DeOllos, Joey DeOllos, and David Escamilla. Special thanks for the love and support from Jeanine DeOllos, Marcy Haro, Liz Garcia, and Vincent DeOllos for all the help and tender loving care they gave to Martha throughout her illness and in her final days; extended thanks to those people who supported and encouraged Martha during her spiritual journey on this earth. Her life was a living example of Faith, Hope, and Love.