George Celia Romero

Obituary for Mr. and Mrs. Romero A rosary will be recited for George E. Romero, 70, of Roswell and Celia L. Romero, 64, of Roswell, on Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 3, 2010 at Saint John the Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Lake Arthur Cemetery. Celia and George Romero, who were both long time residents of Roswell, passed away on November 28, 2010. George was born on April 16, 1940 in San Ignacio, NM to Andrea Salcido Romero and Ramon Alarid. He married Celia Romero in Lake Arthur, NM on September 8, 1962. George was a hard working man, who began at Pepsi Cola, then started his own business, Romero’s Pest Control. George was also a very talented artist, who followed in his son’s footsteps and opened Romero’s Tattoos in 1995. He was an extremely proud, family oriented man who loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.Those preceding George in death were grand parents, Jose and Agueda Romero; father, Ramon Alarid, mother Andrea Salcido Romero, Brother Daniel Romero, and daughter Stephanie Jane Romero. Celia was born to Frank Anaya and Guadalupe Sandoval Anaya in Lake Arthur, NM on July 8, 1945. Celia was a very religious woman and gave thanks to God everyday for helping her battle with breast cancer. She was very adamant in teaching breast cancer awareness and was a fourteen year cancer survivor. Celia was loved and cherished by all of her patients during her twenty-two year career as a certified nurse’s assistant. Later in life, she enjoyed teaching Catechism at Saint John the Baptist Church. Celia was preceded in death by her father, Frank Anaya, mother Guadalupe, Sandoval Anaya, daughter Stephanie Jane Romero, and two sisters Grace and Elisha Anaya. Those left to cherish the memory of George and Celia are their beloved children Barbara and husband Manuel Miranda, Daniel and wife Tera Romero, Agnes and husband Matt Bonham; nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren; Tio Pablo, Joe E. and daughter JoAnn Romero, Jose Segura and family, Emily Salazar and Family of Hobbs, Carla, Daniel and wife Virgie, Lilia, Frances, Emma and husband Joe, Carol and husband Ernesto, Virgie, Mary, Lena and husband Wes, Bertha and husband John, Nancy, Lionel, and Anita and husband Joe. George’s pallbearers will be Daniel Romero, Mathew Bonham, Jose Segura, Manual Miranda Jr., Daniel “Pelon” Romero Jr., and Christopher Bonham. Celia’s pallbearers will be Julian Martinez, Thomas Martinez, Tony Vasquez, Cay Medrano, Phillip Lopez, and Alfred Montoya. Honorary pallbearers include Manual Miranda Sr., Monica Little, Georgia Romero, JoAnn Romero, Joey Martinez, Chris Padilla, Matthew Torrez, Jay Rock Morales, Joshua Moreno, and Larry Joe Anaya. The family would like to “Thank” everyone in the community for their outpouring of love and support, for those wanting to contact the family, please do so at 2905 Alhambra Drive Unit 2, Roswell, NM 88201, and the phone number is 575-627-3367. Please take a moment to share your thoughts and memories with the family in the online register book at andersonbethany.com. Services are under the direction of Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends and family will be gathering at the D.A V. Hall at 1620 N. Montana at 2:00 p.m. following funeral services. "George and Celia will be greatly missed, dearly loved, and always remembered."

George Celia Romero

April 16, 1940 - November 28, 2010