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Mary V. Trejo

Mary V. Trejo, 73, of Grand Island died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at St. Francis Skilled Care surrounded by her family.

Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Cathedral.  The Reverend Richard L. Piontkowski will officiate.  Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday with a parish Rosary at 7 p.m. Friday at All Faiths Funeral Home Chapel.  The Reverend Vince Parsons will lead the Rosary. 

Mrs. Trejo was born May 14, 1935, at Horton, Kansas, to Ventura and Tomasa Valdez.  She was preceded in death by a son, Jesse Trejo.

Survivors of the immediate family include her husband Juan; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Felicitas ‘Fela’ Trejo and her friend Crispin Ciprian of Grand Island, Eva and Antelmo Sanchez of Kearney, Enedina ‘Nina’ and Leon Baker of Blytheville, Arkansas, C. Sabina and Arturo Chavez of Sutton and Anita M. Rodriguez of Grand Island; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Juan Jr. and Danon Trejo of Hollister, MO, Gilberto and Terri Trejo of Wood River and Thomas ‘Tommy’ Trejo of Grand Island; and four brothers and a sister-in-law, Ignasio ‘Nacho’ Valdez, Jess Valdez, both of Grand Island, Nato Valdez of Chicago and Ben and Emily Valdez of Omaha.

Additional survivors include 22 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren and one due any day.

Mary Valdez and Juan Trejo were united in marriage on May 30, 1952, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Grand Island.  Mary lived in Corpus Christi, Texas from 1953 to 1959, while her husband served in Korea in the United States Army.  In 1959, they moved back to Grand Island where they raised their eight children.  She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and was the happiest when she was surrounded by her family.

She was also preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Augustine T. Trejo and a great-granddaughter, Geneva Liberato.

Memorials are suggested to the family.