In Memory Of
Raymond C. Ortega, Sr.
Raymond C. Ortega, Sr.
Full Name: Raymond C. Ortega, Sr. Age: 91 Years Sex: Male
Current address: Topeka
Date of death: Wednesday , August 21, 2002
Place of death: Topeka area Hospice
Date of birth: October 30, 1910 Place of birth: Durango, Mexico
Parents: Telesforo and Tiburcia Salgado Ortega
Years in current city/town: life-long resident
Background: Graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was employed by Union Pacific Railroad, the State of Kansas Highway Commission, and Morrell's Packing Company. He was a self-employed mechanic at Ortega Brother's Garage. He retired in 1975. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. He was a Commissioner for Boy Scouts of America, Jayhawk Council and a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. He was in the Topeka Police Reserves and a member of the North Topeka Neighborhood Improvement Association. He was a previous member of the LULAC Council. He was a participant at Papan's Landing Senior Center.
Relatives: Married to: Virginia Munoz, March 30, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas.
Immediate survivors:
Wife: Virginia Ortega, of the home
2 Sons: Raymond Ortega, Jr., Topeka, KS
Richard Hernandez, Topeka, KS
2 Foster Sons: Richard Marshno, Topeka, KS
Roger Eteeyan, Council Bluffs, Iowa
4 Daughters: Rose Vega, Silver Lake, KS
Mary Escalante, Topeka, KS
Virginia Martinez, Topeka, KS
Patricia Dickey, Topeka, KS
2 Brothers: Andrew Ortega, San Antonio, TX
Louis Ortega, Wichita, KS
4 Sisters: Juanita Solis, Topeka, KS
Frances Vieyra, North Platte, NE
Mildred Gomez, Vanessa, Virginia
Carmen Serrano, Littleton, CO
27 Grandchildren
37 Great-Grandchildren
1 Great-great granddaughter
Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 10:00 a.m, Saturday, August 24, 2002 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery Topeka, KS
Visitation times, place: Raymond C. Ortega, Sr. will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel after 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2002, where the family will receive friends after a 5:45 p.m. Scriptural Rosary, a Parish Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. and a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Rosary and Reading of the Chalice at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions, if any: Midland Hospice 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606; or Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Project Pride, 1008 NE Atchison, Topeka, KS 66616
Current address: Topeka
Date of death: Wednesday , August 21, 2002
Place of death: Topeka area Hospice
Date of birth: October 30, 1910 Place of birth: Durango, Mexico
Parents: Telesforo and Tiburcia Salgado Ortega
Years in current city/town: life-long resident
Background: Graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was employed by Union Pacific Railroad, the State of Kansas Highway Commission, and Morrell's Packing Company. He was a self-employed mechanic at Ortega Brother's Garage. He retired in 1975. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus. He was a Commissioner for Boy Scouts of America, Jayhawk Council and a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. He was in the Topeka Police Reserves and a member of the North Topeka Neighborhood Improvement Association. He was a previous member of the LULAC Council. He was a participant at Papan's Landing Senior Center.
Relatives: Married to: Virginia Munoz, March 30, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas.
Immediate survivors:
Wife: Virginia Ortega, of the home
2 Sons: Raymond Ortega, Jr., Topeka, KS
Richard Hernandez, Topeka, KS
2 Foster Sons: Richard Marshno, Topeka, KS
Roger Eteeyan, Council Bluffs, Iowa
4 Daughters: Rose Vega, Silver Lake, KS
Mary Escalante, Topeka, KS
Virginia Martinez, Topeka, KS
Patricia Dickey, Topeka, KS
2 Brothers: Andrew Ortega, San Antonio, TX
Louis Ortega, Wichita, KS
4 Sisters: Juanita Solis, Topeka, KS
Frances Vieyra, North Platte, NE
Mildred Gomez, Vanessa, Virginia
Carmen Serrano, Littleton, CO
27 Grandchildren
37 Great-Grandchildren
1 Great-great granddaughter
Service time, day, date, place: Services will be at 10:00 a.m, Saturday, August 24, 2002 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery Topeka, KS
Visitation times, place: Raymond C. Ortega, Sr. will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel after 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 23, 2002, where the family will receive friends after a 5:45 p.m. Scriptural Rosary, a Parish Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. and a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Rosary and Reading of the Chalice at 7:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions, if any: Midland Hospice 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606; or Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Project Pride, 1008 NE Atchison, Topeka, KS 66616
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Friday, August 23, 2002
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