Mary Ofelia

Ortega

Mary Ortega went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2022. She was 83 years old.

She was born in Elmendorf, Texas on November 21, 1938 to her parents Jessie and Julia Garcia. Mary moved to West Texas in 1965 where she was a long time resident of Roscoe a nd S weetwater, Texas. She was a loving wife , mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She loved to cook and spend time with her family, friends, and numerous grandchildren who she loved so dearly. She married Albert Ortega February 14, 1997 in Sweetwater, TX. H e preceded her in death November 1, 2001.

Mary Ortega is surv ived by her four sisters: Elia Zan cketti and family, Angel and John Mata and family, Mary Tarin and Eddie Medina and family, Nora and Jerry LeCroy and family, four daughters: Rosemary Mendoza and family, Cecilia and Phil Hoover and family, Blanca Campa and family, Christina Campa and famil y, one son: Juan Palomo and family. Mary is preceded in death by her parents, husband Albert Ortega, two brothers: Joe and Jessie Garcia, two daughters: Virginia Villarreal and Cindy Medrano, and two sons: Johnny Liedecke and Ray Campa.

Graveside services will be held at Sweetwater Cemetery at 3:30 P.M. Saturday, January 29, 2022 with Rev. Wayne Kirk officiating . Interment will follow at the Sweetwater Cemetery directed by McCoy Funeral Home. A family visita tion will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, January 28, 2022 at the funeral home. Fami ly members will be pallbearers.