Margaret Provencio

Margaret Provencio, 71, a resident of Albuquerque since 1980, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, October 10, 2014, at home and in the presence of her husband and daughters. Margaret was born in April, 1943, to Dean and Ethel Battishill in Silver City, NM. Margaret is survived by her husband of 52 years, Alvino; and daughters, Sherri Baca and husband Joe, Amy Cortez and husband Steve, and Diana Gutierrez and husband Sergio; grandchildren, Joshua Cortez, Jake Cortez, Jade Cortez, and Jesse Cortez; her mother, Ethel Battishill; brother, Robert Battishill and his wife Becky of Garland, TX; and sister, Vickie Dickerson and her husband Randy of Artesia, NM. All who knew Margaret were touched by her loving heart and her strong Christian faith. She took great pleasure in serving others and had been a volunteer at All Faiths Receiving Home in Albuquerque and a volunteer at YDDC-NM Girls School. Most recently she was active in the Heart-to-Heart Ministry to women living at the Center of Hope operated by the Albuquerque Rescue Mission. The Heart-to-Heart Ministry is a life rebuilding program for homeless women. A service celebrating her life will be held on Thursday, October 16, 2014, 10:00 a.m., at FRENCH - Wyoming. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Horcasitas, Joshua Cortez, Jake Cortez, Steve Cortez, Joe Baca, and Sergio Gutierrez. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Albuquerque Rescue Mission, P. O. Box 331, Albuquerque, NM 87103. FRENCH - Wyoming 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400