Jesus Jose Ortega, Sr.
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Jesus Jose Ortega, Sr., known as Jesse or Chuy by his family and friends, passed away peacefully on May 27, 2022 at the age of 74. Jesus was born on January 11, 1948, in Porvenir, D.B. Chihuahua, Mexico, to Ana Maria and Modesto Ortega. He was a hardworking and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Jesus married the love of his life, Candelaria, on July 5, 1969, in the Catholic Church Nuestra Se?ora del Sagrado Coraz?n in Porvenir. Jesus worked mostly in the Texas Panhandle as a farmer and a heavy equipment operator. He moved to Midland, Texas to be closer for medical treatment for his wife who after 26 years of marriage passed. He remained a widower and worked as a truck driver traveling the country until he retired. Jesus was preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife Candelaria, and his sister Socorro Ortega. Jesus is survived by his five children Jesus Jose Ortega, Jr. (Martha), Ana Luisa Sanchez (Mark), Manuel Ortega (Judy), Ignacio Ortega (Belinda), and Noemi Saenz (Benito), his eight grandchildren Kaleb and Kahlan Ortega, Abbigail, Madeline and Natalie Sanchez, and Benjamin, Samuel and Benito Jr. Saenz, his great-granddaughter Ariella Candelaria Sanchez-Tena, his sister Carolina Cordero from California, his brother Ramon Ortega from Plainview, TX, along with numerous other family members. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Sanchez, Benito, Benjamin, Samuel and Benito Jr. Saenz and Kaleb Ortega. A Rosary and a Memorial Funeral Mass will be Friday, June 24, 2022, at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Midland, Texas beginning at 9:30 a.m. for the rosary followed by the mass at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be a private ceremony at a later time in El Paso, Texas. Arrangements are entrusted to Willowbrook Funeral Home in Midland, Texas. The family of Jesus Jose Ortega, Sr. wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Spark Clark at Willowbrook, Home Hospice, Medical Center Hospital, and all the caring nurses and doctors.