Jose Salda�A,

Jose Salda�a Jr.

MARICOPA — Jose Salda�a Jr., 79, of Maricopa died on Jan. 15, 2010 at Archstone Care Center in Chandler.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at J. Warren Funeral Services, Cole & Maud The Gardens Chapel in Casa Grande, with rosary recited at 7. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Casa Grande by the Rev. Kevin Clinch. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.
Mr. Salda�a was born on May 22, 1930 in Miles, Texas, and was a son of Candelaria and Jose Salda�a Sr. He was a farm foreman and was Catholic. He enjoyed going to casinos and playing bingo and dominos. He enjoyed making birdhouses and most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family, especially the children.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Hortencia O.; two sons, Ernest Salda�a of Mesa and Steve Salda�a of Maricopa; two daughters, Odilia Salda�a of Maricopa and Ofilia Atencio of Blanca, Colo.; a brother, Manuel Aceves of Texas; five sisters, Susana De La Garza, Sabina Chavez, Bacilia Ramirez, Liboria Aceves and Sofia Chapa, all of Texas; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.