Jose Roy Santistevan, 87, of Ranchos de Taos passed away on August 4, 2018 at his home in Albuquerque. He is preceded in death by his wife, Esther M. Santistevan, children, Brenda Peters and Sally Santistevan and Rubina Santistevan, parents, Ruben and Ecelia Santistevan, siblings, Guillermo Santistevan, Feloniz Abeyta, Celina Trujillo, Candelaria Romero, Viola Chacon and Odelia Trujillo. He is survived by his daughters, Gilda Gonzales (Glenn), Elizabeth Mondragon (Paul) and Olga Flores (Brian), son in-law, Clayton Peters, grandchildren, Alicia, Krista, Danica, Celina, Veronica, Joseph, Andrea and Antonia, great grandsons, Xander, Tristen and Augustine, sister, Graciola Garcia (Uvaldo), many other relatives and friends.
Rosary will be recited on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7 PM at San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be held on Friday, August 10, 2018 at 10 AM at San Francisco de Asis Church with interment to follow at the Jesus Nazareno Cemetery. Arrangements by Rivera Family Funeral Home – Taos. To share a memory, please visit our website at
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