
A graveside service will be held Wednesday morning, February 6, 2019, at 10 o'clock at Mountain View Cemetery in Deming. Veteran honors will be accorded by the Marines.
Charlie was born December 6, 1947 to Aurora Gonzalez and Carlos Ochoa Sr. in Lordsburg. He was a faithful, loyal and loving father, brother and friend. Charlie was a Vietnam Veteran having served in the United States Marine Corps for three years, receiving a Bronze Star for heroic achievements with continued service in the NM Army National Guard for 27 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; and wife and soul mate, Christina S. Ochoa who died December 10, 2012.
He is survived by 10 sisters and 5 brothers and his children; Robelia "Robi" (Steve) Ruiz, Carlos (Christina) Ochoa III, Angelica (Jason) Anderson, Petrina (Isaac) Garcia, Elizabeth (Gabe) Rubio, Josiah (Desiree) Ochoa, Jesse Ochoa (Amanda Dawson); grandchildren: Erin, Sarah, Stephanie and Mateo Ruiz, Katia, Carlos IV, Anahi, Taya, Ezra, Elsea and Jesse Ochoa II. Orin, Reagan and Osmund Anderson, Isaiah and Christian Garcia, Arabella, Juliana and Elijah Rubio.
Pallbearers will be Carlos III, Ochoa and Jesse Ochoa, Issac and Isaiah Garcia, Jason Anderson. Honorary pallbearers are Steve and Mateo Ruiz, Carlos IV, Jesse II and Ezra Ochoa, Christian Garcia, Orin and Osmund Anderson and Elijah Rubio.
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