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Josephine Trujillo Obituary

Josephine Annette Trujillo, age 45, a longtime resident of Colorado Springs, passed away on May 8, 2011 in Colorado Springs. Josephine was born August 2, 1965 in Pueblo, Colorado. She was the owner/operator of Josie's Insulation. She loved sun tanning, cooking, and fishing and enjoyed working with arts and crafts. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her. She is survived by her three children, Mitchell (Diane Frost) Trujillo, Kevin (Salina Valdez) Tantanella and Marissa Tantanella, all of Colorado Springs; her mother, Sandra (Daniel) Gonzales of Kiowa, Colorado; her father, Joe (Kathy) Trujillo of Pueblo West, Colorado; her grandmother, Rita LiVecchi of Pueblo, Colorado; two granddaughters, Angel Trujillo and Angelina Valdez and her longtime companion, Eric Howe, six step-brothers and step-sisters, Nicole (Rick) Ortiz, John (Melody) Gonzales, Amanda (Vincent) Valdez, Janell (Bob) Shockey, Sharon (Ruben) Fuentes and Bennie (Erica) Salazar. Josephine was preceded in death by her sister, Rachel Trujillo. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Evergreen Funeral Home, 1830 E. Fountain Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Evergreen Funeral Home Chapel. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to ENT Federal Credit Union in her memory. Online condolences at www.evergreenfuneralhome.org.

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Published by The Gazette on May 11, 2011.

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Peggy Rinehart

May 12, 2011

Marissa, I have known you since you were a little girl, you and Ashley hanging out at the house all the time, I watched you grow up to be a beautiful young woman and am so proud of you and I know your Mom is so very proud of you too...I am so sorry to hear of your loss, I wish I could somehow ease your pain, Just know how much we love you and always know you can call me anytime....

Virginia Aguirre

May 11, 2011

Marissa and family,
No words can express how sorry I am for your loss.You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.May God be with you , and guide you at this time. Again I am sorry.

Britnie

May 11, 2011

You were a wonderful and funny lady. Will miss you. Prayers to your family.

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