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By tooeleonline.com · July 21, 2026 · 1 min read
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Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and dear friend, Josefina M. Gallegos (“Josie”), passed away peacefully at her home July 10, 2026. Josie was born on Jan. 21, 1943, in Taos, New Mexico, to Pascual and Eleonor Maestas.

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