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Mateo Sanchez Jara

Great Falls, MT, USA

September 21, 1929 - July 1, 2019

Sep 21, 1929 - Jul 1, 2019

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On Monday, July 1st 2019, Mateo Sanchez Jara, loving husband and father of three children, passed away at the age of 89.

Mateo was born in Rocky Ford, Colorado to parents Ascension Jara and Estefana Sanchez on September 21, 1929, the youngest child to Ascension and Estefana.

Mateo emigrated to his parents' home country of Mexico at the age of 3. He made the long trip back to the United States in 1946 to seek work. He worked a number of labor jobs before ending up working for Burlington Northern for 9 years, 9 months. After that, he found a career working for Falls Construction for 38 years, retiring in 1987.

Mateo loved construction work, and made a living outside of work remodeling his rental properties. Outside of work, he liked hunting with his sons and fishing with his wife, and dutifully drove the boat while she fished. Mateo was a lover of music, and would play guitar for his family and his pet cockatiel birds, who would sing along as he played.

He will be remembered as hard working, generous, compassionate, and kind-hearted.
He was preceded in death by his wife Josephine and his sons Sam and Santos. Mateo is survived by his long time companion Carmen Coronado, his son Paul (Bonnie), stepson Mike Lira, and 7 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren, and several step-grandchildren.

Services will be held at O'Connor's funeral home on Monday, July 8th at 10:30 AM.

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