Bences Montoya

Friday, Sep. 27, 2019

Bences Montoya 

1926 ~ 2019

Bences Montoya passed away at the age of 93 after battling dementia and cancer. He was born in Cuba, New Mexico on July 3, 1926 to Napoleon Trujillo and Josefita Montoya. After serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II in Germany and Japan as an airplane mechanic, he married Bernice Gallegos Montoya. 

Bences retired from Kennecott Copper after 34 years and owned the Pass-time Lounge in Midvale for a number of years. He loved traveling to New Mexico, trips to Wendover, camping and traveling around Utah.

Bences is survived by Bernice, his wife of 72 years; daughters Rosalie (Richard) Prime, Lorraine Sanchez, Arlene Montoya (Gustavo Ortiz); 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, sons James and Michael, five brothers and four sisters.

A funeral Mass was celebrated August 30 at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Committal at Valley View Memorial Park.