SALT LAKE CITY — Cruz Campero Garcia, 91, died June 20. Garcia was born May 3, 1918, in Ojo Caliente, Zacatecas, Mexico to Victorio and Francisca Garcia. His family immigrated to Salt Lake City when he was an infant. The family was later joined by his brothers and sisters. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He later married Florence Miller. They were unable to have children, but they raised his sister’s children after her passing. He was a positive influence on the lives of all his nieces and nephews. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Committal was in Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
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