Antoinette Valdez

August 24, 1949 - March 21, 2021

Antoinette M. Valdez born Antoinette Marie Benavidez on August 24,1949 in Bernalillo, New Mexico to Jose Benavidez and Delia Mora. She grew up in Pueblo, Colorado and married Armando Valdez on January 24,1970. They moved to Fort Collins, Colorado where they raised 4 children. She worked at Teledyne WaterPik for over 20 years. And then went on to work at Walmart where she worked for the past 12 ½ years. Antoinette loved to read. She would read anything with pages. She was always checking books out from the library or reading them on her nook. She liked doing puzzles and watching Days of Our lives. She enjoyed going to bingo. Most of all she liked being with family. She loved her grandchildren more than anything, they were her whole world. She had a heart of gold and a sweet, gentle nature. She always had a smile for you and was always willing to help if she could. She is greatly missed and was deeply loved by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by both parents, one brother and her husband. She is survived by her 4 children, Roberta Valdez, Martha Valdez, Larry Valdez all of Fort Collins, CO and Julie Crespin (Joe) of Greeley, CO; 5 grandkids, Sadie Valdez, Dakota Valdez, Eboni Valdez, Ivory Crespin and Madison Crespin.; and 1 goddaughter, Bridgett Valdez. Service to be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fort Collins 03/29/2021 Rosary: 9:00 - 9:30AM Mass of Christina Burial: 9:30 - 10:30 AM Interment Roselawn Cemetery 11AM Anyone can watch via YouTube or Facebook: youtube.com/c/SaintJosephCatholicChurchFC OR facebook.com/StJosephChurchFC