Mary Celina "Sally" Lucero, 74 died May 31, 2020 in Garden City, Kansas. She was born March 28, 1946 the daughter of Richard and Annie (Cruz) Archuleta in Greeley Colorado.

Sally was born, raised, attended schools and met her soul mate Juan "Steve" Lucero in Greeley. She and Steve married on October 26, 1963 at Our Lady Of Peace Catholic Church in Greeley. He survives. Together they built a future for their four children Lonnie (Tiffany) Lucero of Garden City, Lisa (Jerry) Brown of Arizona, Gina Lucero of Garden City, and Steven (Nicole) Lucero of Rapid City, SD; 16 Grandchildren and 12 Great Grandchildren. She was adventurous, loved to camp and sit by the fire. An avid sports fan, she would often wake Steve up with a not so gentle nudge to finish watching the Broncos, Nuggets or hockey game with her. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. Her purpose in life was to love her grandchildren and great grandchildren and support them in all of their triumphs. She didn't have a favorite but they all felt special.

Other survivors include her siblings-Viola (Adolph) Mondragon, Judy (Joe) DeLaRosa, Rita (Tony) Bustos, Maryanne Mondragon, Richard (Mickie) Archuleta, Pete (Donna) Archuleta, Paul (Lulu) Archuleta, Stevie Archuleta, Roger (Karen) Archuleta, & Jerry Archuleta and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:00 Friday June 5, 2020 Live Via the Garnand Funeral Home Facebook Page with Father Jacob Schneider as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Thursday June 4, 2020 at Garnand Funeral Home 412 N 7th Street, Garden City, KS. Memorials are suggested to the Mary Celina Lucero Memorial Fund in Care of Garnand Funeral Home.

Condolences may be posted to the www.garnandfuneralhomes.com website.