Ida E. Montano

Ida E. Montano, 84, passed away Oct. 24, 2016, surrounded by loving family. Together again — she is now reunited with our father, Alfonso Montano in that “big casino in the sky.” Born Sept. 7, 1932, in Taos, New Mexico to Juanita Perraglio and Juan Santistevan as the second of six siblings, Ida went to school in Taos where she met and married Alfonso P. Montano. They moved to Tooele in 1950 and celebrated 51 years together before her beloved “Al” passed prematurely in 2001. Ida retired from Tooele Army Depot with 25 years service, then worked part-time as a travel agent for 12 years. The Montanos owned and operated several small businesses and properties in Tooele for more than four decades where Ida was business manager and bookkeeper. Ida and her husband traveled extensively. She loved to travel with her family and her special trips to Wendover. Mom’s favorite destination was Hawaii. Ida and Al were blessed with 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly and spoiled them all. Ida was a long-standing member of St. Marguerite’s Catholic Church. Ida is preceded in death by husband Alfonso; two infant sons Meliton and Robert; sisters Mary and Eva and her mother and father. Ida is survived by children Alex (Helen), Phillip (Tina), Eleanor, Teresa Martinez and Michael (Tracie); siblings Angie Klem, Dolores Sedar and John Santistevan and sister-in-law Ernestina Mondragon. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at St. Marguerite’s Catholic Church with visitation prior to mass from 9:45-10:45 a.m. Interment will take place immediately following mass at Tooele City Cemetery. A luncheon for family and friends will follow burial.  “Mom — of all the souls in the universe we chose you to be our mother.”