- Date Of Birth: February 1, 1939
- Date Of Death: June 30, 2022
- State: New Mexico
Winifred “Winnie” Fernandez, 83, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 30, 2022, surrounded by her family and loved ones.
She was predeceased by her father Frederick, mother Gwendolyn and sister Laura.
Winnie is survived by her husband Pelayo; sons: Pelayo and wife Michelle, Alfredo and wife Karla; daughters: Maria, Luchi and husband José Luis, Teresa; granddaughters: Marisa, Laura, Cristina, Natalia; grandsons: Rafael, Diego, and Ricardo.
Winnie grew up in Lake Forest, IL and Colorado Springs. Winnie went to high school at The Orme School in Arizona and The Colorado Rocky Mountain School, both places where she would develop a love of animals that she would continue for life. She went to college at Radcliffe College, and while studying abroad in Salamanca, Spain, she met her soulmate Pelayo. Winnie and Pelayo were married in 1960 and celebrated their 62nd anniversary in June of this year.
