Ida Kate Placencio

Ida "Katie" Placencio, 81, a resident of Gila, NM entered eternal rest Monday, December 17, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces. Katie was born June 10, 1937 in Harrison Arkansas to Frank Gooch and Elzadie Pierce. Katie and her husband owned and operated the Riverside Meat Market for many years, then both were employed by the United States Postal Service as Highway Contractors of 30 plus years. Katie's fellow postal workers and customers were more than just that, they were family and friends. Katie was an individual who loved gardening, plants, and flowers. She seemed to have a green thumb, she always said, "you have to talk to them for them to grow", she must have been right because everything she touched seemed to bloom and be happy. Katie is survived by her husband Angel of 54 years. Son, Andy (Drimalani) of Las Cruces, grandkids, Jacob, Alexis, Andrew. Son, Michael (Grace) of Silver City, grandkids, Ariana, Cedric, Aeneas, and one sister Pat of San Antonio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Elzadie, her only daughter Linda Kay, and a half-sister Leona. Funeral services will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements by Getz Funeral Home, corner of Solano and Bowman Ave. To sign our local online guestbook please log onto www.GetzCares.com.