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Branch of Service - Army
Serial No. - 38006503
Date Entered - 07 Feb 1941
Date of Honorable Discharge - 26 Jul 1945

Lived in Pueblo 02 Jul 1997.

Died:
Obit: Barela, Bennie
Bennie Barela - Pueblo Chieftain - April 25, 1999 - Bennie Barela, 76, departed this life April 22, 1999, at Parkview Episcopal Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Born on Oct. 12, 1922, in Tollerburg (Trinidad). Served in the U.S. Army during World War II, retired as a security guard for Pueblo Army Depot. Mr. Barela also worked 20 years for Pueblo County Board for Developmental Disabilities. He was a faithful working member of the American GI Forum Pueblo Chapter, DAV Chapter 39, Moose Lodge 19, Eagles Lodge, and the Knights of Columbus. Mr. Barela was wounded during his service time and received a Purple Heart. Preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Charlotte Barela- brothers, Gilbert and Eloy Barela. Survived by his beloved wife of 54 years, Theresa Marie Barela- children, LeRoy Gurule, Denver, Rosalie (LeeRoy) Martinez, Nita (Ken) Wheeler, all of Pueblo- nine grandchildren, Cindy Gurule, Rosalie Gurule, both of Arizona, Gary Gurule, Denver, Kortney Roldan, Kristil Roldan Padula, Eric Hernandez, Stephen Hernandez, Johnathan Wheeler, Kendra Wheeler, all of Pueblo- 11 great-grandchildren- sister-in-law, Evelyn Barela, Pueblo- and other relatives and friends also survive. Visitation, noon until 5 p.m. today. Both services, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Rosary vigil, 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral Mass, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Rev. John Waters, S.J., celebrant. Graveside military honors by Pueblo Veterans Ritual Team at Imperial Memorial Gardens. The Barela family will receive friends at 171 Cornell Circle, and the American GI Forum Hall, 125 E. River St., following the burial rites.

Benjamin married Theresa Marie Gutierrez on 17 Sept 1945 in Trinidad, Las Animas County, Colorado. Theresa (daughter of Milizandro Gutierrez and Eulelia Baca) was born on 20 Sep 1922 in Sopris, Las Animas County, Colorado; died on 03 Apr 2003 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado; was buried in Imperial Memorial Gardens, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Donald LeRay Barela was born about 1938 in Colorado.
2. Rosalie Betty Barela was born about 1940 in Colorado.
3. ? Barela

Joe married Charlotta Montano. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]