Funeral services for Joe Margarito Gallegos, age 75, of Clarks Grove, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2005, at the Church of St. Theodore. Father Robert Schneider will officiate. Interment will be in St. Theodore’s Cemetery. Visitation is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today, Sunday, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. Visitation continues one hour prior to the services at the Church. To sign the guest book go to .

Joe died Wednesday, March 16, 2005, at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center.

Joe Margarito Gallegos was born Sept. 29, 1929, to Francisco and Antonia (Davila) Gallegos in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He later moved to Albert Lea to live with his brother, Filiberto Cruz and family. On March 29, 1967, Joe married Marie Merrill in Wisconsin. In 1960, he started at and worked for the Rock Island Railroad until 1981. Joe then worked for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad, retiring in 1991. He enjoyed boxing as a younger man, gardening, fishing, spending time at the &uot;Y,&uot; and with his family. Joe was a member of the Eagle’s and the Church of St. Theodore.

Survivors include his wife, Marie; daughters, Cindy Gallegos of Minneapolis and Tammi Gallegos of Clarks Grove; brothers, Manuel and wife, Eloisa Gallegos and Pedro and wife, Josefina Gallegos, all of Monterrey, Mexico; many nieces, nephews, and cousins; and his three cats.

Joe was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Panchito and Filiberto; and sisters, Guadalupe and Leonor.