Salvador Ramirez Medellin

BURLEY – Salvador “Chicho” Ramirez Medellin, 88, of Burley, passed away Monday, September 4, 2017, at Cassia Regional Hospital in Burley.

He was born October 15, 1928, in Ballinger, Texas, the son of Guadalupe Medellin and Isabell Ramirez Medellin.

He was a migrant worker for many years and he also worked as a security guard at the Ore-Ida processing plant until he retired in 1979. After retirement, he worked for almost ten years as a greeter at Wal-Mart.

He was a member of the Little Flower Catholic Church in Burley.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Juanita Guerra Medellin. He had four children, Vivian Lee Medellin Puga (Tino), Guadalupe (Lupe) Salvador Medellin, Velma Medellin Hall (Darrell), and Jesse Medellin; seven grandchildren, Christine Puga Loop (Tom), Tracy Puga Graham (DG), Elizabeth Puga Matula (Rick), Steve Puga (Leann), Shane Butler (Tonya), Nikki Butler-Bundy, Ronald “RJ” Butler, and MaryAnn Medellin; and 11 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, sister, and sons.

The family thanks Irma Niño for her selfless help over the years.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2017, at the Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, located at 1122 W. Linden St., Caldwell, Idaho.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.