Albuquerque Journal North - April 10 2003
MICHAEL JOSEPH YARA , 35, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Saturday. He was born in Las Vegas, N.M., on March 5, 1968, to Mabel Yara Baca. A lifelong Catholic, he attended Our Lady of Sorrows Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Adelaido Baca; maternal grandfather, Narciso Yara; paternal grandparents, Hilario and Agueda Baca; cousins, Patricia and Richard Yara. He is survived by his mother, Mabel Baca and Gilbert Lujan both of Las Vegas, N.M.; grandmother, Antonia Yara of Las Vegas, N.M.; sister and brothers, Adele Gonzales and Mark, Hilario 'Lalo' Baca and fiancee Maria Ugarte, Roman Baca and fiance Vanessa Herrera all of Las Vegas, N.M.; children, Damian Yara and Tasia Yara and mother of his children, Salome Rains, all of Las Vegas, N.M.; and many other relatives and friends. A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. today at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Burial will follow at La Lagunita Cemetery in La Lagunita. Rogers Mortuary.