All Obituaries

Cecelia Theresa D'Amour, 90 years old, passed away on May 8, 2022. Cecelia was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, in 1931. The youngest of four children, she always spoke of warm memories growing up in a small northern New Mexico town. Her family moved to Santa Fe when Cecelia was in high school, and she graduated from Santa Fe High School. During this time, she met Leo, her soulmate. They married in 1952 while Leo was attending college. They had five children: Louise, Greg, Chris, Ralph and...

David "Dave" B. Hill, age 96, left this earth to join the angels in heaven on May 11, 2022. His passing was peaceful, surrounded by family, their love and the sounds of one of his favorite Frank Sinatra albums.  Dave is survived by his lovely wife of nearly 70 years, Norma A. Hill; children, Laurie Johnson, Kathleen Kantola (Kenneth), Sandra Mullville (Thomas) and Scott Hill; along with eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. During his lifetime, Dave built a...

Robert (Bob) Bernard Bolton, age 74, fought the good fight, kept the faith, said his goodbyes, and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3, 2022, after a courageous battle with aggressive metastatic prostate cancer. He died peacefully surrounded by his family. Bob was born in Graham, Texas. A graduate of the University of Nebraska Omaha, Bob served in the US Air Force in electronic intelligence during the Vietnam War. After his military service, Bob built his real estate sales...

Louis "Jean" Slankard, age 95, passed away peacefully at home on  April 27th, 2022.  Jean was born to John Henry and Minnie Slankard on December 1,1926 in Campbell, Mo.  After graduating from high school in 1944 he joined the Army Air Corps, serving in the United States and Europe. He graduated from the University of Missouri on the GI Bill, and received  a MS in Education from Arkansas State University.  His love of sports and his good character made his...

  Charles Richard Graham, "Chuck" 80 died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on April 6, 2022. He entered this world on April 25, 1941 in Springerville, AZ, born to Henry and Marie Graham of Reserve, NM, the youngest of two children, his sister Phyllis Price of Reserve, NM shared many stories about his mischievous childhood on the cattle ranch in Reserve and Red Rock, AZ. He was fun and full of life, even at a young age Chuck was one of those guys every man would...

Claire E. Hensley, 90, a permanent resident of Albuquerque since 1974, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her children, Doyle W. Hensley II (Georgia), Pamela H. Spriet (Clay), and Richard M. Hensley; grandchildren, Jill Culver (Chance), Erica Via (Craig), Clayton Spriet (Sarah), and Katrina Abrahams (Will); great-grandchildren, Shelby, Brooke, Penny, Connor, and Paige; great-great-granddaughter, River Rose; brother, Morris Rose; nephew,...

Born December 21st, 1925 to Joao and Dioniza Souza who immigrated from St. Michael’s, Azores, Portugal, John Soares Souza was a devoted and loving son to his parents and brother to his sister who are all predeceased and was a loving husband, father, dad, pops, step-father, grandpa, gpa and great-grandpa, uncle and friend to many. John grew up in Fall River and graduated college in Massachusetts, served 7 years in the Navy as a radioman, married Lorraine Benoit and moved to...

Bernabe (Ben) Dominguez, 95, drew his last breath and passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 30, 2022. He was born in Valdez, Colorado, to Rose and Atanasio Dominguez, and joined four sisters: Ramona Jenny, Frances and Agnes. The son of a coal miner, he grew up in Valdez, Colorado. The family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1944 and he was drafted into the war effort and entered the service on his 17th birthday. He faithfully served in the US Army from January 11, 1945 and...

David Davis of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on May 1, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Theresa Leyba, 95, a life-long resident of Los Duranes entered the Kingdom of God on Friday, April 29, 2022. There, she joined her husband of over 70 years, David and her first child, Amado (Joey). She also rejoins her parents, Evaristo and Sara Perez; her uncle and aunt, Amado and Anita Garcia; siblings, Agrapina, Alejandra, Dorella, Gavina, Margaret, Mike, Pat, and Rosa; son-in-law, Pat Chavez; great-granddaughter, Noelle; and many dear friends who passed before her.  Theresa was a...