Vicki Hartzell Wilson

Vicki Hartzell Wilson, loving wife, beautiful mom and grandmother, and caring friend, passed into the arms of the Lord on the morning of February 16, 2024.

She was born in Atlanta, GA, and grew up in Albuquerque, NM, where she met her husband, Lynn. They moved to Sunnyvale, CA, to start their family before returning to Albuquerque in 1979.

Vicki was an avid cook and enjoyed sewing. She enjoyed playing party bridge with her Alpha Chi Omega sorority sisters. Her true passion was training dogs. She trained Shelties, Tibetan Spaniels and Malinois and achieved numerous obedience titles including the only UDX ever on a Tibbie. In addition, she showed her dogs and friends' dogs in confirmation earning many titles. Vicki was a member of Sandia Dog Obedience Club since 1986, and regularly taught training classes.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Marjorie and Victor Hartzell. She will be greatly missed by her husband of 56 years, Lynn; sons, David (Carla) and Daniel (Marcea); grandchildren, Benjamin (Viktorija), Peter, Ashley, Joshua, Noah, and Sara; and her many friends.

A memorial service will be held at FRENCH - Wyoming on Saturday March 9th at 2pm. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to Parkinson's Disease research or to Sandia Dog Obedience Club, PO Box 93053, Albuquerque, NM 87199.