RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Robert Barrett
Jan 8, 2026
We are saddened to share that Robert Barrett has passed away on January 8, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. Service details will be posted once available.
Alfred Lopez
Jan 6, 2026
We are saddened to share that Alfred Lopez has passed away on January 6, 2026. French Funerals and Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Valeta Weaver
Jan 6, 2026
Valeta Shirley (Roberts) Weaver went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 5, 2026, at the age of 95 in Albuquerque, NM while surrounded by family.
Valeta Roberts was born on August 30, 1930, to Frank and Mable Roberts of San Jon, NM. She married Willis Neal Weaver on December 20, 1947, in San Jon, NM. She was a hardworking...
Mary Margaret Ryland
Jan 4, 2026
Mary Margaret Ryland was born May 3, 1945, in Las Vegas, NM and passed away January 4, 2026, following a brief illness with complications.
Mary found a life of people who loved her and lots of Western Music. Not "Country," as she would quickly advise anyone who confused the two! After graduating from St. Pius High School and attending Mount Saint...
Charles Frock
Jan 4, 2026
We are saddened to share that Charles Frock has passed away on January 4, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
George Landon Dingman, Jr
Jan 4, 2026
We are saddened to share that George Landon Dingman Jr. has passed away on January 4, 2026. A Memorial Service will be held at Gate of Heaven, in the Chapel, on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:30am, followed by interment. A reception will be held at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church following the interment. A full obituary will...
Grete (Gretchen) Gaschler
Jan 3, 2026
Grete (Gretchen) K. Gaschler
01/21/1935-01/03/2026
Our beloved Aunt Gretchen passed away peacefully at the age of 90. Gretchen taught math at Highland High School for 35 years. She chaperoned extracurricular activities and Teen Age Study Tour multiple times to Europe.
Her retirement was busy with docent work at the Albuquerque Zoo. She enriched her life with continuing education classes, music, theater, and travel....
Scott Miller
Jan 3, 2026
Scott L Miller, age 79, of Rio Rancho, NM passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Scott was born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania to Stanley L. Miller and Doris K. Miller on February 18, 1946. He went to school in Lehman Pennsylvania class of 1964. He served in the US Air Force stationed in the Philippines and Cannon Air Force Base...
Ruth Schulte Needham
Jan 3, 2026
Ruth Schulte Needham died on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the age of 82. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 8, 1943. Survivors include her husband of more than 61 years of marriage, Charles Needham, and nephew Guy Herbert.
Ruth lived in New Mexico most of her life, growing up in Los Alamos and receiving her BA from...
Horace Look
Jan 2, 2026
H. Hunter Look passed away peacefully on January 2, 2026, surrounded by his family.
"Hunt" was born in Dallas, Texas and graduated from Eastern High School in Middletown, Kentucky. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Southern Illinois University in 1963 and a Master's degree in education from Pepperdine University in 1974. He completed Squadron Officer School in...
Marcia Rosenstein
Jan 2, 2026
Marcia Rosenstein, aged 85, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 11:00 am at Fairview Memorial Park.
Those who wish to make a donation can do so in Marcia's name to Congregation Albert Sisterhood at https://checkout.square.site/merchant/6XB9FK963T9HV/checkout/K762RK4NHFT735YPOKBNOOOQ
Dale Allen Waters M.D.
Jan 1, 2026
Dale Allen Waters, 84, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026 following a car accident several months earlier. A beloved son, brother, uncle, friend and father of dogs, he was born in Janesville, WI on Nov. 13, 1941 to the late Leonard and Lillian Waters. He attended Saint Peter and Paul Grade School and graduated from Lincoln High School in Wisconsin...
Patricia Givens
Jan 1, 2026
Patricia Lucille (Conway) Givens
Patricia Lucille (Conway) Givens, devoted wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, aunt, cousin, of Albuquerque, NM, passed away peacefully at home on January 1, 2026 at the age of 88.
Patricia (Patty) was born to Charles and Edith Conway in Boulder, CO. She spent many years in various places in Colorado surrounded by many family members creating wonderful memories and...
Sharon Gorman
Jan 1, 2026
On Thursday, January 1, 2026, Sharon Louise Gorman, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, godmother and friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 after a courageous battle with a dementia-related illness. Sharon's warmth, wit, and wisdom touched the lives of many people throughout her life.
Sharon was born on September 3, 1942, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Marvin and Eleanor...
Josephine Sanchez
Dec 31, 2025
In the early morning of December 31, 2025, an angel of the Lord came to visit Josephine Sanchez, age 91 and long-time resident of Bosque Farms New Mexico. She was told that the Lord had prepared a place for her in Heaven as promised in John 14:2-3. Being a strong believer in Jesus Christ, she accepted the Lord's invitation and departed...
Susan Jackson
Dec 30, 2025
Susan Ida (Faircloth) Jackson died Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Sue was born in Lufkin, Texas to Bill and Doris Faircloth on November 30, 1935.
Sue was married to Reldon for 62 years. Reldon proceeded her in death. Sue is survived by three children and spouses. Karen and George Warnock, Robin and Bill Gandin and Reed Jackson. 15 grandchildren and 19...
Seth Rochefort
Dec 29, 2025
Born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 3, 1989, Seth was a bright-eyed child who never met a stranger. He loved to dance, had a natural way with elderly people, and carried a spirit that made others feel instantly at ease. Seth was always the life of the party -and when there was no party, he had a way of turning...
Kate Padilla
Dec 29, 2025
Kate (Catalina) Padilla went on to be with the Lord on Dec. 29 2025, she joined family that preceded her in heaven, husband Benny, son Paul and daughter Gloria as well as 11 brothers and 1 half sister and half brother. She was born on June 13, 1928 and grew up in New Mexico, moved to California and returned to...
Richard Ralicki
Dec 29, 2025
Richard Ralicki
January 24, 1946 - December 29, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Richard Ralicki, age 79. Rich passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 29th in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to William P. Ralicki and Helen L. (Szambelan) Ralicki on January 24, 1946. Predeceased by his parents, sister Patricia (Ralicki) McGowan and...
Emilia Brudos
Dec 29, 2025
Emily Mariana Aguilar Brudos
Emilia (Emily) Mariana Brudos, born on October 3, 1938, in Vaughn, NM, passed away suddenly on December 29, 2025, in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by loving family and friends. She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who touched the lives of all those who knew her with her warmth and kindness.
Emily is survived by her devoted...
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