RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Joe G Romero
Aug 7, 2023
Joseph Eugene Romero, 78, beloved brother, father, uncle, and grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend was called to his eternal resting place on Monday, August 7, 2023. He entered this world on Saturday, December 2, 1944 in Clovis, NM, born to Eugene and Isabella Romero. He was the first born of six children. He is survived by his wife...
Prebble Rudene (Lakey) Alcon
Aug 7, 2023
Our loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Prebble R. Alcon, 85, entered heaven’s gates, passing peacefully with her family at her side on August 7, 2023. Prebble was born in Bethany, OK on June 1, 1938 to Edith (Moore) and PR Lakey. Soon thereafter, the family relocated to NM where she was raised and remained for the...
Charles E. Williams Sr.
Aug 7, 2023
Charles E. Sr. (Charlie) was born in 1927 in Milroy, West Virginia. We lost this gentle soul on Monday, August 7, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Virginia, his true soul mate and the love of his life. He was also preceded in death by his son, Charles E. Williams, Jr.;...
Bobbie Lynn (Santo) Smith
Aug 6, 2023
Bobbie Lynn Santo Smith, 84, of Belen New Mexico, was reunited with her loved ones who preceded her in death, on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Bobbie was born in Peralta, NM on Sunday, March 26, 1939 to Judson Lynn Santo and Winnie Mable Miles. Her family owned a dairy farm in Peralta, where she grew up. She...
William Daney
Aug 5, 2023
Dr. William C. Daney, remarkable and much-loved man, died peacefully in his sleep at home on Saturday, August 5, 2023, at the age of 88. He was vibrant and healthy to the end and was surrounded by his family the previous evening. William was born in Pueblo, Colorado on November 18, 1934, the first son of Isabel Stevenson Daney and...
Clemente Joe Lopez, Sr.
Aug 5, 2023
Clemente Joe Lopez, Sr., age 93, born July 10, 1930, in Los Ojitos, NM to Celestino Lopez and Margarita Lopez-Chavez, he was preceded in the death by his parents, and 8 brothers and 5 sisters. A lifelong resident of the Land of Enchantment, he joined the US Army at the age of 22 and served in the Korean War....
Peggy Ann (Hill) Harris
Aug 5, 2023
Peggy Ann Harris was born to Allen and Dorothy Lee Hill in Muskogee Oklahoma on Wednesday, May 28, 1947. She was the oldest of their 8 children. The family moved to New Mexico in 1959, where Peggy attended Lowell Elementary School, John Adams and Washington middle schools, and Rio Grande High School. While in Albuquerque, her family...
Natalie Carmen (Gonzales) Vigil
Aug 4, 2023
Natalie Carmen Vigil, 62, of Albuquerque was called to Heaven on Friday, August 4, 2023. Natalie was born on Sunday, March 12, 1961 to Irene Gonzales in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Natalie worked in the food service industry for many years before she became a full-time homemaker. In 1976 Natalie met Ralph Vigil, and they married in 1977....
Georgine (Katsaros) Katsaros
Aug 4, 2023
Georgine "Gina" Katsaros, born on Tuesday, December 13, 1960, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was the daughter of Michael and Angelina Katsaros, immigrants of Greece.
Gina was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she lived and attended local schools, eventually graduating from the University of New...
Edward J Barkocy
Aug 3, 2023
Ed was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1940 to Andrew Barkocy and Anna Kraynick Barkocy. Â He attended elementary and junior high school at St. John the Baptist receiving the American Legion School Award, which was for high qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, leadership, and service which he continued to have through his high school years at Central...
Veda Lea (Byrd) Helm
Aug 3, 2023
Veda Lea Byrd Helm, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord after 98 years of life on Thursday, August 3, 2023. She was born on Tuesday, September 9, 1924, in Larken, Arkansas to Clarence and Alma Byrd. She was the oldest of seven siblings who preceded her in death, JB Byrd of...
Ida (Torres) Martinez
Aug 3, 2023
It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mom, grandma, great-grandma, Ida, from Albuquerque NM, 93, who passed on Thursday, August 3, 2023. She is now in heaven with her parents and husband. She was a strong independent woman who dedicated her life to family, church, and her community...
Mark Goodwin
Aug 2, 2023
Mark Goodwin passed away on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, in the company of his nearest and dearest. He reunites with Helen Cox Goodwin (mother); Zane Goodwin (father); and Matthew Goodwin (brother), who preceded him in death. And he is survived by daughter Martha Goodwin (Justin Ensafdaran); significant other Margaret Cornelius; brother Michael Goodwin (Jackie Goodwin); sister-in-law Lisa...
Carmelita Mares
Aug 2, 2023
Carmelita Mares, 70, of Albuquerque, New Mexico went to heaven on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 after fighting a three year battle with cancer. She was born on Monday, June 22, 1953 in Albuquerque, New Mexico and attended school in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Carmelita graduated from The New Mexico School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and received...
Vonda Darvel (Weber) Clark
Aug 2, 2023
Vonda Darvel Clark, age 85, a resident of Albuquerque since 2004, died Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Vonda is survived by her husband Bob whom she frequently said was "the one who made all of her dreams come true", as well as her son Rod Norman Colbert; and granddaughter Chanelle Halle Colbert, both of Las Vegas, NV, and...
James Warren Hubbs
Aug 2, 2023
James W. Hubbs, 81, beloved son, father, and grandfather was called to his eternal resting place on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, after a long battle with Dementia. He was born on Wednesday, August 27, 1941 in Durango, CO. He is preceded in death by his father, Frederick Hubbs; mother, Maxine Gillespie; step-father, Charles Gillespie; and son- in-law,...
Jeryn Lynn Cervantes - Byers
Aug 1, 2023
Cervantes - Byers -- Jeryn L. Cervantes - Byers, 53, a resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, August 1,2023. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raul Cervantes; second husband Rick Byers; grandfather, Victor Denlinger; grandmother, Vivian Denlinger; grandfather, Cecil Poe; Grandmother, Dorothy Poe. She is survived by her daughters, Jolene, Kayleigh and Jackie; grandchildren, James, Shelby, Hailey,...
Naomi Louise (Cerday) Harrington
Jul 31, 2023
Naomi Louise Harrington passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on Monday, July 31, 2023, at the age of 91. She was born December 24,1931, in Walters, Oklahoma, to Sotero Dela "Dave" Cerday and Herlinda Portillo Cerday. She was an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation. She was married to George Calvin Harrington in 1951. He served 27 years in...
Donna Jean (McKain) Garcia
Jul 31, 2023
Donna J. Garcia, was proceeded in death by her parents and her loving husband of 67-years. Donna and Steve raised five children which blessed them with five grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Mom, this is not goodbye, it's only until we meet again. Your loving children.
Harry Orville Elston, lll
Jul 31, 2023
Harry O. Elston, III, age 73, beloved spouse, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 31, 2023, at home surrounded by his children in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born in Seymour, IN on September 13, 1949, son of the late Harry Elston II and Mary Eggersman Rogers. He is survived by his spouse, Suzanna Sandoval; son,...



