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LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.

Deborah Smith

Deborah Smith

Aug 19, 2025

Deborah Smith passed away suddenly on August 19, 2025. She was the kindest person anyone would want to have as a friend, mother, wife or coworker. As her family would continue to say, "she is the angel of our family".

She was born in Bellaire, Ohio to Sidney and Kikue Kowell on May 3, 1955. As a child from a military...

Maria Whipple

Maria Whipple

Aug 19, 2025

Mary "Maria" Whipple went home to be with our Lord and Savior on August 19, 2025. She passed on peacefully surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by her father Claudio "Clyde" Whipple and her mother Ruth Emilia Whipple. She is survived by her brother Gene Whipple and wife Gloria, her sister Barbara Rivas and husband Martin,...

Rene Barba

Rene Barba

Aug 19, 2025

Rene Francisco "Cisco" Barba, age 40, passed away on Tuesday, August 19th, 2025, in his apartment in Albuquerque, NM. Rene was born on August 5th, 1985, to Yvonne Conklin and later adopted by David Conklin in Belen, New Mexico. Rene attended Sandia High School and later obtained a GED. He worked as a cook at many restaurants around Albuquerque for...

Judith Sanders

Judith Sanders

Aug 19, 2025

Judith Bridwell Sanders, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 18, 2025 after a brief illness. I would like to thank our brother, David, for walking alongside Judith for the past several years and recently supporting her with encouragement and caregiving. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends

As all are aware, there was never a bigger Dallas Cowboys...

Cora Mae Harris

Cora Mae Harris

Aug 19, 2025

Cora Mae Harris (Sprunger), 91, passed away August 19, 2025, at home surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy D.; baby daughter, Theresa; brother, Eddie Sprunger; and parents, Jack and Carmen Sprunger. She will be deeply missed by her son, Mike (Cass) Harris; daughters, Brenda (Richard) Rodarte and Dolores Huston; sisters, Phyllis Harnetiaux and...

Kane Daniel Garcia

Kane Daniel Garcia

2025

Kane Daniel Garcia was born sleeping on August 18th, 2025. He was the deeply treasured and longed for son of Nathan and Katrina. He leaves behind his sweet brother, Leto, aunts Zeyda and Desiree, loving grandparents Tulio and Misty, Andrew and Patty Ann and Renee, great grandparents and many more aunts, uncles and cousins. Though his time with us was...

Lois Rosenthal

Lois Rosenthal

Aug 18, 2025

Lois Rosenthal passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 18, 2025, in Rio Rancho at the age of 95.Born in Buffalo, New York on Oct. 21, 1929, Lois married her husband, Fred, on Jan. 27, 1951. Together, they raised three children and moved to Philadelphia, Chicago, and Houston before retiring in Albuquerque.Lois loved the adventures that came with moving to new cities,...

Jimmie Wayne Glenn

Jimmie Wayne Glenn

Aug 18, 2025

Jimmie Wayne "The Colonel" Glenn, 84, beloved son, brother, husband, father and mentor was called to his eternal resting place on August 18, 2025. He was born to Jim and Alice (Gore) Glenn in Cotton Center, TX.

Graduating from Midland High School in Midland, TX, he set out for Albuquerque, NM to attend the University of New Mexico. Upon graduating with...

Fred A. Malone

Fred A. Malone

Aug 18, 2025

Fred A. Malone, age 85, left this world peacefully to be with God on Monday, August 18, 2025. Fred was born April 15,1940 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, the son of Fred M. Malone and Esther Malone. He grew up in Alamogordo and developed a strong work ethic and deep love for learning new things. He graduated high school and attended...

Stanley Bolton

Stanley Bolton

Aug 17, 2025

Stanley Brian Bolton, 81, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on August 17, 2025.

Born on April 6, 1944, Stan was a proud Albuquerque native whose life was deeply rooted in family, faith, hard work, and adventure. He shared 56 wonderful years with his beloved wife, Karen Bolton, who lovingly cared for him throughout his later years. Together...

Don DenTandt

Don DenTandt

Aug 17, 2025

Don DenTandt, 78, passed away on August 17, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born on July 24, 1947, in Rockford, Illinois, Don lived a life marked by dedication to his faith, his work, and those around him.

Don built a distinguished career as both an electrical engineer and a software engineer. His professional life reflected his analytical mind and commitment to...

Richard Maguire

Richard Maguire

Aug 17, 2025

Richard "Dick" P. Maguire, 74, of Albuquerque, passed away peacefully at his home with his Beloved Patty by his side.

Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Dick was the son of Norman and Polly Maguire. He grew up in Albuquerque alongside his siblings, Marilyn, Susie, and Chuck, developing a lifelong love for both academics and athletics. He graduated from Albuquerque Academy before attending...

Brad Parker

Brad Parker

Aug 17, 2025

Albuquerque, NM

Brad Eric Parker, age 64, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025 at Kaseman Hospital in Albuquerque, NM after a long battle with health complications related to a stroke he suffered in 2008.

Brad was born to the late Dr. Robert Parker and Olive "Connie" Godfrey on October 2, 1960. Brad was the adored husband of Marsha (Miksch) Parker, incredible father...

Jimmie Taylor Martin

Jimmie Taylor Martin

Aug 16, 2025

"Pretty good for an old fossil". That's how Jimmie T. Martin answered the question: How are you?Jim Taylor Martin passed away on August 16th, 2025 at 90 years old. He has gone to be with his wife of 37 years, Dawn, who he said was the most beautiful person anyone has ever had the privilege of knowing. They loved to...

Jack A. Lober

Jack A. Lober

Aug 16, 2025

Chief Master Sergeant Jack A. Lober, USAF (Ret.)

d. August 16, 2025

United States Air Force Retired Chief Master Sergeant Jack A. Lober, age 88, a resident of Albuquerque, NM since 1981, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Jack is survived by his wife, Jeanette Chavez-Lober; and children, Jeffery Scott Lober, Russell "Rusty" Lober (Sherry), Sherry Schwilm (Carl), Roger Kinkennon (Ginny),...

Kathleen Lois Earl

Kathleen Lois Earl

Aug 16, 2025

Kathleen Lois Earl, born on October 8, 1943, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 16, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Kathleen was the heart and soul of her family, whose warmth radiated through generations. She is survived by her daughter, Julie Garrison; grandsons, Michael Garrison and Nicholas...

Theodore King

Theodore King

Aug 15, 2025

Theodore (Ted) Quentin Hall King, age 82, of Albuquerque, NM, passed away on Friday, August 15th, 2025, of natural causes. Ted was born August 25th, 1943, in Rochester, New York, the son of Clifford Hall and Myrtle (Lottes) Hall. He is preceded in death by his wives, Roberta (Burns) King and Kathy (Scott) King, his father Clifford Hall, adoptive father...

Nancy Jane Skinner Pettis

Nancy Jane Skinner Pettis

Aug 15, 2025

Nancy Jane Skinner Pettis, 88, beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Dear Friend was called to her eternal resting place on August 15, 2025. Nancy was born in Little Rock, AR, August 26, 1936, to Ruth Mable Pulliam and Donald Skinner.

In the late 1930s her family moved to New Mexico where her father worked on a Civilian Conservation Corps Highway...

Thomas Nolte

Thomas Nolte

Aug 15, 2025

Tom was born in Detroit Michigan the oldest child of Erwin (Win) and Lillian (Lil) Nolte. He was raised in Columbia, South Carolina, and attended Duke University where he was proudly the "first person to graduate from Duke without passing his foreign language requirement". He attended the Medical University of South Carolina, and moved to Tucson, Arizona where he completed...

Donna Kelly Cairns

Donna Kelly Cairns

Aug 15, 2025

Donna Kelly Cairns was full of life. She was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, and friend to many. She was known for her creativity and overflowing generosity. She was an excellent, seamstress, gardener, and homemaker. She loved her precious husband, Bobby Cairns, her children, Kathleen Baldwin and Norman Cairns, and her extended family and many friends and neighbors.

Her career in...