RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Anita Gauerke
Apr 23, 2021
Anita R. Goetz Gauerke, age 94, of Chandler, AZ passed away Friday, April 23, 2021. She was preceded in death by husband, Reinhart (Bud) Gauerke; daughter, Sandra Zobel; and sister, Helen Williams. She is survived by children, Kenneth Goetz (Karen) and Lesa Stark (Kenneth); grandchildren, Jennifer Daniel, Crystal Meyers, Eric and Ryan Goetz, Tammy Kocher, Amber Stark, and Kenna...
Mary Cordova
Apr 23, 2021
Mary Cordova passed away peacefully on Friday, April 23, 2021, after a long battle with Multiple Myeloma. She fought the cancer head-on, never complained, and put up a valiant fight.
Mary loved her time in the kitchen, cooking, and baking. She enjoyed painting retablos and she was an accomplished seamstress. But what she loved...
Dean Mummey
Apr 23, 2021
Dean Mummey, 86 of Albuquerque, NM passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Dean was born in McConnelsville, OH to Cecil and Wilma Mummey. Dean moved to Albuquerque when he was stationed at Sandia Base to serve in the Army in the 1950s. He married Eloisa Martinez in 1957 at Central Methodist...
D. Eva Chavez
Apr 22, 2021
D. Eva Chavez, 91, passed away in Albuquerque on April 22, 2021.
Eva was born March 26, 1930, to Fred and Luisa Sanchez in Clayton, NM. In 1948 she graduated from St. Mary’s High School in Albuquerque, then went on to secretarial school and began a 30-year career at Sandia Labs. She was a...
Richard D. Newman
Apr 22, 2021
Richard D. Newman, age 69, of Albuquerque, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021 after a long illness.
Born June 16, 1951 in Albuquerque to Edward and Dorothy Newman. He had lived at the Camino Retirement Apartments in Albuquerque.
He is survived by his brothers, Ken and sister-in-law, Marra of...
Susanne Williams (Williams) Bailey
Apr 22, 2021
SUZANNE W. BAILEY, 56, died suddenly at her home in Albuquerque, NM on Thursday evening, April 22, 2021. Suzee was a great wife, mom, and grandmother. She was happiest when she could get down on the floor and play with her kids, grandkids or any others she could round up - she wasn't very fussy about playmates. Suzee grew...
Gary Fox
Apr 22, 2021
Gary was born on January 19, 1944, in Port Huron, Michigan, to Walter Fox and Leona Tanton. He was the youngest of their three sons and both Buck and Dale preceded Gary in death.
Gary joined the Army when he was 17 and was stationed in Berlin, Germany. A mutual friend introduced him to Evelyne Mokolies, and...
Virginia Louise Jones
Apr 22, 2021
It is with great sadness that the family of Virginia Louise Jones announces her passing on April 22, 2021, at the age of 96 years. Virginia will be lovingly remembered and greatly missed by her daughter, Jill Diana Roberts and son-in-law, Steven Paul Roberts; as-well-as six grandchildren, Lisa Whalen, John Whalen (Rebecca), Ryan Roberts (Hanne), Zack Whalen, Tim Roberts,...
Adele Cecile Galuhn
Apr 21, 2021
Adele Cecile Galuhn, 83, passed away April 21, 2021. Memorial Services will be held Thursday, May 27, 2021, 2:00 p.m., at La Vida Llena, 10501 Lagrima De Oro Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM. Please visit our online guestbook for Adele at www.FrenchFunerals.com. FRENCH - University 1111 University Blvd. NE 505-843-6333
Jeffrey Peter Campbell
Apr 21, 2021
Jeffrey P Campbell 02/04/1947-04/21/2021 In loving memory of Jeff, beloved husband, father, papa, brother and friend. He is survived by his wife Toni Campbell of Albuquerque, NM, children Nick (Amy) and their children Arlo and June of Seattle, WA, Angela (Ryan) and their children Tanner and Eleanor of Albuquerque, NM, Gina and her daughter Dylann of Albuquerque, NM and...
Edward Lamon Lybarger
Apr 21, 2021
Edward Lybarger, 90, beloved son, brother, husband, dad, grand & great-grandfather, passed away on April 21, 2021, from skin cancer and dementia health issues. An Albuquerque native, Ed was born on February 6, 1931, to Alvin Earl and Rose Edna (Miller) Lybarger. He & three sisters grew up in the Huning Castle and South Valley areas of the...
Julia Arden McIntosh
Apr 21, 2021
JULIA ARDEN MCINTOSH, PHD. Julia Arden McIntosh, aged 63, passed away at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Wednesday, April 21st. Julia was born December 22nd, 1957 in Denison, Texas. Julia was pre-deceased by her loving parents Wayne (stepmother Hazel) and Joan (nee Martin, stepfather Will Heidorn) McIntosh. Julia is survived by her brother Wayne (Pamela Hartman) McIntosh,...
Dorothy Jane (Curns) Bennett
Apr 21, 2021
Dorothy Jane Curns Bennett went to be with her Heavenly Father and many loved ones on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Frank and Helen Curns; her twin sister, Frances; and sisters, Helen, Barbara, and Virginia; and her aunt, Dorothy Frye. Dorothy was born on Wednesday, September 3, 1930 in Santa Fe,...
Melvin James Rousseau
Apr 21, 2021
Melvin James Rousseau, 74, a loving father, grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. Mel was born in Mobridge, SD (Cheyenne River Sioux Nation), to Camille & Mildred Traversie-Rousseau on Sunday, July 21, 1946. Mel was preceded in death by his parents; step-dad, Richard Sieler; nephew, Brian Wachtler; sister, Rochelle (Shelly) Farmer; and brother, Cyril...
David Ernest Grebe
Apr 21, 2021
David Ernest Grebe, 73, went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 21, 2021. David was born to Donald and Lura Grebe in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 30th, 1947. In 1952 at the age of 5, David's family moved to his lifelong home of Albuquerque, NM. He graduated from Sandia High School in 1965....
James Robert Audet
Apr 21, 2021
James R. Audet Albuquerque, New Mexico April 14, 1952 to April 21, 2021 James Robert Audet, 69, born in Albuquerque, N.M., raised in the suburbs of Chicago and later northern New Jersey, from the first, possessed a strong curiosity for science, the natural world and technology. These passions would inform his life throughout his dual careers as electrical engineer...
Catherine Marie Wagner
Apr 20, 2021
Catherine Marie Wagner of Frisco, TX, passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the age of 79. Catherine was born on Tuesday, December 23, 1941, in New York City, NY, to John and Winifred Acker. She was a 1959 graduate of Highland High School in Albuquerque, NM, and attended the University of New Mexico. On Saturday, April 11,...
Mary Hennessey Cantrell
Apr 20, 2021
Mary Cantrell was born Mary Alice Wheaton in Duluth, Minnesota on Tuesday, November 23rd, 1937. Mary and her parents, Isaac and Alice Wheaton, moved to Albuquerque when Mary was seven years old. She attended school here and graduated from Highland High School in 1955. She had a farm in the south valley where she raised horses, cows, sheep, and...
James Comunas
Apr 20, 2021
James Comunas, resident of Albuquerque, NM since 1970, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at the age of 91.
Born in White Plains, NY to Primo Comunas Fernandez and Aurora Blanco, both Spanish immigrants. He was raised in Spain from the age of one, he returned to the country of his birth at the age of 30. ...
Eloise Pearl (Kingery) Schauer
Apr 20, 2021
Eloise "Ellie" Schauer, 101, died peacefully on April 20,2021. She was predeceased by her husband, Roy and her grandson, Lee. She is survived by her sons, Ron Schauer (Marlys), Kent Schauer (Brenda), Hal Schauer, and 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Private services will take place at a later date.



