Obituaries

Mary Frances (Sheffield) Boughton

Oct 17, 2020

Mary Francis (Sheffield) Boughton was born April 11, 1929 in Sherman, Texas, just in time for the kick-off of the Great Depression. This was followed by her birth certificate being destroyed in the Grayson County courthouse fire of 1930, a marker in her memory she used to teach her children about the lynch mob that set the blaze. Next...

Kristin Rene (Phipps) Heyler

Oct 17, 2020

Kristin Rene (Phipps) Heyler, age 43, born September 2, 1977, to William C. Phipps and Patricia A. Garamella passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, following a valiant fight with cholangiocarcinoma. Kris grew up in St. Louis, MO and in her brief but exciting life lived in Australia, Albuquerque, St. Louis, and Chicago while also traveling the world and...

Richard Darryll Weaver

Oct 17, 2020

Our treasured son, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle Richard Darryll Weaver died on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Rich was born on Tuesday, August 28, 1956, in Las Vegas, NV. After moving around the country with his Naval family, he went to Highland High School and attended the University of New Mexico here in Albuquerque. He served in the Navy...

Albert Allen Heckes

Oct 17, 2020

Albert A. Heckes, widower to Marian Heckes and Retired Chemical Engineer from Sandia National Laboratories, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2020 after living a long and happy life.

Albert was born June 3, 1930, to parents, Ed and Ethel Heckes in Ordway, CO, and has one remaining sister, Shirley Gasper.

Albert was a force of...

Rosie Armijo

Oct 17, 2020

Rosie Armijo, age 89, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She entered this world on March 30, 1931, and grew up in Corrales, New Mexico. She loved spending time with her family, and hosting holiday gatherings. One of her favorite hobbies was to do research on her family tree. Rosie...

Gerald L. Wood

Oct 16, 2020

Gerald L. Wood was born October 24, 1932 to his parents, Laurence and Gladys Wood.

As a child the family moved several times as his father’s occupation required. The final destination being Albuquerque, where Gerald graduated from Highland High School. He then later met Shirley and they married on August 7, 1954. During their 54 years of...

Raquel Odila Velasquez

Oct 16, 2020

Raquel Odila Velásquez, 83 passed away on October 16, 2020. Raquel was born in Laredo, Texas on March 8, 1937 to Dolores Contreras Velásquez and Juan Ángel Velásquez. Raquel was an Honor Student who graduated in 1954 from Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Texas. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1962 where she raised four children and worked...

Steven Blaine Ashley

Oct 16, 2020

Steven Ashley, 70, died unexpectedly Friday, October 16, 2020.

He is survived by his wife Carol; daughters, Jaime and Carlee; and many other family and friends.

Cremation has taken place and a private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Sally Ann Jacobsen

Oct 16, 2020

Sally-Ann Jacobsen was born January 3, 1939, to Clarence and Mary Elizabeth Heimbigner, older sister to Lewis and Joan. Sally died October 16, 2020, at home with Claire at her side.

Sally is survived by caregiver daughter, Claire Jacobsen; son, Hans Jacobsen (Michelle); granddaughter, Danielle Jacobsen; sister, Joan Nye (Jerry); sister-in-law, Pat Weiss; niece, Tamara (Gary); niece,...

Walter Jorge Canchucaja

Oct 16, 2020

Our beloved daddy, Walter Jorge Canchucaja, was called to heaven on Friday, October 16, 2020, where his precious dog, Uno was waiting for him. Walter passed away at home, which he filled with faith, love and strong family traditions. Walter was born on May 2, 1947, in Lima, Peru. He eventually left Lima, to Austin, TX to pursue a...

William Richard Ortiz

Oct 16, 2020

William R. Ortiz

5-21-1948 – 10-12-2020

Our father, brother, son, uncle, and grandfather passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 12, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Fred; and daughter, Tamara. Our father was loved by many. As the days pass the lives he touched...

Dorothy Mae Isburgh

Oct 15, 2020

Dorothy Mae Isburgh, age 93, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Born Dorothy Mae Giomi, she was a lifelong Albuquerque resident whose parents, Guido and Dorothy Mae Giomi, were proud members of the original Albuquerque Italian community. In her youth, Dorothy performed in tap dance productions at the Kimo Theater and Albuquerque Little Theater. She attended Albuquerque High...

Lt. Col. (Ret.) James Dale Dawson

Oct 15, 2020

Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) James Dale Dawson, age 87, of Mountainair, NM, a resident of Albuquerque NM, and former long-time resident of Carlsbad, NM, died Thursday, October 15, 2020. He is survived by his seven children, Helen Dawson and husband, Brooks Myers, Tim Dawson and wife, Michelle, Jay Dawson and wife, Sherri, Lon Dawson and wife, Karen, Jennifer Huffaker and...

James Michael Bunn

Oct 15, 2020

James Michael Bunn, born June 28, 1970, died on Thursday, October 15, 2020, in Albuquerque, NM. James was a very quiet person who loved his family very much. He received his Master of Business Administration on May 18, 2002, spent most of his life working in the medical field as an essential worker. He and his family lived in...

Aubrey Coyle Oldham

Oct 14, 2020

Aubrey Coyle Oldham

Albuquerque, New Mexico

In August, 1917, Dad was born in Navarro County, Texas near Kerens. His parents were Walter Everett (Pop) and Sarah Isabelle Coyle Oldham (Belle) owned and oversaw a cotton farm there.

In 1918, the family of five, including Dad’s older siblings, Ellen and Adrian, relocated to New...

Evelyn Marie Nelson

Oct 14, 2020

Evelyn Marie Nelson Born Saturday, November 16, 1929 passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 with family by her side. Preceded in death by her daughter, Donna Sue Nelson, and her husband Charles B Nelson. Evelyn grew up in Tazewell Virginia in later years she married Charles and started her family. She had eight children,...

Betty Jo Seals

Oct 14, 2020

Betty Jo Seals, age 73, beloved mother, was called to her eternal resting place on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. She entered this world on May 9, 1947, in Wichita, KS. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bob and Margaret Watson; and nieces, Shelly Singer and Dorie Dieudonne. She is survived by her sons, Tyler Seals and wife...

Joan P. Rager

Oct 14, 2020

Joan P. Rager died peacefully in her sleep of complications associated with a stroke on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. She was born in County Kerry, Ireland, daughter of Jeremiah and Deborah Roche, raised in Ireland as one of eleven children until she moved to England in 1949 where she met and married her husband, William E Rager on January...

Barbara J. Quintana

Oct 14, 2020

Barbara Quintana, age 70, loving wife, devoted mother, phenomenal grandmother, and exceptional sister, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Barbara was an established local business owner and retired nurse. She is survived by her loving husband of 32 years, John Quintana; her daughter, Michalene Quintana; her grandchildren, Alexis, Matthew, Tommy Jr, De’Jean, Victoria, and Eja;...

Wayne Lloyd Sly

Oct 13, 2020

Age 90, a resident of Albuquerque since 1956, passed away on October 13, 2020.

Wayne was born in Manchester, Iowa, and is now joined in heaven with his wife, Marcella, whom he met while roller skating as a teenager.  He is survived by his children, Kristina Sly-Linton and husband Terrence Linton of Albuquerque, Rodney Sly and wife...