Obituaries

Ladislado Armijo

Aug 6, 2020

Ladislado F. Armijo passed away in Albuquerque, NM on Thursday, August 6, 2020, just six days prior to his 91st birthday.

He was born on a small ranch in Quemado, NM. He was preceded in death by his father Antonino and mother Ester Armijo as well as seven of his siblings. He is survived by his wife...

Timothy Joyce

Aug 6, 2020

Tim enjoyed a good life, and he loved being with family and friends. As a young man he worked in the Arctic and throughout South-East Asia as a contract employee with the Department of Defense. He then had 30 great years with NJ Bell/Verizon: retiring in 2003. Tim was well traveled, having been in all 50 States and 22...

Darlene M. Bohlken

Aug 6, 2020

Darlene M. Bohlken

May 30, 1934 – August 6, 2020

God saw you were getting tired and a cure was not to be, so he put his arms around you and whispered, “Come to me.”

Rest in peace my beautiful mother.

Nancy Carolyn (Wolfe) Smith

Aug 6, 2020

Nancy C. Smith, age 80, was a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend. She passed away after a long fight with Alzheimer’s and COPD on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Nancy was known for her compassion, helping others when in need, he ability to make people laugh, her strong work ethic, and her cooking, especially her cookies. After working as a...

Joe E. Garcia

Aug 5, 2020

Joe E. Garcia of Sandia Park, New Mexico passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

Byrl Blount Jr.

Aug 5, 2020

Byrl Blount Jr, age 82, much-loved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.  Byrl was a man of few words and one who was deeply respected by all he knew.  A retired oral surgeon in Albuquerque, a roper, a wrangler for his friends and grandchildren, a pilot, and overall Renaissance man, he had a special...

Nancie L. Jahn

Aug 5, 2020

Nancie L. Jahn, 90, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020. She is survived by her daughters, Alice Glasgow and husband James, Beth Wheeler and husband Butch; grandchildren, Jennifer Buford and husband Cody, Justin Wheeler; five great-grandchildren; and several other family and friends. Mrs. Jahn was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest. Nancie was a life-long member of the...

Phyllis Miriam Halpern

Aug 5, 2020

Beloved mother and grandmother, Phyllis Miriam Halpern, known affectionately in midtown Manhattan as “the hat lady,” passed away on Wednesday, August 05, 2020 in Albuquerque, NM. Born June 20, 1936 to Irving and Ida Goldstein, Phyllis and her big brother, Jerry, grew up in Newark and East Orange, NJ. Phyllis studied English and psychology at Wellesley College, received a...

Kaylani Stormi Gomez-Rodriguez

Aug 4, 2020

Kaylani Stormy Gomez was born to parents Juan Gomez and Jazmin Rodriguez in Albuquerque, NM on January 5, 2020. She was born with a congenital heart defect that required open-heart surgery two weeks after her birth. The surgery temporarily repaired her heart but led to several weeks of recovery. The doctors said she would need a second heart surgery...

Matthew David Reitzel

Aug 4, 2020

MATTHEW DAVID REITZEL

May 29, 1991 – August 4, 2020

Our beloved son and brother, Matthew David Reitzel, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 from a fast and overwhelming blood infection that took our strong and powerful Cowboy.   He was twenty-nine years old, and full of dreams.  Matthew was ambitious,...

Ima Jean Wiseman

Aug 4, 2020

Ima Jean Wiseman, age 94, loving mother and grandmother passed away at her home on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.

Ima Jean was known for her love of her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alzo; her mother and father; three sisters; and two brothers. She is survived by her daughters, Babara Stufft and husband...

Mary Pete Argyres

Aug 4, 2020

Our beloved mom entered eternal rest on Tuesday, August 4 surrounded by her loved ones. Mary was born in Kalamata, Greece on Tuesday, August 15,1939. She was raised by her widowed mother along with her two brothers. To have a better life and hope for a better future, Mary left Greece at age 16 and sailed on the Queen...

Homer F. Riley

Aug 4, 2020

Homer F. Riley, Jr., age 77, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 in Albuquerque, NM, with family and friends by his side. Homer was born to Homer F. Riley and Mary Staehely Riley in Austin, TX on March 21, 1943, and graduated from Austin High School in 1961. He married his high school sweetheart, Sharon Dunn, in...

Betty Jo Vaught

Aug 4, 2020

Betty Jo Vaught, born October 16, 1938, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 with her husband, Donald, and daughter, Barbara, by her side. She had a complete devotion to her family and her faith. Betty had a love of quilting and enjoyed her ministry with the Compassion Quilters Group of The First Baptist Church of Rio Rancho....

Leona A. Jones

Aug 4, 2020

Leona A. Jones was a soft-spirited matriarch who loved spending time with God and her family. She began her life in the small town of Nicodemus, Kansas on Sunday, October 21, 1923 to Lucinda and Jacob Coleman. She was Lucinda’s first daughter and the eldest of Jacob’s children. Leona grew up in a stern household where education was her...

Paul Leslie Brannan

Aug 3, 2020

Paul Leslie Brannan  was born in Long Beach, California.  Upon growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Paul graduated from Sandia High School in 1967.  From 1968-1972, he was a radioman for the United States Coast Guard during the Vietnam War. Following the war, Paul worked for the Public Service Company of New Mexico as a mechanic’s helper while attending...

Rev. Samuel Falbo

Aug 3, 2020

The Rev. Samuel Falbo died on Monday, August 3, 2020 at home in Las Vegas, NV. Father Falbo was born March 25, 1933 in Carbondale, PA. He was the son of Sam Falbo Sr. and Laura Paone Falbo. He was a well-educated person where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount St. Mary’s University, MD in 1959,...

Frank Frisby

Aug 3, 2020

On August 3, 2020, Heaven called home one of the greats.

Frank Frisby was born in 1937 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After graduating from Franklin High School, Frank joined the Air Force in 1955 and spent part of his service in North Africa. He then worked at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids before taking a leap into...

Vickie Jean Cullinan

Aug 3, 2020

Our beloved Vickie Jean Cullinan passed away peacefully on Monday, August 3, 2020. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, and friend. She survived by her loving husband John; son, John; daughter Jennifer; granddaughters, Rylie and Raegan; sisters, Sheri and Yvonne, along with several nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. Vickie was born in Leadville,...

Refugia (Gabaldon) Gurule

Aug 3, 2020

It is with great sadness we announce the passing, of Refugia (Ruth, Cuca) Gurule, at the age of 93, into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to her eternal dwelling in Heaven, on Monday August 3, 2020. Cuca, as most of her friends and family knew her, was a homemaker, housewife, mother of 5, grandmother of...