RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Cristella Margarita (Padilla) Sedillo
Dec 21, 2019
Cristella Margarita Sedillo, 96, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 21, 2019. Cristella was born in Tokay, New Mexico, on July 11, 1923 to Pablo and Guadalupe Padilla. As a young child, she and her family lived in San Antonio, NM, in close proximity to Tokay and...
Barry Joseph Foucault
Dec 21, 2019
Barry Joseph Foucault, age 60, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 21, 2019. He is survived by his daughter, Melanie. Barry was a hard-working man who took pride in his education and his work in science and engineering. Some of his hobbies included, hiking, woodworking and building model rockets. Barry was a loving father and friend who...
Nabor Felix Martinez Sr.
Dec 21, 2019
Nabor Felix Martinez Sr., 85, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM. Nabor was born on Sunday, May 20, 1934 in Atarque, NM. In 1946 his family moved to Gallup, NM to establish a new life. He then met his wife of 45 years, Anita Merayo-Martinez. Throughout his life in Gallup he worked at various...
Steven Joseph Smith
Dec 20, 2019
Steven Smith, a kind and gentle man, a devoted husband and father, went to be with our Lord on Friday, December 20, 2019, at the age of 69 due to cancer. He was born in Los Angeles, CA to Jack and Ruth Smith. He got his MPA in Healthcare Administration from USC. Steve had a 25-year career as a...
Bonnie (Curry) Worsham
Dec 20, 2019
Bonnie Curry Worsham, our Nan, age 93, passed away Friday, December 20, 2019.
She was known for being our beloved grandmother, having Monday night dinners, yelling "Bye, I love you" until our cars were out of sight, and her fierce love for her family. Nan was an independent, beautiful, and strong woman who lived her...
Amelia Borrego Lobato
Dec 20, 2019
Amelia B. Lobato, age 87, beloved sister, wife, mother, and grandmother passed away peacefully at her home in Albuquerque on Friday, December 20, 2019 after a lengthy illness. Amelia was preceded in death by her parents, Juan C. Borrego and Lucia Montoya; husband, Alfonso; brothers, Gilbert and Juan Borrego;...
Robert Ray Johnston
Dec 20, 2019
When Robert Ray Johnston was born Sunday, November 4, 1945 to Robert Olen and Dora Mae Green Johnston in Clayton, NM, his name was easily determined. He would be his father and maternal grandfather’s namesake. Robert joined them on Friday, December 20, 2019 when he too passed away. Robert grew up in the ranching and farming country around...
Charles S. "Chuck" Lanier
Dec 20, 2019
“The Greatest Generation”, a label coined by author Tom Brokaw, refers to those who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II. In studying this group, Brokaw began to “reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness.” We gather today to mourn the loss of Charles S....
Mary Josephine (Hays) Bennett
Dec 20, 2019
Mary Jo Bennett, who lived a long life fully devoted to her family, passed away on December 20, 2019. She was born Mary Josephine Hays in Kansas in 1926. Mary lost her mother at an early age and moved with her father and brother to Gallup, NM in 1933. There she met and married Stanley Bennett and raised two...
DeAnna Jane Strosnider
Dec 20, 2019
DeAnna Jane Strosnider, “Tootsie,” devoted wife and mother, was born on November 16, 1938, in Great Falls, MT. She passed away on Friday, December 20, 2019, in her Albuquerque home with her family by her side. DeAnna loved her eleven children and their spouses; Susan, Timothy, Patrick, Katie, Kathleen, Lori, Mikell Mary, Sherry, Shelly, Molly, Beth and dozens more...
Muriel Theda (Maxim) Land
Dec 20, 2019
Our English Rose, Muriel, passed away at the age of 97 years and seven months on, Friday, December 20, 2019. She formerly lived in Grand Junction, CO until she moved to live with Jerry and Ed in Albuquerque, NM. In the 13+ years she lived with the White’s both their friends and her grandchildren; Shannon’s and Sean’s friends became...
John Andrew Lobato
Dec 19, 2019
John Andrew Lobato, 85, was called to his eternal resting place on Thursday, December 19, 2019. He entered this world on Saturday, May 26, 1934 in Monte Vista, CO. John proudly served in the US Navy, he was a barber, foreman and carpenter by trade. John will be greatly missed and was loved by all. A Rosary will be...
Johnny Ray Whelan
Dec 19, 2019
Johnny Ray Whelan, age 73, formally of Las Cruces, NM who was born in 1946 in Willcox, AZ went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Johnny Ray was preceded in death by his father, Charlie; older brother, Chucky, and his oldest son, Danny. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; four children,...
Elinor (Schultz) Bratton
Dec 19, 2019
Elinor Bratton, 89, a resident of Albuquerque died Thursday, December 19, 2019. She is survived by her son, Kent Bratton and wife Julie; daughter, Jan Brunton and husband Dean, all of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Jennifer Bratton, Jessica Aull, Don Brunton and wife Carina, and Tom Brunton and wife Rachel; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother, Bud Schultz; sister, Janet Lee Heikkinen;...
Edward Derden
Dec 19, 2019
Ret. SMSgt, USAF, Edward Derden, 83, of Rio Rancho, NM, formerly of Houston, TX, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019. Born Thursday, January 30, 1936 in Wichita Falls, TX, to his parents Bert E. Derden and Fern Kolb Derden. He enlisted in the USAF in 1955 for 8 years and the USAF Reserves for over 30 years. Edward...
Charleen Filips Neely
Dec 18, 2019
Charleen Filips Neely, 90, beloved wife and mother passed peacefully into the ever-loving arms of our Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, one day shy of her 91st birthday. She entered this world on December 19, 1928 in Crofton, NE, born to Otto and Hilda Filips. She is preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Charles...
William A. Mead II
Dec 18, 2019
Retired SMSGT William A Mead II (Bill) passed away after a lingering illness on December 18, 2019. He was 54. He leaves behind his parents, Martha and Rafael Radillo, his sisters Tami Mead and Michelle Radillo, his nephew Connor Smith, niece Alexandria Baca, spouse Michele Shannon Mead, and William A Mead I.
Bill served his...
Mary Altherr
Dec 18, 2019
Mary Altherr moved to New Mexico with her husband, Robert, and three children from Kokomo, Indiana in July of 1960. She lived in Albuquerque until her death and loved the Southwest! She was able to finish her college education at UNM, and then went on while she was teaching to get her master’s degree in physical education. Mary taught...
Thomas Edwin Hooker
Dec 18, 2019
Thomas Edwin Hooker was born October 10, 1934 to Edwin and Helen Hooker and went to meet his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. His early life was spent in Hempstead, NY. After graduation from high school, Tom enlisted in the Army and was stationed in Japan. When his term of duty was finished, he taught and...
Patricia Anne (Peterson) Stromberg
Dec 18, 2019
Patricia Anne (Peterson) was born March 9, 1926 in Minneapolis, MN to Ernest K Peterson and Isabel I (Hall) Peterson. She passed away peacefully on December 18, 2019, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert (1925-2003) and children Joseph (1959), John (1954-1975), Tom (1953-2000) and Marcella (1964-2011), son-in-law Ron Sheppeard and...
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