RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Bill K. Hanges
August 9, 2020
Bill K. Hanges, age 59, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, August 9, 2020, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Albuquerque, NM on September 29, 1960, he was the son of Greek immigrants, his mother, Sia Hanges, and his late father, Gus (Kosta) Hanges. He is also survived by his sister, Thoula Hanges Mallory and her husband,...
Alfred Martin Smith
August 8, 2020
Al was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina to Alfred and Frances Smith. Al was an only child. He attended Robert B. Glenn High School where he made lifelong friends. He had aspirations of becoming a pro golfer, and while obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he earned...
Willard Roy Randall
August 8, 2020
Willard Roy Randall lived a full life of 94 years on this earth, before our Lord called him home. He passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020. He passed comfortably, in the home built by his own hands. He was surrounded by his children at his passing. He at last was rejoined with Margie, his wife of 54 years...
Shirley Ann (Swanquist) Weaver
August 8, 2020
Shirley Ann Weaver, age 92, our precious mother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend, and lover of Jesus stepped into the presence of her Lord on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Shirley was born in Cadillac, Michigan, on November 13, 1927 to Ralph and Gladys Swanquist. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Paul Weaver Jr, and her...
Joseph Carl Miles
August 7, 2020
Joseph Carl Miles, age 79, a resident of Albuquerque since 1970, died Friday, August 7, 2020.
He is survived by his son, Carl Miles and wife, Aubra; and numerous friends and family. Joe joined the U.S. Army in 1960 and retired in 1982 and worked on Aircraft Radar systems including the AWACS. Joe then worked for Intel...
Delbert V. Hamilton
August 6, 2020
Delbert V. Hamilton, age 102, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020. A private graveside service will be held by family invitation only due to the current pandemic.
Ramona Danice Riddle
August 6, 2020
Ramona Danice Riddle, age 60, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020. Danice was a lifelong car enthusiast, having worked rebuilding engines in high school, owning and working in parts stores and finally as a successful car saleswoman for many years. She had multiple repeat customers, who became friends through her career. She is survived by her husband, Gary Riddle...
Jerry Edward Depoy
August 6, 2020
Jerry Depoy, age 70, beloved Husband, Father, and Brother, was called to his eternal resting place on Thursday, August 6, 2020. He entered this world on Monday, October 31, 1949 in Albuquerque, NM, born to Wynoa and Esther Depoy. He is survived by his wife, Linda Depoy; son, Jason Depoy, wife Marleen; daughter, Leslie Depoy; brother Rod Depoy, wife...
Fred Aaron Skaggs
August 6, 2020
Our father, Fred Aaron Skaggs, passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020. Dad was born in Plano, TX on April 18, 1935 to Raymond Wesley Skaggs and Lela McDowell Skaggs. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Keyes Skaggs; daughter, Elaine (Michael) Rising of Albuquerque, NM; son, Robert (Donna) Skaggs of Solana Beach, CA; and five grandchildren, Austin and...
Virginia Shepard
August 6, 2020
Virginia Shepard, age 97, passed away peacefully Thursday, August 6, 2020. She was born in West Virginia in 1923 where she met some of her lifelong friends. She married the love of her life, naval officer William Blount Shepard, Jr. in 1946. Navy life was busy and adventurous. They began their married life in Corpus Christi where they started...
Ladislado Armijo
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 5, 2020
Joe E. Garcia of Sandia Park, New Mexico passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
Byrl Blount Jr.
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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
August 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,...



