Obituaries

RECENT OBITUARIES

LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.

Wanda Rae Ward

Wanda Rae Ward

April 24, 2020

Wanda Ward, age 83, beloved mother, was called to her eternal resting place on Friday, April 24, 2020. She entered this world on October 25, 1936, in Clovis, NM, born to Claud Adams and Alta Marie Shaver. The Shaver family came to New Mexico at the turn of the century and settled north of Clovis, NM.

Wanda...

Laurel Susan Mellon

Laurel Susan Mellon

April 23, 2020

Laurel Mellon, age 69, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020. She was a loving sister, aunt, and a well-respected Albuquerque businesswoman. Laurel is survived by her siblings, Dean Jordan, Edward Jordan, and Jay Jordan. She leaves behind a loving group of nieces, nephews, and cousins that will miss her dearly.  Laurel was preceded in death by her loving...

James M. Goodner

James M. Goodner

April 23, 2020

James M. Goodner, age 95, passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2020. He was born on March 18, 1925 in Oklahoma to Otis and Effie Mae Goodner and was the older of their two sons.

As a young boy, his family moved to New Mexico, and that became his home. He always considered himself a New Mexican....

Lloyd Dean Seagraves

Lloyd Dean Seagraves

April 23, 2020

Lloyd Dean Seagraves, 86, beloved husband, father and servant of the Lord was called to God on Thursday, April 23, 2020. He was born on Monday, December 25, 1933 in Pulaski, TN, to Basil and Dean Seagraves.

He is survived by his sons, Steven Seagraves, Keith Seagraves; and daughter, DeAnn (Seagraves) Edwards. Lloyd also leaves...

Anna (Baker)  May

Anna (Baker) May

April 22, 2020

Anna Baker May (b. June 20, 1923) passed away in the company of caring nurses at La Vida Llena, Albuquerque, on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, due to complications from Covid-19. A beloved mother and grandmother, wife, sister, and friend, “Granny Annie” will be dearly missed. Anna was born in Claude, Texas, near Amarillo, where her father owned and operated...

Kyle Martinez

Kyle Martinez

April 22, 2020

Kyle Martinez, 15, beloved “BUBBA”, was called to his eternal resting place on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He entered this world on Friday, July 2, 2004, in Santa Fe, NM, born to Josette Otero.

He is preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Patricia Aragon and Joseph Milcher; great-grandparents, Joe and Grace Schmitt; cousin, Amanda Herrera;...

Mark Robert McConville

Mark Robert McConville

April 22, 2020

Mark Robert McConville was born April 7, 1951 to his parents Bob and Marilynn McConville in Bakersfield, CA. He is survived by his wife, Michele McConville; daughter, Melissa Munoz; son-in-law, Marco Munoz; grandchildren, Mark, Robert, and Marilynn Munoz; and sisters, Marie Kernan and Colleen Gardner. Mark McConville was the best of men. He gave selflessly of himself and never...

Robert Edwin Garrecht

Robert Edwin Garrecht

April 22, 2020

Robert (Bob) Edwin Garrecht, age 89, a resident of Albuquerque, NM since 1963, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Patsy of McAlester, OK; her family of four sisters; and multiple nieces and nephews.

Bob attended Tappan Elementary and graduated from Nyack High School in the state of New York....

Betty (Porter)  Self

Betty (Porter) Self

April 22, 2020

Betty Self, 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, after a devastating fall. She was the baby of the family born to George W. and Bertha Porter in Manitou, OK on December 12, 1932. She moved to New Mexico in 1951 where she married Ray Ayers and had a daughter, Raeann (Bill) Pourroy. She worked for the Williamson...

Ena Marie Soflin

Ena Marie Soflin

April 22, 2020

Ena Marie Soflin was raised on a college campus, grew up to become the superintendent of two school districts, explored almost the entire country in an RV and spent her retirement loving and helping anyone who asked. She was a ray of light that refused to stay on a straight path. When asked what she wanted people to remember...

Harold Burnett

Harold Burnett

April 21, 2020

Harold Morris Burnett died on April 21, 2020 at 91 years of age from symptoms of the Covid-19 virus. He was “born at home on the kitchen table” on August 10, 1928 in Amarillo, Texas to parents Henry Arnold Burnett and Ivory Ann Rogers Burnett.

Harold is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty Jean Williams...

Elizabeth Heflin White

Elizabeth Heflin White

April 21, 2020

Elizabeth Heflin White went to be with our lord on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. She attended Gower High School in Missouri and the University of Missouri, receiving her degree in education. Elizabeth taught high school English and Spanish and was a substitute teacher in Colorado and New Mexico. She was baptized in 1932 in the Gower Baptist Church and...

Avundia Trujillo

Avundia Trujillo

April 20, 2020

Avundia Trujillo, age 78, of Albuquerque, NM Passed away Monday, April 20, 2020. Avundia is survived by siblings, Lydia Holdridge, Delfino Trujillo, Mary A. Lueras, Albert Trujillo, and Erminia Zamora. She was proceeded in death by brothers, Ernest and Alfred Trujillo.

Frank Robert Ortega

Frank Robert Ortega

April 20, 2020

Frank Robert Ortega, age 78, a resident of Winnemucca, NV from 1988-2017, and Albuquerque from 2017-2020, went to meet our Lord in Heaven on Monday, April 20, 2020.

He is survived by his wife, Nadine Ortega of Winnemucca, and Albuquerque; children, Frank Ortega Jr. and his wife, Terry, of Colorado Springs CO, Debbie Armijo and husband, Donald,...

Olive May DeAngelis

Olive May DeAngelis

April 20, 2020

Olive DeAngelis, age 94, mother and beloved family member, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020. Olive was known to family and friends as “Penny,” and for her outgoing, gregarious personality. An example of her outgoing personality was the time she spent and the relationships she developed at the Assistance League in Albuquerque. A note from her friends at the...

Edward Lee Miles

Edward Lee Miles

April 20, 2020

Eddie Miles, 72, passed away peacefully Monday, April 20, 2020 at home.

He is survived by his sons, Christopher Miles and wife Sandra, Charles Miles and wife Alexia; grandchildren, Kristian, Jon, Dakota, Damon, Haven and Haidyn.  He is also survived by his father, Ed Miles; brother, Dennis Miles and wife Sylvia; sister, Elaine Gregory and...

August John Huybrechts

August John Huybrechts

April 19, 2020

August John Huybrechts, aged 99, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2020, at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born in Stabroek, Belgium on Sunday, October 31, 1920, the youngest of seven children of Arthur and Elisa Huybrechts. August was an organist, pianist, composer, and music professor, receiving his first music lessons at age...

Kenneth Ray Walston

Kenneth Ray Walston

April 19, 2020

Kenneth Ray Walston, age 92, a resident of Albuquerque, died Sunday, April 19, 2020 at the La Vida Llena nursing facility. Mr. Walston was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Jo-Anne, and his eldest son, Kenneth Ray Walston Jr.

Mr. Walston entered the world on Tuesday, January 31, 1928, in Noble,...

Carol Jean (Watts)  Howe

Carol Jean (Watts) Howe

April 19, 2020

Carol Jean Howe (Ernsberger/Watts) was born Friday, August 14, 1936 to George and Marie Ernsberger of Mishawaka, Indiana. She was adopted in 1944 by Ozra and Felda Watts. She attended school in Mishawaka where her late family Ozra, Felda and her brother, Mickey Watts lived. The Watts owned a restaurant called “The Chat and Nibble” where Carol worked until...

Betty Rein

Betty Rein

April 18, 2020

No one can ever love you like your parents have loved you. Our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Betty Rein, passed away from natural causes at her home on Saturday, April 18, 2020.

Our mom was a wonderful, inquisitive, endlessly supportive presence for all of her family.  The focus of her life was to encourage and support her...