RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Michael Allan Schlueter
April 18, 2020
Michael Allan Schlueter, age 79, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020, after a courageous journey with Parkinson's and Lewy Body Dementia. He was born on November 21, 1940 in Davenport, IA to his parents, Lawrence and Catherine Schlueter. Mike is survived by his wife, Jettye Sparlin Schlueter; daughter, Elizabeth Sorensen (Erik); sons, Greg (Denise) and Mark Schlueter (Julia);...
Collin Alexander McCray
April 18, 2020
Website: Collin Alexander McCray, age 22, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 and now resides with our Savior Jesus Christ. Those to greet him upon arrival were his Papa and Nana, Richard and Wanda Williams and his grandpa, Frankie McCray. Collin loved so many and was loved by so many more. He had an amazing smile and an...
Janet Supon Kingsbury
April 17, 2020
Following a short but courageous battle with cancer, Janet (Jan) Supon Kingsbury passed away Friday, April 17, 2020 at home in Albuquerque, NM, surrounded by members of her family.
Jan was born during December 1943 in Kimball, NE to parents, Frank and Lucyellen Supon. She was raised in Pine Bluffs, WY, and graduated from Pine Bluffs High...
Charlotte Anne Notgrass
April 17, 2020
Charlotte Anne Notgrass passed away on Friday, April 17, 2020. She was born on Saturday, August 14, 1954, in Las Vegas, NM. Her parents were Earl and Bertha Notgrass. She grew up in Albuquerque, graduated from Highland High School, and received a BA in Special Education from the University of New Mexico. She taught at several APS schools for...
Michelle Newlan
April 17, 2020
Michelle Newlan, 61, beloved daughter, sister, mother and grandmother, was called by the Lord to be at his side on Friday, April 17, 2020.
She entered this world on Monday, September 15, 1958 in Albuquerque, NM, born to Lawrence and Claudine Cowan and lived here her entire life. From an early age Michelle wanted to...
Dorothy "Babs" Tawney
April 17, 2020
“Babs” Tawney died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, April 17, 2020, of natural causes. Born Dorothy Green in 1923 in Great Yarmouth, England, she grew up in various towns in England, traveling with her family as her father took different jobs as an insurance agent before settling in Norwich on the east coast of England. She attended Norwich...
Douglas Scott Dierdorf
April 17, 2020
Douglas Dierdorf, 70, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, died after a brief illness on Friday, April 17, 2020, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Sandra Dierdorf; daughter, Johanna Dierdorf Blackburn (Mike); daughter, Erika Crow (Tim); grandson, Alexander Crow; granddaughter, Eleanor Crow; and sister, Gail Hughes of Schertz, Texas. Doug was born...
Arlene Mae Stegman
April 16, 2020
Arlene M. Stegman passed away at home on April 16, 2020, with Debi and Doug at her side.
She loved her family and her volunteer families. She was a member of Assistance League of Albuquerque for 40 years and also volunteered for Albuquerque Reads.
She joins her husband Jerry Lee Stegman and her grandson Duane...
Felicia Angelica Duran
April 16, 2020
Dr. Felicia Angelica Duran, PhD, age 57, beloved mother, daughter, sister, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 16, 2020. She was an awesome, talented, and nerdy sister and daughter, a caring mother, a brilliant and respected colleague, and a self-proclaimed Trekkie. She was caring and always willing to share her talents, time, and money...
Helen Maxine Morris
April 15, 2020
Helen Maxine Morris, age 72, beloved mother, grandmother, wife, and friend passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Helen was known for her deep love of animals (especially her pets Christy, Jazz, J.J. and Brandy) and her long-standing affection for country and western dancing. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, David Morris; her father, Guy E. Morgan (stepmother,...
Frances Rebecca Chacon
April 15, 2020
Frances "Pancha" Chacon, age 67, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
She entered this world on Tuesday, August 5, 1952 in Taos, NM, born to David and Elvira Martinez where she eventually settled in Bosque Farms, NM. She is survived by her husband, Frank Chacon; three...
Arlene Poland DeFoor
April 15, 2020
Arlene Heathcott Poland DeFoor, 95, was born in 1925, in Driggs, Arkansas. Her family moved to Texas in 1929 and settled in the Runnels County area. She married Lloyd Eugene Poland in 1946, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they had their first child, Darla. They moved to Albuquerque in 1950 where Jim, Jane, and Jeff were later...
Daniel K. Wolfe III
April 14, 2020
Dr. Daniel K. Wolfe III, age 84, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away Monday, April 13, 2020 after a short illness. Dan graduated from The University of Denver in 1959, University of Colorado Medical School in 1964, and had a successful medical practice in Durango, Colorado for many years. One of his loves was being outdoors in the mountains...
Alice M. Williamson
April 14, 2020
Alice M. Williamson, age 101, passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020 in Rio Rancho, NM. She was born in Kansas City, MO on October 6, 1918. She was preceded in death by her father, Lewis S. Prosser; mother, Cecile Grace Williams; husband, Dorwin L Williamson, (2001); daughter, Barbara Vigorito, (1987); son, Thomas Williamson, (2000); brother, Lewis Prosser; and son-in-law,...
Lola Hadjidakis
April 14, 2020
Lola Hadjidakis of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on Apr 14, 2020. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Doris Pauline Bromberg
April 14, 2020
Doris Pauline Bromberg, the daughter of Karl and Beulah (Fansher) Klein, was born in Portland, Oregon, on January 14, 1920, and passed away peacefully in Albuquerque on April 14, 2020, after recent and joyous celebrations of her 100th birthday. Doris was joined by family and friends from Washington, Oregon, California, and New Mexico in two wonderful parties that featured...
Rodolfo G. Salmon
April 14, 2020
Our father was many things; generous, wise, honorable, loving, respectful, classy, gifted, talented and our protector. A jokester that kept us laughing and entertained us with the stories he told. The rock of the family that we could always depend on to fix any problem we faced. A loving husband that adored his beautiful wife of 51 years. A...
John I. Gaona
April 13, 2020
Gaona, John I. a resident of Albuquerque since 1948, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2020 after a short illness. He was born Friday, December 28, 1923 in Conlen, TX, the son of Felice and Gertrude Gaona. He is survived by his loving and caring wife, Constance Wilder Gaona; three sons, John Jr. and wife Martha, Phillip, David and...
Candy Martinez
April 12, 2020
Our Beloved Mother, Sister, Aunt and Grandmother left us peacefully surrounded by love on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Candy was born on Thursday, June 19, 1919 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Juan and Pola Chavez. She is preceded in death by her two daughters Irene De La Cruz and Mary Jean Lopez and her lifelong partner and husband...
Thomas Frederick Chrissinger
April 12, 2020
Thomas Frederick Chrissinger of Rio Rancho, NM, age 99, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 12, 2020. Fred was born on May 10, 1920 in Winfield, IA, to Charles F. Chrissinger and Dora Ditto Chrissinger. Fred was a wonderful man, loved by all who knew him.
He graduated from Winfield-Mt. Union High School in 1938. In 1941,...



