Obituaries

RECENT OBITUARIES

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

John Clark Kimbal Snowdon

John Clark Kimbal Snowdon

Jun 19, 2017

John Clark Snowdon, born November 30, 1929, passed away peacefully at home on June 19, 2017.

He is survived by his wife, Bonnie Esther Snowdon; seven children; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

The Rosary will be recited Monday, June 26, 2017, 7:00 p.m. at FRENCH – Lomas.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday,...

Lynn Moore Headley

Lynn Moore Headley

Jun 18, 2017

Lynn Moore Headley, age 72, of Albuquerque, NM died June 18, 2017 in Houston, TX. Her husband and two children were with her. She was being treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), and passed away from complications of her disease.

Lynn was born on March 6, 1945,...

Charlie Robert Sieber

Charlie Robert Sieber

Jun 18, 2017

Charlie Sieber, age 96, dedicated husband, father, and grandad, passed away Sunday, June 18th, 2017.

He is survived by his sons, David Sieber, Stephen Sieber, and George Sieber and his wife, Carol Trujillo-Sieber; his granddaughters, Eve Wakeland and her husband, Stephen, Tara, Rachael, and Victoria Sieber. He is also survived by his sisters, Martha Atchley and Alice...

Carl Schmidt

Carl Schmidt

Jun 18, 2017

Carl James Schmidt, age 76, a loving husband and father, passed away June 18, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; his children, Daren and Kristen; and his grandchildren, Brooklyn, Daniel, Emma, and Colin.

He was born in Coffeeville, KS, grew up in Los Alamos, NM during WWII, and finally Albuquerque by high school where he...

Frank Warren Rowe

Frank Warren Rowe

Jun 18, 2017

F. Warren Rowe, age 79, a resident of Albuquerque since 1980, died Sunday, June 18, 2017.

He is survived by his children, Victoria Rowe and partner, Carmelo Valone of Los Angeles, CA, Daniel Rowe and wife, Shannon of Albuquerque, and Adriana Roze and husband, David of Los Angeles, CA; five grandchildren, Isabella, Nathaniel, Gabriel, Sofia, and Sebastian;...

Joan Allen

Joan Allen

Jun 17, 2017

ALLEN, JOAN

Joan Allen, 86 years old, passed away peacefully in Albuquerque, NM on June 17, 2017. She was born on October 4, 1930 to Frank and Inez (Berggren) Gorsuch, and grew up with her seven siblings on an idyllic country estate outside Philadelphia, PA. She loved animals and the great outdoors, and recalled fondly a summer...

Diane K. Wiler

Diane K. Wiler

Jun 17, 2017

Diane Kay Wiler, a long-time resident of the Albuquerque area, passed away Saturday the 17th of June in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Diane was born in 1953 in Auburn, Indiana.  Her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when she was a senior in high school.  In 1973, she started her career as a certified respiratory therapy...

Shawn Jose Padilla

Shawn Jose Padilla

Jun 17, 2017

Shawn Padilla Sr., 53, of Edgewood, NM, succumbed to Pulmonary Fibrosis at his home surrounded by family on Saturday June 17, 2017.

Shawn is survived by his wife, Patti of 25 years; parents, Marvin and Linda Padilla of Albuquerque, NM; six incredible sons, Jonathan Reid and his wife, Candice of Phillipsburg, MT, Noah Reid and wife, Jessamine...

Kenneth Gregory Lovejoy

Kenneth Gregory Lovejoy

Jun 17, 2017

Kenneth Gregory Lovejoy

Greg Lovejoy, 66, dedicated husband, father and grandfather, retired business owner and avid reader, joined the angels in Heaven on Saturday, June 17, 2017.

Greg was born and raised in Burlington, VT where he attended Rice Catholic High School and after 40 plus years of employment...

Jack T. Stewart

Jack T. Stewart

Jun 16, 2017

Jack T. Stewart, 79, went to be with the Lord June 16, 2017 in Albuquerque, NM with family around him.

He is survived by his son-in-law, Ken L. Miller; his sons, David J. Stewart and wife Carol Beth, Davant T. Stewart and wife DeAnna; his grandchildren, Nathan Miller and wife Hannah, Andrew Miller, Josh Stewart, Matthew Miller,...

Carol Louise Culver

Carol Louise Culver

Jun 16, 2017

Carol Culver, 74, dedicated wife, loving mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully Friday, June 16, 2017.

Carol was known for her love of Jesus, her Lord. She was able to devote much of her time to her children, who she loved deeply. She showed compassion to people, and had a positive outlook on...

Brandon Christopher Ripley

Brandon Christopher Ripley

Jun 16, 2017

Brandon Christopher Ripley

June 23, 1999 to June 16, 2017

On June 16th, our brightest light was extinguished forever. Brandon passed away at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the tender age of 17.

He leaves behind parents, Dave and Gina Ripley; sister, Danielle...

Stella Ferguson Rogers

Stella Ferguson Rogers

Jun 16, 2017

Stella Ferguson Rogers was born 27 November 1917 in Townsend, TN to Samuel Wilson Ferguson and Eunice Clark. She died in Albuquerque on 16 June 2017. The first thirteen years of her life were spent in a Lutheran orphanage in Knoxville, and then moved to Cincinnati, OH under the auspices of several foster families. While attending church choir practice...

Gloria Elena (Chavez)  Chavez Fitch

Gloria Elena (Chavez) Chavez Fitch

Jun 16, 2017

Gloria Elena Chavez Fitch passed away at her home in Sandia Park on June 16, 2017.  She was 66-years old.  Dr. Chavez [Fitch] was a retired scientist and physicist from Sandia National Laboratories, and a graduate of the University of New Mexico and Colorado State University.  Gloria was president of Trinitek Services, a nuclear safety consulting business located in...

Patricia "Trish" Shirk-Braunschweiger

Patricia "Trish" Shirk-Braunschweiger

Jun 15, 2017

Our precious “Trish” Patricia Shirk-Braunschweiger, 75, passed away peacefully June 15, 2017. Beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother (Nana) will forever be in the hearts of her husband, daughters, brothers, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and the friends that loved her.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years, Andy; daughters, Heidi and husband, Mike Sterlacci (Dallas,...

Marla Jo Wonn

Marla Jo Wonn

Jun 15, 2017

Wonn, Marla Jo

Marla Jo Wonn, 75, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away at her home on June 15, 2017. She was born on February 22, 1942 in Takoma Park, MD, but spent most of her adult life in New Mexico and California.

Marla had a lifelong passion for books, plants and animals...

Margaret Louise Counts

Margaret Louise Counts

Jun 14, 2017

Margaret H. (Peggy) Counts, age 92, passed away on June 14, 2017. She was born on January 1, 1925 in Santa Fe, her parents were Glenn R. Haste and Elsie M. Berger Haste. She was a resident of Albuquerque since 1955 and a lifelong resident of New Mexico.

Peggy married Myrtis W. Counts on January 17, 1948....

Charlie August Stoeltje

Charlie August Stoeltje

Jun 14, 2017

Charlie Stoeltje, age 94 years 10 months, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017. He was born August 6, 1922, in the Three Oaks community of Wilson County, TX. Charlie was preceded in death by his wife, Vera (Carraway) Stoeltje; parents, Karl August Johann (Charlie) Stoeltje and Alma (Schneider) Stoeltje; sisters, Edna Janszen, Eleanora Blackmon, Erna Lee Stoeltje, Rosalie Hudson...

James "Jim" Ballog

James "Jim" Ballog

Jun 14, 2017

Feb. 9, 1951 — June 14, 2017 While still in grade school, Jim, born in Homestead, Pa., moved with his family to Albuquerque. He graduated from Del Norte High School in 1969. New Mexico proved the ideal place for Jim to pursue his many passions: riding motorcycles, snowmobiling, hunting and fishing. He was a renowned cook and competitive barbecue...

Ralph LeRoy Conner

Ralph LeRoy Conner

Jun 13, 2017

Ralph L. Conner was born about an hour southwest of Sioux City, Iowa, up in the Northeast corner of Cornhusker Country in the small, hardworking farming community of Wakefield, Nebraska on Sunday, May 24th, 1931 at practically the start of the Great Depression. He along with his older sister grew up throughout its devastating peak and as young teenagers...