RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Mary Anne Meredith
Mar 5, 2017
Mary Anne Meredith November 10, 1940-March 5, 2017 Mary Anne Keese was born in Houston, TX to Jerry and Margie Keese. She moved to Dallas when she was two years old, and grew up in a family of four sisters, of whom she was the eldest. She attended school in Dallas and graduated from North Dallas High School and Texas...
Marian F. Rocco
Mar 5, 2017
Marian Frances Rocco died peacefully on March 5, 2017 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was 84. Marian was born in Old Town, Albuquerque on April 27, 1932 to her parents, Frank and Mary Mann. She graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1951 and married Jim Rocco in 1954. Marian was a loving wife and mother. She was a generous person...
Mary Elizabeth Martinek
Mar 5, 2017
Mary Martinek, age 66, of Placitas, New Mexico was called to her eternal resting place on March 5, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the beloved mother, of Jennifer House and Julie Martinek. Mary was born in Denver, Colorado on July 8, 1950 to Leonard and Clara Schlytern. She is survived by her daughters, Jennifer House and...
Donald G. Weidner
Mar 5, 2017
Donald G. Weidner, 87, passed away after a painful battle with cancer. He was born in Wheeling, Ill, and was a resident of Rio Rancho, NM. Donald is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia. His extended family consists of many children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Don was a retired independent long haul trucker, tour bus driver and...
Susana N. Derado
Mar 4, 2017
Susana N. Derado went with her Savior on March 4, 2017. She was born on August 11, 1930 to Quirino Navarette and Clara Palafos Navarrette in Artesia, NM. Susana married the love of her life, Joseph R. Derado on September 26, 1964 and he preceded Susana in death on April 28, 2012. She was also preceded in death by her...
William Bixby
Mar 4, 2017
William E. Bixby was born in Columbus, OH on October 17, 1927, and died on March 4, 2017, in Belen, NM. He is now walking the streets of gold in heaven because, when he was a teenager, he committed his life to his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Joanne. He is...
Harry Hodges Dickson
Mar 4, 2017
Harry Hodges Dickson, age 96, passed away March 4, 2017. Harry was born in Philadelphia, PA to George Lewis Dickson and Alma Louise Hodges. Harry's namesake was his grandfather, General Harry Hodges. General Hodges was responsible for much of the design and building of the Panama Canal. In 1938, Harry graduated from Taft School. After school, he attended UCLA and...
Raymond Louis Seaton
Mar 4, 2017
Raymond Louis Seaton died on March 4, 2017 at the age of 82 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ray was born in Louisville, Kentucky and was the only son of Raymond Patrick Seaton and Mary (Owsley) Seaton. He served in the Navy Seabee's at the end of the Korean War as a court recorder, serving mainly in the Pacific. He graduated...
Richard Wade
Mar 3, 2017
Richard Wade passed away on March 3, 2017 surrounded by his family. He was 66-years-old. Richard is survived by his wife, Silvia Zarate Wade and their two children, Javier Zarate and Kathleen Leon; his first wife, Elaine Wade and their three children, Jennifer Wade, Gabriel Wade and Elizabeth Wade; and grandchildren, Gabriel, Noah, Emma Wade and Eli Leon. He graduated...
Roy F. Ellison Jr
Mar 3, 2017
Roy F. Ellison, Jr., age 86, a resident of Albuquerque since 1961, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017. He is survived by his children; Julie Wylie and husband, Wayne of Austin, TX, Cindy Franks of Albuquerque, and Tony Ellison and spouse, Freda Arellano; three grandchildren, John J. Franks V, Andrew Franks and wife, Hannah, and Kyla Franks; siblings, Lorraine...
H. Clifton Wright
Mar 3, 2017
H. Clifton Wright, 96, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2017. He is survived by his nephews, Stephen S. Papania, David W. Moe, J. Charles Papania, Clifton A. Papania; nieces, Louise Moe DePlante, Anne Papania McCallum, Anne Kula Jasewicz, and Patricia Kula Beidl; and numerous great-nephews and nieces. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn Gilbert Wright;...
Antionette "Toni" Valdez
Mar 3, 2017
Toni Valdez passed away on March 3, 2017 at the age of 84. She was known for her vibrant personality, dazzling beauty and her million dollar smile. She never met a stranger and thrived in the social realm. Toni was a survivor and never backed down from any challenge. She was very active in her church, politics, numerous civic clubs...
Adelina "Lena" Gutierrez
Mar 3, 2017
"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts." Adelina "Lena" Gutierrez, age 87, lost her battle with cancer and was quietly called away to be with our Lord on March 3, 2017. She was born in Albuquerque, NM to her parents, Jose Andres and Tomasita...
Marianne Edwards
Mar 3, 2017
Marianne Edwards, 54, loving mother, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2017 after the hardest fight of her life. Marianne was known for her sweet nature and kind spirit. She is survived by her son, the only one willing to fight by her side every day, the one who made the decision that she'd fought all she could, who watched...
Jack Carlson
Mar 3, 2017
On March 3, 2017, Jack Carlson, age 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by his devoted family after a long illness. Jack was born in Muskegon, MI and moved to New Mexico in 1949. He was a very accomplished man in many ways. In business, he started as a dry-wall laborer and worked his way into forming his own business called...
L. Roger Edwards
Mar 2, 2017
L. Roger Edwards, 76, beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather, peacefully passed away on March 2, 2017. He entered this world on May 2, 1940 in New Ulm, MN, born to William and Verna Edwards. He is survived by his wife Judy Edwards of 54 years; brother William David Edwards; children Jacqueline Walters, Theodore Edwards (wife Anicée) and Anthony Edwards (wife...
Lois E. Harvey
Mar 2, 2017
Lois E. (McCarty) Harvey, wife of Earl S. Harvey, passed away on March 2, 2017 at Montebello on Academy in Albuquerque. Born in what is now the mining town of Mogollon, NM in 1924, she was the daughter of Pearl and Dude McCarty, a well-known rancher in Reserve, NM. The world shifted dramatically over her 93 years. From growing up...
Marie C. Gutierrez
Mar 2, 2017
Marie C. Gutierrez, age 79, passed away on March 2, 2017, in Albuquerque. Marie was born in Lincoln Park, MI on February 25, 1938. Marie is survived by her husband of 58 years, Joe P. Gutierrez; sisters, Margaret Heller of Laguna Niguel, CA, Helen Pirtle of Bernalillo, NM, Olivia Welsh of Albuquerque, Michaele Schuman of Canitillo, TX, Kathleen Ciarlotta of...
Dorothymarie Funcke
Mar 1, 2017
Dorothymarie Funcke, 81, beloved sister, was called to her eternal resting place on March 1, 2017. She entered this world on June 9, 1935 in Belleville, IL, born to Arthur Funcke and Olinda Funcke-Kirsch. She is survived by her sisters, Karen Lynch of Albuquerque, NM and Marcedes (Herbert) Rauch of Lincolnshire, IL as well as many nieces and nephews. Dorothy...
Arthur Avriell Gorrell Jr
Mar 1, 2017
Arthur Avriell Gorrell Jr., 92, February 15, 1925 - March 1, 2017 . He leaves his wife Helen Page Gorrell; son Bob and wife Terrie of Placitas, NM, their children Gavin Gorrell and Matt Schoberg; his son Jeff and wife Lisa of Santa Barbara, CA, their children Tiana and Sterling; his daughter Anne McFerron and husband Joe of Edmond, OK,...
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