Robert L. Alvis, 81, passed away unexpectedly, December 24, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born December 19, 1934 on the family farm near Thomas, Oklahoma to Elmer P. Alvis, Sr. and Ruth O. Alvis. His father died when he was eight years old and to help support the family, he started farming at age 13 and continued until...
Michelle Fuentes Gifford, 35, beloved Wife, Mother, Sister and Aunt, was called to her eternal resting place on Thursday December 24, 2015. She entered this world on May 22, 1980 in Albuquerque, NM, born to Julian and Gloria Fuentes. She is survived by her husband Eddie Gifford II; three children Eddie III, Alex and Brianna; two sisters and three brothers...
Steve R. Aranda, 55, a devoted father, loving husband, and proud grandfather of eight, to Anthony, Joseph, Raeanne, Alexis, Gabriel, Alyssa, Joshua, and Baby Stevan. Jesus called him to his eternal resting place on Thursday December 24, 2015. He entered this world on February 29, 1960 in Emmett, ID, born to Juan and Marylou. He is survived by his wife...
Joe N. Apodaca was born on April 29, 1928 to Salomon Apodaca and Maggie Montoya Apodaca in Socorro, NM. He passed away on December 24, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM surrounded by his family. Joe is survived by his daughter, Sylvia, son-in-law, John Maruffi; grandchildren, Joe N. and Maria Maruffi, Joe's fiancée, Melissa Martinez, Maria's husband, Anthony Okamura; nieces, nephews and...
During the morning of December 24, 2015, the joy of our lives, Raymond Oligher passed into eternal life. He was the most loving, sincere, kind, dedicated, gentle, humorous person ever to grace this earth. He was loved by his children, Ray and Barbara, and his three "step-children" He was born and raised in Pennsylvania - served in the US Army...
Mary S. Gonzales, long time Albuquerque resident, passed away December 24, 2015 at the age of 84. Mary is survived by her children, Ida, Terry (Ginger), Theresa, Joseph (Lisa), Pete and Michael; her grandchildren, Ernest, Gabriel, Michael, Jesse Jr, Sean, Nicole, Cindy, Angela, Don Joel, Blanca, Marcus, C J, Valentin, Alexis, Amanda, Dawn, Michael Jr, Nicholas and Amy; 16 great-grandchildren...
Crescence (Chris) Louise Frank, 96, a resident of Albuquerque since 1964, died December 24, 2015. She is survived by her son, Donald Frank and his wife Kathleen; and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Col. Donald H. Frank, USAF (Ret.); her parents; brother, Ellsworth Smith; and sister, Arlene Smith Swinsick. Chris...
Chelsea Bakewell-Goupil age 29, beloved daughter, sister and mommy, passed away on Wednesday December 23, 2015. She was born on November 15, 1986 in Templeton, CA, born to Tracy and Cheryle Bakewell. She is survived by her parents; brothers, Travis and Cody; and sons, Landon and Ethan. A Celebration of her life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday...
Ana-Maria Encinias, known to everyone as Nana, passed away on December 23, 2015. She was 59 years old. From an early age, Nana was a passionate and devoted animal lover. She adopted quirky animals and loved the ones others ignored. She was involved with animal volunteer organizations and spent much of her free time working and training her dogs in...
Richard "Ric" O. Skrondahl, Jr. Age 61, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015. He is survived by his children, Josh Skrondahl, wife Shaunna and Irene Skrondahl; mother, Nikki Skrondahl; brother, David W. Skrondahl and wife Jeri of Santa Fe; nieces, Natalie Romero and husband, Gabe, and Jennah Skrondahl; partner, Jennifer Thumma; the mother of his children, Angalene Finlay; and numerous other...
Elias "Alex" C. Castillo went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. He was born to the late Ignacio and Flora Castillo, September 3, 1934 in Belen, NM. He was preceded in death by his children, Eli and Janet; brother, Ralph; and sisters, Viviana and Viola. He is survived by his...
Joseph "Joe" P. Waters, Jr., age 43, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015 immediately after an accidental fall at his home in Seattle, WA. He is survived by his mother, Billie Waters of Albuquerque; and many friends, including his Microsoft family in Washington. Joe was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Patrick Waters. He was born in 1972 at Edwards...
Lindquist, Peter Anson 4/9/41 - 12/23/15 Peter is survived by his wife, Marilyn; brother, Rick; children, Pamela, Erik, Joel, and Jennifer; grandchildren, Nami, Ella, Taki, Kaitlyn, Lily, and Ryan; and his beloved Corgis. Peter was a Biologist in biomedical research his whole career. He had a great interest and love of mechanical old clocks. After retirement he was able to...
Malachowski, Edwin Edwin Michael "Ski" Malachowski, 85, of Albuquerque, passed away, Wednesday, December 23, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Ruby and his step-son, Charles J. Ferguson. He is survived by his step-daughters, Brenda Garcia and husband, Jose, Phyllis Ferguson Bekaert and husband, Duke, and Shirley Ferguson. He also leaves behind his grandchildren, Brittany,...
John Eric Messimer, 52, passed away December 23, 2015 in Tijeras, New Mexico. John was born in Albuquerque on August 11, 1963. He graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1981. He went on to earn an Associates degree in Graphic Design from Texas State Technical College in Waco, Texas. Most importantly, John protected the citizens of Albuquerque by serving...
Alfred P. Harris, 79, of Albuquerque, passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. He is survived by his loving and faithful wife of 57 years, Mary Harris; his children, Chris Harris and wife Maureen, Phil Harris, Geri Walter, Matt Harris and wife Heidi. He was a grandfather to Weston, Kailee, Brian, Beth and Amanda Harris and Christian and Daniel Walter. He...
Michael Walter Kashinski, age 70, a 32-year resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital. He recently suffered a stroke after battling heart problems for years. Michael was the beloved husband of Doreen "Toni" Kashinski who preceded him in death in October, 1994 after 28 years of marriage. Michael is survived by his daughter, Barbara Ann Kashinski;...
Kenneth Williams, 92, was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 29, 1923 in Quincy, IL to Joe and Vera Williams. In 1936 he moved to Albuquerque, NM with his family. He graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1942. Kenny was proud to serve in the US Army as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne during the Battle of the Bulge. He...
It is with heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of Severino Trujillo. Severino passed on December 21, 2015 surrounded by his loving family after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Mora, New Mexico to JD and Marie Trujillo. After retiring from the Army National Guard, he moved to Albuquerque and was a parishioner...
Carol Jean Dodson went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2015. Carol was a long time resident of Albuquerque where she worked as an administrative assistant at CNA Insurance Co. for more than 20 years. After retirement, she worked part time at the Presbyterian Hospital Gift Shop, where she enjoyed visiting with hospital visitors, patients, and employees....