RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Merlene Krall
January 1, 2017
Merlene Krall, age 81, encircled by the love of her family and friends, completed her life's journey on January 1, 2017. Merlene was born July 17, 1935 in Cheyenne, WY to John and Wilma Terrill. After spending a happy and adventurous childhood growing up in WY, she left for Woodbury Business College in Burbank, CA. It was there she met...
Paul H. Davidson
December 31, 2016
Paul Davidson, 92, beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, teacher, and friend, passed away at his Albuquerque home on Saturday, December 31, 2016. Paul was known for his good nature, positive attitude, and kindness. He was born on December 12, 1924 in Decatur, IL, where he spent his youth. After three years of service in the Army Air Corps, he attended...
Carolyn E. Bedford
December 30, 2016
Carolyn E. Bedford, age 71, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 30, 2016 surrounded by her family. Carolyn had a beautiful smile and a huge heart. She touched so many lives with her compassion and generosity and was an inspiration to her family, friends, and everyone who knew her. She will be missed by...
Hogan Cuevas
December 30, 2016
Hogan Cuevas, 46, dedicated husband, our family's rock. He is also survived by his wife, Amy. His children; Andrea, Briana and Ryan. He is also survived by his parents; Miguel and Maria. Brother; Michael (sister in law) Melanie nieces Brooke (Gianna) and Hailey, nephew; Matthew. Preceded in death by his sister; Rosie and Brother in Law, John. Established one of...
Mary Lou Butler Frazier
December 30, 2016
Mary Lou Butler Frazier, 89, a New Mexico amateur golfing legend, passed away peacefully in her sleep on December 30, 2016. Mary Lou was born April 26, 1927 in Cherokee, IA. She graduated from Iowa State University with an undergraduate degree in physics and from the University of New Mexico with a Masters in Science. Her working career began as...
Jeannette Cooper (Jean) Tarry
December 30, 2016
Jeannette (Jean) Cooper Tarry passed away December 30, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. A resident of New Mexico for the past 28 years, she was born on May 25, 1922 in Kansas City, KS. At age 19, she married Charles Tarry on December 5, 1941. Two days later was Pearl Harbor and her husband spent the next four years in the...
Edna Rita Strauss
December 30, 2016
Edna Rita Strauss (nee Higgins) joined her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 30, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of Isabel (Bullen) and Joseph Higgins, and stepdaughter of Francis Pullis. Her husband, Frederick, her son, Glenn, and her brother, Stanley (wife Evelyn), predeceased her. She leaves behind a devoted family: her daughters, Karen Moya...
Day Lee
December 30, 2016
Day Lee (December 6, 1922 - December 30, 2016) Day Lee was born on December 6, 1922 at #2 Gramercy Park, New York City, NY, son of Ronald Currie Lee and Louise Day Putnam. He attended the Buckley School in Manhattan until he and his family moved to Hook Rd. in Bedford, NY, where he attended Rippowam Cisqua School. Later...
Marinel Hartogensis
December 29, 2016
Marinel Hartogensis died peacefully on December 29, 2016. Marinel was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1930. She graduated from high school in Kansas City. She gave birth to three children and worked several jobs as an editor and reporter in New Jersey. She then moved to New Hampshire, where she earned her bachelor's degree in music and her master's...
Katherine Enns
December 29, 2016
Katherine McArthur Enns, age 76, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 following a recent surgery. Katherine was born in 1940 in Albuquerque and lived in Gallup in the 1950's and married in 1958. Katherine is survived by her children, Karl (Nancy) Enns, Elizabeth Enns, and Joyce (Frank) Bayles; grandchildren, Charlotte Selfridge, Naomi Selfridge, Julie Escarcega, and Dustin Enns; and...
Robert "Bob" McDonnell
December 29, 2016
On the evening of December 29, 2016, this world lost one of the most beautiful and pure souls at the age of 61. Bob, FB to those who knew him, went with the Lord in peace surrounded by all who loved and cherished him after a courageous battle with cancer. He was a very strong person and he fought his...
Esther Lee Armijo
December 29, 2016
Esther Lee Armijo, 82, our beautiful, generous and kind mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, sister and friend, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016. Esther was always a very loving, giving and sweet lady. She loved being with her family and playing bingo with her friends. She is survived by her children, Nora Catherine Armijo, Linda Diane Benavidez (Ramon) and Esther...
Stuart Wageman
December 29, 2016
Stuart Wageman, 61, beloved son and brother, passed away of a cardiac event on December 29, 2016. He entered this world on June 15, 1955, in Nebraska City, Nebraska. He is survived by his parents Carol and Bill Wageman; sister Leslie Linke; brother Steven Wageman (Shelly); nephews Nick Linke, Kevin Linke, David Linke, and Daniel Wageman; and niece Yvonne Wageman....
Don Fluitt
December 29, 2016
Don Fluitt passed away December 29, 2016 in his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 54. He was born September 15, 1962. Don spent his life as a devoted father, firefighter and Christian. He fulfilled his passion by dedicating himself to God and through serving others. He spent all of his Sundays with his daughter, Siena, feeding...
Jack L. Stahl
December 29, 2016
Jack L. Stahl, age 82, was born in Lincoln, IL and passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Jack moved to Albuquerque in 1951, graduating from Highland High School in 1952 and the University of New Mexico in 1956. In 1956, Jack Stahl married Carol Townsend of Odessa, TX. He taught mathematics at Ernie Pyle Jr. High...
Robert S. Turner
December 28, 2016
First and foremost, Robert S. Turner was a loyal and dedicated friend. He will always be remembered as a decorated, devoted and brave combat soldier of the United States Army and Army Reserve. He was loved deeply and will be missed by many. Turner is survived by his mother, Darlene Turner, and multiple friends, who were more family than family...
Joanne Marie Ballinger Pearson
December 28, 2016
Joanne Pearson, 64, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed into the arms of her Savior December 28, 2016. Joanne was a generous woman who cared for everyone she met. She loved her children, their friends, and all the children she met through her church and her job at Hope Christian School. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph...
Betty Lou Fisher
December 28, 2016
Betty Lou Fisher, born to Aubrey and Mary Ella McCord on June 9, 1929 in Grimes, OK, she departed this life December 28, 2016 in Midland, TX. Loving wife and mother, Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Charlie Claude Fisher; daughter, Dana Cheryl Johnson; as well as three brothers and one sister. After they retired...
John Alan Stephenson
December 28, 2016
John Alan Stephenson, age 52, a resident of Los Alamos, NM went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at the Los Alamos Medical Center, when his heart finally gave out. He is survived by his two sons, Ben Stephenson of Farmington, NM and Logan Stephenson of Tacoma, WA; the mother of his children, Maria Russell...
Martha Hill
December 28, 2016
Martha Hill, lovingly known as "Mamie", 80, died peacefully on December 28, 2016 after a brief illness. Martha is survived by her husband of 55 years, Hershel Hill; son, Hubert H. Hill II; daughter, Shawna Selph and husband, Andrew; and granddaughters, Amelia Selph and Kyrie Selph. A Celebration of Life will take place at a later date. In lieu of...
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