RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Chisato "Bess" Higuchi
December 4, 2016
Chisato "Bess" Higuchi passed away on December 4, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. She was born on April 30, 1924 in Los Angeles, CA. In 1939 she went to Japan to learn the culture as a representative of her family. She was trapped there during the war, while her family was sent to relocation camps in California. After the war, she...
Charles Denison "Denny" Leach
December 4, 2016
Charles Denison (Denny) Leach was born January 5, 1928 and passed away December 4, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife, Donna; six children; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind many cherished nieces and nephews; a sister and a brother-in-law. He will be missed by his many friends at AA and the community. Memorial Services will...
Joyce A. Picard
December 4, 2016
Joyce Ann (Beckwith) Picard, 54, of Albuquerque, passed away December 4, 2016, after fighting a long battle with Cancer. She is now with her Heavenly father and has been reunited with her mother, Joanne F. Beckwith. She is survived by her father, Dean Beckwith, and his wife, Emma Beckwith, of Morton, Illinois; her two daughters, Kristina and Kaitlyn and their...
Gary Sower
December 4, 2016
Gary Sower, born July 31, 1943, passed peacefully on December 4, 2016. Gary was born in Honolulu, HI to parents Milton and Ethel Sower. He grew up helping his family in their ranching business in southern Colorado and northern NM. He received a BS in Physics from New Mexico Tech, an MS in Physics from the University of Chicago and...
Richard J. Hanson
December 4, 2016
Dr. Richard J. Hanson, age 78, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, died at home Sunday, December 4, 2016 of complications from brain cancer. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Karen Haskell; his children, Dr. Eric Hanson and wife Dr. Gwen Hanson, Christina Carrie Hanson and husband Todd Kelley, Dr. Joe Hanson and wife Bethany Hanson, and Fred...
Alfred Trujillo Jr
December 3, 2016
Alfred Trujillo, Jr., resident of Albuquerque, NM, passed away on the December 3, 2016 after battling Parkinson's disease for six years. He was 64. Alfred is preceded in death by his wife, Betty Trujillo; his father, Alfred Trujillo, Sr.; his mother, Meres Torres, and his older brother, Ernest Trujillo. He is survived by his sons, Mark Trujillo and wife Sonia,...
Benjamin Roscoe
December 2, 2016
Benjamin Roscoe, age 84, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016. Ben served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as an Intelligence Officer. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, had a career at Sandia National Laboratories, and wrote professional papers which were published in Journal of Defense and Research, IEEE, and presented at Nuclear...
Marilyn Joyce Buckley "Joyce" McClarren
December 2, 2016
Marilyn Joyce Buckley McClarren, age 80, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 2, 2016 after a battle with cancer. She was the beloved wife of Charles William McClarren. Joyce was born in Point Reyes, California, on September 15, 1936. She met Charles, an Air Force fighter pilot, in Trieste, Italy, and they were married on August 5, 1956 and recently...
Delma L. Rostel
December 2, 2016
Delma Rostel, age 98, devoted mom, grandma (Nani) and friend, passed away December 2, 2016. Dee was known for her many years volunteering for Meals on Wheels and was an active member of Palo Duro Senior Center. She was a gardener, seamstress and foster mom to many children over the years. She was passionate about her quilting and many friends...
Gary Concannon
December 2, 2016
Gary Concannon passed away suddenly at home on Friday, December 2, 2016. Gary was born in 1950 in Garden City, Kansas to Wanda and the late Herbert Concannon. Gary graduated from Sandia High School in 1968 where he played football, basketball, and was on the track team. Gary served in the United States Air Force from 1971 until 1975. He...
Richard L. Henry
December 1, 2016
Richard L. Henry passed away December 1, 2016, after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Richard was born April 20, 1944 in Oklahoma City, OK, the son of James Kenneth Henry and June Marion Lay. The family moved to Lawton, OK in 1957. Richard graduated from Lawton High School in 1962. He attended Cameron College and transferred to Oklahoma State...
Gene Oscar Sjostrand
December 1, 2016
It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend Gene Oscar Sjostrand, age 87. Gene was a resident of Albuquerque and formerly of Des Plaines, IL. He went to join the Lord and his beloved, cherished wife of 48 years, Eugenia. He passed away peacefully in his sleep. Gene is...
Nancy Gianopoulos
November 30, 2016
Nancy Gianopoulos fell asleep in the Lord on November 30, 2016. Born November 5, 1925, in the village of Kalloni on the island of Lesvos, Greece, Nancy was the third of four children born to Ignatios and Myrsini Antoniadou. After World War II, Nancy emigrated to the United States, where she met and married Mannie Gianopoulos of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The...
Anthony Evola Sr
November 29, 2016
Anthony Evola, Sr. passed away on November 29, 2016. He was born on December 30, 1927 in New York City to Lucia and Gaspare Evola. Anthony was happily married to his wife of 63 years, Millie Evola. He proudly served his country in the US Navy for two years before serving in the New York City Fire Department for 21...
Wilma Baxter
November 29, 2016
Wilma Baxter, 95, died November 29, 2016. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Baxter and her son, Scott Baxter. Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Robert. Wilma worked at Los Alamos National Labs where she met Robert. A Funeral Service will be Saturday, December 3, 2016, 3:00 p.m. at FRENCH - Lomas. Interment will take place Wednesday,...
Lt. Christopher F. Silleroy, (Ret.) USN
November 29, 2016
Lt. Christopher F. Silleroy, USN (Ret.) died unexpectedly on November 29, 2016, at age 70. He is survived by his devoted sister, Dr. Rene S. Silleroy; and his caring brother, Woods Silleroy; as well as by a world of admirers. A private family service will be held and he will be buried with full military honors at the National Veterans...
Christopher Silleroy
November 29, 2016
Christopher Silleroy passed away on Nov 29, 2016. Christopher’s loved ones are composing Christopher’s obituary, which you will be able to read here.
Candace Christine Cloud
November 28, 2016
Candace Christine Cloud, 54, died November 28, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Bruce Eversmeyer; her parents, Leon and Linda Cloud; her sisters, Barbara Cloud, Carol Bennett and Brenda Cloud; several nieces and nephews; and many friends. Candace was born May 4, 1962 in San Francisco and spent the bulk of her childhood in several small towns in Idaho....
Col. Daniel George Apostalon
November 28, 2016
Col. Daniel George Apostalon, Ret. USAF, age 88, born on August 19, 1928, passed to his eternal home on November 28, 2016. Dan joined the Air Force on October 6, 1951. Among his many stellar honors while serving were the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation, and Presidential Unit Citation. In 1955, he met the love of his...
Jack Kroehnke
November 28, 2016
Jack Kroehnke, the first public affairs officer at NASA's White Sands, NM, Test Facility, and later one of 42 artists in a Smithsonian Institution exhibit of space exploration art, died Monday, November 28, 2016 at his home in Albuquerque. He was 85. Kroehnke, born in Chicago February 9, 1931, studied art under muralist Otto Hake at the Chicago Institute of...
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