Obituaries

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

DeWayne A. Lee

DeWayne A. Lee

June 30, 2016

DeWayne A. Lee, 95, of Albuquerque, NM went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 30, 2016. DeWayne was born May 20, 1921, in Pelican Rapids, MN to Leonard and Clara Lee. He graduated from Concordia College in 1943 and went to Oak Ridge, TN to work on the Manhattan Project as a chemist. After a...

Olga Alvarez

Olga Alvarez

June 29, 2016

Olga Alvarez, age 85, passed away June 29, 2016. Cremation has taken place and a Celebration of her Life will be held at a later date. FRENCH - Wyoming 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400

Frances Barringer

Frances Barringer

June 29, 2016

Frances Barringer, 81, our beloved mother passed away on June 29, 2016. She is survived by her sister, Emma Lou; son, Bill and his wife, Mona; daughter, Lynn and her husband, Greg; her grandchildren, Amanda, Shayna, and CJ; and nephew, Chris. Frances had and made many wonderful friends in everything that she did. She enjoyed traveling and took many memorable...

Kay S. McMann

Kay S. McMann

June 29, 2016

Kathleen "Kay" Schertz McMann, 90, of Rio Rancho, NM, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Kay was born in La Junta, Colorado on August 23, 1925 to Walter A. Schertz and Katie Zook Schertz. Kay was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Robert Earl McMann, her daughter, Kellie Sue McMann Meredith, her beloved sister Waddie...

Harold S. Murata

Harold S. Murata

June 29, 2016

Harold S. Murata, our beloved father and grandfather, died on June 29, 2016, at the age of 97 (or 98 depending upon who is telling the story). He was the last of a large sibship, outlived all of his friends, and thought that he had lived long enough. Harold was preceded in death by his ex-wife Flora with whom he...

Hobert S. "Buzzy" Warren Sr

Hobert S. "Buzzy" Warren Sr

June 29, 2016

Hobert S. "Buzzy" Warren Sr., 66, loving husband and father was called home to be with the Lord on June 29, 2016. Owner of Warren Logging and trucking, he spent his life doing what he loved, working with trucks and his family. In his later years, Buzzy spent his time at home with the love of his life praying for...

Jean H. Elms

Jean H. Elms

June 29, 2016

Jean H. Elms, 81, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Donald W. Elms; her children, Sandra Buckeye and Penny Maurer (Mark); her step-children, Richard Elms (Pamela) and Nancy Warren (Dave); her grandchildren, Stephanie Anderson (Jeff), Christopher Ash (Rachael), Ashley Hayden (David), and Kyle Warren; her great-grandchildren, Emily, Bryce, Britton, Brynley and Brooke and her...

Theresa Bump

Theresa Bump

June 28, 2016

Theresa Bump was surrounded by family when she was called to the Lord on the 28th of June 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ron; and by her two brothers, Ezequiel and Frank. A devout Catholic, Theresa and Ron were founding members of The Shrine of Bernadette Catholic Church in Albuquerque. She spent her retired life by...

Terry Michael Hertel

Terry Michael Hertel

June 28, 2016

On June 28th, 2016 on a beautiful morning in New Mexico, Terry Michael Hertel, 64, of Albuquerque, NM, passed away at his home in Bernalillo County. Terry is now back with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and our Beloved Father. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 6th at the French Mortuary at 10500...

Gertrude Fern Griego

Gertrude Fern Griego

June 28, 2016

Our beloved Mother, Gertrude Fern Griego, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 28, 2016. We, her family, are grateful to have been with her as she went through the final stage of preparing for her journey that, as she believed and embraced, was to return to her Heavenly Father, and to be reunited with her beloved husband, Thomas E. Griego...

Rosalie A. Merritt

Rosalie A. Merritt

June 28, 2016

Rosalie Merritt, 62, beloved Sister, Wife, Mother, and Grandmother was called to her eternal resting place on June 28, 2016. She entered this world on November 28, 1953 in Yokohama, Japan, born to Bolivar Atanasio and Mitsuko Tsuchya. She is survived by her father, Bolivar Atanasio; brother, Ivan Vice; husband, Mark Merritt; daughter, Michelle and her husband, Allan Knudsen; son,...

Lydia T. Gallegos

Lydia T. Gallegos

June 27, 2016

Gallegos, Lydia Lydia T. Gallegos, 91 years old, passed away Monday morning, June 27, 2016. An Albuquerque resident for 69 years, she was born to Camilo and Sofia Trujillo of Chimayo, NM on March 25, 1925. She attended John Hyson Memorial Grade School in Chimayo and Allison James Junior High in Santa Fe. Lydia and her husband, Manual A. Gallegos,...

Mark Alan Diamond

Mark Alan Diamond

June 27, 2016

Mark Alan Diamond passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 27, 2016 from complications with liver cancer. He was 69 years of age. Born April 26, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY, Mark was preceded in death by his parents, Henrietta and Bernard Diamond. Alongside his wife, Ellen, Mark founded Mark Diamond's Jewelers, a local, family owned jewelry store serving Albuquerque...

Floyd Richard "Dick" Owens

Floyd Richard "Dick" Owens

June 26, 2016

Floyd Richard "Dick" Owens, 92, beloved husband and father, went to be in Heaven with the Lord, passing away peacefully on June 26, 2016. Dick was born in Pasadena, California on November 25, 1923. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Mary "Sue" Francis Owens; son, Thomas Leon Owens; grandson, Dean Edward Owens; and sisters, Ailene...

Laura Darlene Tidwell

Laura Darlene Tidwell

June 26, 2016

Laura Darlene Tidwell, 62, passed on Sunday, June 26, 2016. Beloved daughter, sister and aunt, Laura was preceded in death by her parents, Gail and Liliana Shreve. She is survived by her brother, John Shreve and his wife, Jeannie; their six children; and 11 grandchildren. She is also survived by several relatives, friends and neighbors. As a young woman Laura...

Robert Lee Seely

Robert Lee Seely

June 26, 2016

Robert Lee Seely, 91, of Albuquerque, went home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, June 26, 2016. He is survived by his children, Robert C. Seely, Michael Seely, Patricia Miller, Jane Palmer and husband, Charles, and Sandra Abarr and husband, Gregg; and many loving grand and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two wives, Ruth Jeanette Seely and Mary...

Maxine McDowell

Maxine McDowell

June 26, 2016

Maxine McDowell passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016. Maxine was born to Joseph and Loretta Miller on April 18, 1921 in the small farming community of Mt. Clair, Nebraska. In 1940 Maxine married Grady Barlow in Denver, Colorado with whom she had two children. Later she married Jack McDowell and in 1968 they moved to Albuquerque, the place she would...

Gloria G. Marsinkavage

Gloria G. Marsinkavage

June 26, 2016

Gloria G. Marsinkavage, age 83, passed away June 26, 2016, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her daughters, Lynda Chandler and husband Mike of Albuquerque, NM and Michelle Toland and husband Doug of Marlborough, MA; brother, Gari Gatwood and sister-in-law Gun of Acton, MA; nieces, Christine Munson and husband Christopher and Susan Landgren and husband Randy; and former...

Carrie Lou Skolnick

Carrie Lou Skolnick

June 25, 2016

Carrie Lou Skolnick, 93, a resident of Albuquerque since 1952, died Saturday, June 25, 2016. Carrie was born September 25, 1922 in Fayette County, Georgia to Ira McCoy and Viola Massengale McCoy. She was reared in Davenport, Iowa, graduating from Davenport High School in 1940. In August1945, she married Larry Edwards. They and their two young children moved to Albuquerque...

Michael William Carroll

Michael William Carroll

June 25, 2016

Michael William Carroll, age 57, a resident of Albuquerque since 1967, died unexpectedly on Saturday, June 25, 2016. He is survived by his mother, Sussanne Carroll of Albuquerque; sister, Sandi Lada and husband, Leon of Castle Rock, CO; brother, Skip Carroll of Rio Rancho, NM; nieces and nephews, Shawn Prochazka, Nichole Hockett, Shasta Carroll-Sonnabend, Tiffany Carrillo, and Edward "D.J." Carroll;...