EC Mason
Feb 16, 2015
EC Mason was born in Montgomery, AL on July 21, 1929 and passed away on February 16, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence C. Mason and Nettie Mason; three brothers, and one sister. He is also preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Maryalon "Janie" Mason, who passed in 2010. EC attended Hacklebury High...
Nada C. "Kay" Henry
Feb 16, 2015
Age 87, a long-time resident of the Las Vegas, NM area, died Monday, February 16, 2015. She is survived by her children, Robert Henry, Jr. and wife, Lynette of Albuquerque, Philip Henry and wife, Mary of Denver, CO, and Carol Conkle and husband, Larry of Albuquerque; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Joe Spivey and wife, Helen of Snyder, TX; sister-in-law,...
Roberto U. Castillo
Feb 16, 2015
Roberto U. Castillo, 84, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, died Monday, February 16, 2015. He was predeceased by his wife, Romaine Hickerson Castillo. He is survived by his children, Robert Castillo and wife, Rose of Albuquerque, Dana Thorndahl and husband, Michael Quattlebaum of Prior Lake, MN, and Reed Thorndahl and wife, Rossana of Olney, MD; and grandchildren, Christian Quattlebaum, Loana...
Captain Benjamin W. Beck (Ret.) USMC
Feb 16, 2015
Captain Benjamin W. Beck, USMC Retired, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 16, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. He was born in Scipio, OK to Coy Virgil and MaryLou (Nave) Beck. He joined the United States Marine Corps in September 1951 in San Francisco, CA. He served in Korea and later in Vietnam as a...
Miles L. (Roy) Dawson
Feb 16, 2015
Miles L. (Roy) Dawson from Tucson, AZ went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 16, 2015. Born in Norman, OK in 1928, Roy spent his childhood there. He served his country in the army during the Korean War where he was a Prisoner of War for 27 months. Later he earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from the...
Clifford C. (Cliff) Lewis Jr
Feb 15, 2015
Lewis, Clifford (Cliff) C. Jr. A resident of Rio Rancho, NM since 1995 died unexpectedly Sunday, February 15, 2015. He is survived by his mother, Joyce Sanders and husband, JR of Albuquerque, NM; his father, Pastor Clifford Lewis, Sr. and wife, Alaine of Lorton, VA; his maternal grandmother, Gladys Faye Scroggins-Maize of Rio Rancho, NM; his paternal grandmother, Bertha Lee...
Adrian Gurule
Feb 15, 2015
GURULE, Adrian Age 43, resident of Albuquerque, joined his beloved brother, Patrick, in heaven on February 16, 2015. He is survived by his loving parents, Louis and Sophie Gurule; siblings, Diana Gurule, Loretta Gurule Wood and husband, Allen, and Louis "Bucky" Gurule; nieces and nephews, Daniel Olcher, Edward Olcher, Gabriel Olcher, Maria Wood, Sofia Wood, and Patricio Wood; along with...
Margaret "Maggie" Olguin
Feb 14, 2015
Margaret Olguin, "Maggie," age 92, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Faustino Olguin, who passed away in July of 2014. Maggie is survived by her son, Toby, and wife, Katherine; her daughter, Kathy, and husband, Michael; special niece, Janna Lee; five grandchildren, and...
Forrest "Put" Putman
Feb 14, 2015
Forrest, age 89, passed away on February 14, 2015. He was born on September 12, 1925 in Clarksville, GA and spent his childhood in Georgia, Ohio and Arizona. He graduated from Litchfield Park High School in Arizona and entered the Army Air Corps in 1943. He later graduated from Kirtland Air Force Base Bombardier School as a Second Lieutenant. Following...
Charlotte Joy Whitehouse
Feb 14, 2015
Charlotte Joy Whitehouse, age 83, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015. She is survived by her two sons, Alan Whitehouse and Ed Whitehouse and wife Charlene; granddaughters, Kellie and Megan. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 62 years, Allyn Whitehouse. The joys of Charlotte's life were her husband, sons and granddaughters. She will be dearly...
John O. Wenk
Feb 13, 2015
John O. Wenk passed away on February 13, 2015 at age 83 of congestive heart failure. He was born and raised in the South Valley, owned and operated Wenk Farms with his brother until 1989 and continued the Wenk Greenhouses until his retirement in 1994. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Grace; a daughter, Becky; a son,...
Evelyn G. (Anderson) Farmer
Feb 13, 2015
Age 91, was born March 30, 1923 on a farm I n Meeker County, MN to Ernest and Frieda Anderson. She passed away February 13, 2015 after a brief illness. Wife, mother, and miracle worker, she raised six children on a school teacher's salary. Evelyn met and married Paul Farmer after a chance encounter in Minneapolis when he missed a...
Alice D. Marcilla
Feb 13, 2015
Alice D. Marcilla, 69, died on February 13, 2015. She is survived by her children, Tina Kenyherz and Lisa Marcilla-Abeyta, and her husband, Dr. William Abeyta; grandchildren Alexandra Kenyherz and Samantha Kenyherz; her sister, Dolores Madril, and husband, John Madril; her brother, Joe Vicente, and wife, Kelly Vicente, and many nieces, nephews and friends. Alice was preceded in death by...
Bruce Wade Hale
Feb 12, 2015
Bruce Wade Hale, 65, a well-known balloonist and Albuquerque businessman, passed away February 12, 2015. Bruce was a successful businessman, a New Mexico contractor, and an avid outdoorsman and adventurer. He served on the Board of Directors of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta from 1990 to 2009. He went further to serve as President of the Fiesta in 1995 and...
Christina Marie Garcia Wix
Feb 12, 2015
GARCIA WIX, CHRISTINA Christina Garcia Wix, 36, devoted and beloved wife, daughter, and sister passed away peacefully on February 12, 2015. Christina loved her life deeply and departed only after a courageous struggle with cancer. She touched the lives of many, caring for others through her healthcare career, volunteerism, and her unconditional love for family. Those who were fortunate enough...
Wilma Brandt
Feb 12, 2015
Brandt, Wilma 81, beloved mother and grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on February 12, 2015. She was born to George and Ursula Tegethoff on February 17, 1933 in Morrowville, KS. She is survived by her children Barbara Brandt of Albuquerque, Jackie Roeder and husband, Gary, of Boise, ID, Christine Brandt of Old Greenwich, CT, Michael Brandt and...
Marie Elizabeth Hillerman
Feb 12, 2015
Marie Elizabeth Hillerman, 87, of Albuquerque's Los Ranchos, died peacefully on February 12, 2015 of an infection. She was born in Shawnee, OK on Feb. 27, 1927, the second of four children. She was always an avid reader and a life-long learner. Marie had the honor of introducing Eleanor Roosevelt when the first lady came to visit her high school....
Marjorie Louise Best
Feb 12, 2015
BEST, MARJORIE LOUISE Marjorie Best, 89, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, passed peacefully on February 12, 2015. Marjorie was the first baby born on New Year's Day in 1926, born to William and Mary Easterday. She grew up and raised her own family with the Sandias as her back drop. She married the love of her life, Robert H. Best...
Kathryn A. (Kay) Meyer
Feb 12, 2015
Kathryn A. (Kay) Meyer passed away on February 12, 2015. Kay and her husband, Robert W. (Bob) Meyer, moved to Albuquerque, NM from Illinois in 1972. She accepted a position at the University of New Mexico and Bob continued his studies for his Ph.D. Bob, the love of her life, passed away in 1983 after 35 years of marriage. Kay...
Jonathan Andrew Lozano
Feb 12, 2015
Jonathan Andrew Lozano, age 18, a resident of Los Lunas, NM since 2008, died Thursday, February 12, 2015. He is survived by his father, John W. Lozano, and step-mother, Donnarae Saenz-Lozano, both of Los Lunas; sister, Jennifer Lozano, and brother, Christopher Lozano and wife, Beatrice. Andrew, as many referred to him, was a sweet, godly, young man who enjoyed life...