RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Mary S. Gonzales
Dec 24, 2015
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 Louise "Chris" Frank
Dec 24, 2015
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
Dec 23, 2015
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 "Nana" Encinias
Dec 23, 2015
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 O. "Ric" Skrondahl Jr
Dec 23, 2015
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" Castillo
Dec 23, 2015
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 P. "Joe" Waters Jr
Dec 23, 2015
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...
Peter Lindquist
Dec 23, 2015
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...
Edwin Michael ""Ski"" Malachowski
Dec 23, 2015
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 Messimer
Dec 23, 2015
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
Dec 22, 2015
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
Dec 22, 2015
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 Lee Williams
Dec 22, 2015
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...
Severino Trujillo III
Dec 21, 2015
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
Dec 21, 2015
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....
Garry Davis
Dec 21, 2015
James Garrett (Garry) Davis, age 74, passed away suddenly December 21, 2015. He was preceded in death by his parents, Eleanora and Charles Davis; and his grandson, Noah Zane Davis. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Sally; his sons, Charles B. (Bryse) Davis and Zachary Davis (wife, Trisha); and grandchildren, Reina and Aydin Davis, all of Albuquerque....
Hildur Hereford Davidsdottir
Dec 20, 2015
Hildur Hereford Davidsdottir, 73, beloved Wife, was called to her eternal resting place on December 20, 2015. She entered this world on October 17, 1942, in Reykjavik, Iceland. She is survived by her Husband, Joseph Hereford; her Sister, Marit Davidsdottir; Son Jon Bjornsson and Daughter Ingibjorg Bjornsdottir and six grandchildren. Family and Friends may visit Tuesday, January 5,2016 from 5:00...
Wiley Thomas "Tom" Banes
Dec 19, 2015
Tom, age 73, loving father, husband, grandfather and friend to many, passed away on December 19, 2015. He was born on January 11, 1942 in Albuquerque, NM to Wiley and Elsie Banes. Tom was an Albuquerque native, respected business owner and an avid outdoorsman. He had a passion for auto racing, boating, fly fishing and all things outdoors. Hearing the...
Lucaria Carrasco
Dec 19, 2015
On December 19, 2015 our Lord and our Precious daddy came and took our mother Lucaria (Lucy) Chavez Carrasco to be with him, after three years of being separated by his death in 2012. Lucy was born in Polverda, NM to Felomeno and Felicita Chavez on February 13, 1925. She moved to Albuquerque, NM where she met Fernando Rivera Carrasco,...



