RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Rema Ann Giannini
Feb 11, 2015
GIANNINI, REMA ANN Rema Ann Giannini "Rae Rae", 58, went home to be with our dear Lord on February 11, 2015. Rae Rae was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is survived by her sons, Joseph Harrison (USMC), and Michael Harrison of Salt Lake City, Utah; her parents, Remo and Sanita Giannini; her sister, Concetta Baker; and many...
Douglas J. Griffo Sr
Feb 11, 2015
Age 48, a resident of Albuquerque, NM since September 1976, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015. He is survived by his children, Amber Griffo and Douglas Griffo Jr.; mother Mildred Griffo; sister Deborah Gallegos; brothers Donald Griffo Jr. and Dominic Griffo Sr.; nieces Rebecca "chicken" McClain, Susan and Samantha Griffo; nephews Beau Woodward, Dominic Griffo Jr., Dustin Newsom, and Max Gallegos...
Marie A. Ballard
Feb 10, 2015
Marie A. Ballard, passed away peacefully at home February 10, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Steve; her daughter, Lisa Marie Ballard and many other family and friends. Marie was preceded in death by her parents, Emil and Gertrude Yerhart. Marie received her Bachelors Degree in Education and was a dedicated Elementary School teacher for over 40 years before...
Carmoline Annicelli Grady
Feb 10, 2015
GRADY, CARMOLINE A. Carmoline Annicelli Grady, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, surrounded by her loving husband, William "Bing" Grady and her family and friends. Carmoline was born on May 20, 1935 in Pennslyvania to Valence and Salvatore Annicelli, joining her then 10 year old sister, Frances. Salvatore was tubercular, which brought the family to New Mexico in...
Lillian Mae Damron
Feb 10, 2015
Age 91, a life-long New Mexican, died Tuesday, February 10, 2015. She is survived by her children; Thelma Gaston and husband, Jerry of Los Lunas, NM and Shirley Damron of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Cari Kaiser and husband, Chris of Los Lunas, NM, Brandon Gaston and wife, Jen of Fredericksburg, VA, Misty Damron of Albuquerque and Mike Damron and Tiffany Jones of...
Juan Jose Trujillo
Feb 10, 2015
Mr. Juan Jose Trujillo, age 84, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, passed away February 10, 2015. He is survived by his wife Irene A. Trujillo of Albuquerque; stepchildren Theresa Ruiz and husband Manuel, Rebecca Campa, and Rafael Gonzales; eight grandchildren and 10 great- grandchildren; brother Alecio Trujillo and wife Pricilla, sisters Nestora Bernardo, Carolina Trujillo, and Lucy Sawyer; eight nephews...
Frank Meza
Feb 10, 2015
Frank Meza went to the Lord on February 10, 2015. He was born in Nogales, AZ and served in the United States Army earning the medal of Valor. He was an industrial fireman for 36 years with Rockwell International in Anaheim, California. During his retirement he worked for the Deer Valley School District in Glendale, AZ and loved going to...
Hester Holtman
Feb 9, 2015
Hester Holtman, age 92, a resident of Albuquerque since 1961, died February 9, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Dirk C. H. Holtman in 1998; and her son-in-law, Robert E. Smith in 2014. She is survived by her daughters Cecilia (Lia) Smith; Anne (Ansje) Stansell and husband, Howard; son Dirk H. Holtman and wife, Norma; grandchildren,...
JoAnn D. Putnam
Feb 9, 2015
Age 83, a resident of Albuquerque since 1970, died February 9, 2015. Mrs. Putnam was preceded in death by her husband, George W. Putnam and her son, J.R. Putnam. Mrs. Putnam was a member of John XXIII Catholic Community since its origin and a member of the Presbyterian Hospital Auxiliary since 1976. She is survived by her daughters, Annette Putnam...
SSG Christopher K. Kelso USA RET.
Feb 9, 2015
SSG CHRISTOPHER K. KELSO, (USA) RET, Age 60, a resident of Albuquerque since 1987, died Monday, February 9, 2015. He is survived by his beloved wife of 31 years, Anne; mother and father- in- law, Don and Virginia Fisher; sisters-in-law, Lynn Fisher and Ellen Fisher; his two devoted dogs, Hansel and Gretel; and numerous other relatives and friends. Chris was...
Miguelita Jojola Histia
Feb 8, 2015
Miguelita Jojola Histia, age 90, dearly loved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Miguelita was born on March 28, 1924 in Isleta Pueblo, NM, where she was a tribal member. Mrs. Histia is preceded in death by her first husband Myron F. Hunt and her second husband Andres A. Histia. She is survived by her...
Patrick Joseph Gallacher
Feb 8, 2015
GALLACHER, PATRICK J. Patrick Joseph Gallacher (1934-2015) died at home on February 7, 2015. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, friend and teacher. He is survived by his wife Patricia; his daughters, Gail and husband Steve Gess of Denver, Kathleen and husband Greg Atkin of Albuquerque, Francie and husband Chuck Anderson of Denver, Annie and husband Ruben Ramirez of...
Thomas Clifford Horton Jr
Feb 8, 2015
Thomas Clifford Horton Jr. (Tom, TC), the beloved father, brother, and friend died peacefully on February 8, 2015 in his apartment at The Village at Alameda in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the age of 64. Thomas Clifford Horton Jr. was born on November 9, 1950 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Thomas Clifford Horton Sr. and Rita S. Horton. He earned...
Jane Hampton
Feb 8, 2015
HAMPTON, JANE SISTEK Age 77, of Albuquerque, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 after a long battle with leukemia. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Fred; and three sons, Ted (Patricia) of Billings, MT, Tim (Katie) of Henderson, NV and Tom (Ty) of San Diego, CA; four grandchildren, Patricia, Theodore and Victoria Hampton of Billings, MT...
Junia L. Stevens
Feb 8, 2015
Junia Larue Hughes Stevens, 90 years old, died peacefully Sunday, February 8, 2015 surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Danville, Indiana in 1924, she had been a resident of Albuquerque since 1932. She graduated from Albuquerque High School and attended Choinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. Junia was a charter member of the Rio Grande Woodcarvers association....
Rita Mae Floryancic
Feb 8, 2015
FLORYANCIC, RITA Rita Floryancic, 83, beloved wife and mother, was called to her eternal resting place on February 8, 2015. She entered this world on February 22, 1931 in Texhoma, OK, born to Arthur H. Webb and Lilly M. Crabtree Webb. She is survived by her husband, Harold Floryancic; two sons, Larry W. Floryancic and his wife Betty of Colorado...
Molly MacGillivray
Feb 8, 2015
Molly MacGillivray, 96, went to be with the Lord February 8, 2015. Born in Santa Fe to Herbert and Grace Gerhart , she grew up in Santa Fe and later spent all of her adult life in Albuquerque. She is survived by her two sons, Jim MacGillivray and wife, Jody and Jack MacGillivray and wife, Cindy; grandchildren, Jim MacGillivray and...
Carol Adler
Feb 7, 2015
Carol Adler, 55, a resident of Albuquerque since 1973, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 7, 2015 surrounded by her family and friends. She is survived by her brother, Frank Coffey; sisters, Cindy McGill and husband, Curt, and Janet Hrncir and husband, John; nieces and nephews, Jennifer, Mike and Bob Coffey and Adrienne and Steve McGill. Carol was preceded in...
Max McWhirter
Feb 7, 2015
Max was born in Mountainair, New Mexico, October 1920. He had a sister, Donna Gail, who was four years older. He spent his summers helping on his grandmother's farm in House, New Mexico. It his early teens his mother passed and he and his father moved into the Shaffer Hotel. Later he attended and graduated from NMMI in Roswell, New...
Charles V. "Jack" Jakowatz Jr. Dr.
Feb 7, 2015
Dr. Charles V. Jakowatz Jr. ("Jack"), devoted father, friend, and most adored husband, passed away peacefully at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM on February 7, 2015, with his family and close friends by his side. Jack was born on March 5, 1951 in Urbana, Illinois to Dr. and Mrs. Charles V. Jakowatz Sr. He spent his childhood in Schenectady, NY...



