RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Mary Jane Bolton
Dec 17, 2014
Mary Jane Bolton, 96, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2014. She was born on May 23, 1918 in Medina, Ohio to Chester and Bertha Ryan. She is survived by her son, David (Marian) Bolton of Placitas, NM; grandchildren, Kevin Bolton of Placitas, NM and Heather (Brad) Dirickson of Bernalillo, NM; great-granddaughter, Katelyn (Jarred) McCullough...
Robin Anne Coletta
Dec 16, 2014
Age 59, a resident of Albuquerque since 1982, died December 16, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Tom Coletta of Albuquerque; children, Daniel Coletta and wife, Kwang Jong Park, Jessica Coletta and Joshua Coletta; grandchildren, JuEun Coletta and JuHa Coletta; brother, Donald Bishop of Syracuse, NY; sister, Tammie DeSeyn of Syracuse, NM and brother, Thomas Bishop of Great Neck,...
Adam G. Padilla
Dec 16, 2014
Age 34, died December 16, 2014. He is survived by his sons; Gabriel, Fabian and Noah Padilla; his parents, Larry and Barbara Padilla; his brother, Chris Scott and wife, Angela; his nephews, Aaron and Peter; nieces, Alyssa, Ashley and numerous other family and friends. Adam was preceded in death by his brother, Francisco. He was a gifted mechanic and handyman....
Zackary Blake Smith
Dec 16, 2014
Zackary Smith, 20, of Clovis, NM, was called home on December 16, 2014. He passed away in Albuquerque, NM, after an extended battle with brain cancer. He was preceded in death by his uncle, Michael Shane Pugh. Zack is loved and continues his legacy of helping others in the people he cherished and will be missed by many. Zackary is...
William Anthony "Bill" Makarski
Dec 16, 2014
Age 80, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, December 16, 2014. He is surviverd by his wife of 60 years, Marcella Makarski; daughter, Elizabeth and husband, Kevin Marohl, and son, William A. Makarski II and wife, Elizabeth; grandchildren, William A. Makarski III and wife, Abby, Andre Makarski and wife, Marisa, Ashley, Nicholas, and Melissa Marohl, and Joseph and Veronica...
Troy (Bill) Clear
Dec 16, 2014
CLEAR, TROY (BILL) Age 88, beloved Father, was called to his eternal resting place on December 16, 2014. He entered this world on January 16, 1926 in Pauls Valley, OK, born to Ray Clear and Okie Forte. Bill moved to New Mexico as a small child, living in the Hatch Valley for 30 years, after a brief time in Arizona...
Arthur Franklin Reeves
Dec 16, 2014
Arthur "Art" Reeves, age 85, born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 with his wife by his side. He was born May 1, 1929 to George and Ada Reeves. Art is survived by his wife, Joan, of 56 years; his five children, Phil Reeves and wife, Beth, of Albuquerque, Don Reeves of Phoenix,...
Jack Ward
Dec 15, 2014
WARD, JACK Jackie Ward, 81, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great-Grandfather was called to his eternal resting place in Heaven on Monday, December 15, 2014. He entered this world on August 23, 1933 in Memphis, TX, born to Henry and Martha Ward. Jack served in the United States Navy from 1952-1956. He graduated from Adams State College with a Master's...
Joyce Smalley-McDonagh
Dec 15, 2014
Age 66, died December 15, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Warren Smalley; her son, Declan Smalley and wife, Marissa; grandchildren, Trenton and Asha; siblings, Dennis McDonagh and wife, Lori, Lawrence McDonagh and wife, Lee, William McDonagh and wife, Karen, Mary Ellen Shutes and many other family and friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and...
Robert Jenne Stamm
Dec 14, 2014
A life well-lived has come to an end. Robert Jenne Stamm died December 14, 2014, at age 93. Bob was a life-long resident of Albuquerque, where he spent his adult life working to enrich his city and state. He was born November 17, 1921 to Roy Allen Stamm and Elizabeth Baldridge Stamm, whose families moved to New Mexico in the...
Walter Hersh Rowe
Dec 14, 2014
Walter Hersh Rowe, 93, died December 14, 2014. He was born in Mifflin, PA, on November 18, 1921. A graduate of Millerstown High School, he excelled in sports, earning the nickname "Varsity." From 1942 until 1945, he served in the U.S. Navy, and on February 16, 1945, he married L. Jean Brannan. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad as a...
Lyrie R. Torres
Dec 14, 2014
TORRES, LYRIE R. Lyrie R. Torres, 89, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014. Lyrie was born on October 7, 1925 in Belen, NM. She is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Luis Torres and her parents, Adan and Elsie Romero. She is survived by her brothers, Adam Romero and Bobby Romero; her son, Luis Juan, Jr....
Ernie (Nern) Damon
Dec 14, 2014
Ernie (Nern) Damon, age 63, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2014. Ernie was a beloved husband, father, Papaw, brother, and friend. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Regina; sister, Georgia Carrion and husband John; daughter, Tanya Lockey and husband Shawn; sons, Jason Damon and wife Michelle and Chris Damon and wife Tomoko; grandsons, Aaron, Joseph, Taishi...
Roger D. Fox
Dec 14, 2014
Our beloved Roger, age 60, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, December 14, 2014 after battling brain cancer for several months. He is survived by his parents, Ron and June Fox of Albuquerque; his sister, Rhonda Fox, of Albuquerque, and numerous other family members and friends. Roger had been a music aficionado since the age of two. He...
Stephanie Joy Kimbrough Spinks
Dec 14, 2014
Stephanie Joy Kimbrough Spinks died peacefully in Albuquerque, New Mexico on December 14, 2014 at the age of 76. Stephanie is survived by her son John Gifford Miner, daughter Meredith Margaret Miner, step-daughter Susie Spinks Lechner, sister Laurel Kimbrough Walsh, brother Matthew Roberts Kimbrough, daughter-in-law Nadine Elizabeth Miner, son-in-law Phillip Clark White, grandchildren Corey Justin Miner, Amanda Louise Miner, Ian...
Robert Earl Heinsohn
Dec 14, 2014
Robert Heinsohn died peacefully in his home on December 14, 2014 at the age of 93. Born on October 30, 1921 in St. Louis Missouri, Bob served his country as a member of the United States Army during WWII. After the war, he attended the University of Missouri where he received his Bachelor's degree in Education as well as his...
Benjamin Folger Adams
Dec 13, 2014
Ben Folger Adams was born in Boston, MA on May 31, 1938. He relocated to Albuquerque over ten years ago and left us on December 13, 2014. He is predeceased by his father, Frederick Johnstone Adams of London, England and mother, Keith Folger Adams of Bronxville, New York. He leaves behind a brother, Father Tom Adams of Portsmouth Abbey, Portsmouth,...
Thomas W. Kelley
Dec 13, 2014
KELLEY, THOMAS W. Thomas W. Kelley, 75, beloved husband, father and grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on December 13, 2014. He entered this world on July 15, 1939 in Albuquerque, NM, born to Willis J. A. Kelley and Ruth E. Morrell Kelley. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth A. Kelley; daughter, Julie L. Kelley; sister, Loretta...
Louise D. Timms
Dec 13, 2014
TIMMS, LOUISE D. Louise D. Timms, 82, a resident of Albuquerque, NM since 2011, died Saturday, December 13, 2014. She is survived by her daughter, Linda Thompson and husband, Larry of Cramerton, NC; her grandson, Bryan Timms, his wife, Caroline, and their daughter, Adelaine, of Albuquerque, NM; her granddaughter, Heather van Galder, and husband, Kyle, and their sons, Elias and...
LeRoy Wayne Paulson
Dec 12, 2014
Age 88, of Albuquerque passed away peacefully on Friday, December 12, 2014 in the Hospice Care unit at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital. LeRoy was born in October of 1926 in La Verne, California to Leon and Ruth (Hershey) Paulson. He attended Bonita Union High School and in 1944 joined the war effort with the Merchant Marines where he served in the...
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