RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
David Herbert Dailey
Nov 18, 2014
DAILEY, DAVID HERBET Age 76, went home to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 18, 2014. David was born on July 18, 1938 in Kansas City, Missouri to David Joseph Dailey and Vella Dailey. David joined the military upon graduating from high school and served in the United States Air Force for 28 years before retiring as a...
David N. Kirkland
Nov 18, 2014
David Norman Kirkland, P.E., loving husband and father, died suddenly after a short battle with cancer. He was an avid skier, cyclist and a proud New Mexico State "Aggie" engineer. David was born on August 10, 1948 in Shreveport, LA and passed away on November 18, 2014 in his beloved Albuquerque, NM. A Visitation will be held on Friday, November...
Betty Lemen
Nov 17, 2014
Betty Lemen, age 90, died on November 17, 2014 after a long illness. A long-time resident of New Mexico, she was born in Oklahoma and was raised in northern Missouri. She was one of five siblings, all of whom preceded her in death. She married Ura Lemen (Lem), the love of her life, and had four children, one of whom...
Margaret Bibra
Nov 17, 2014
BIBRA, MARGARET Margaret, 89, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2014 after a brief illness. She is survived by her brother-in-law, Richard; and three nieces in Sweden. Margaret was preceded in death by Harry, her devoted husband of 54 years. She was a volunteer at the West Side Lovelace Hospital since 1987. During WWII, Margaret served as a Corporal in...
Joe Chapman
Nov 16, 2014
Joe Chapman, 62, passed away on Sunday, November, 16, 2014. He is preceded in death by parents, Harold and Evelyn Chapman, of Dallas, TX; and son, Michael Chapman, of Dallas, TX. Joe is survived by his beloved wife, Nancy Chapman of Albuquerque, NM; daughter, Suzy and husband, Adan; grandchildren Holden and Elena of Portland, OR; son, David of Albuquerque, NM;...
Delina Elaine Burrage
Nov 16, 2014
Delina Elaine Burrage was born December 19, 1977 and passed away November 16, 2014, in Albuquerque, NM. She is survived by her daughter, Layla Bartlett; sisters, Kim Kupec, Christa Collins, and Michele Thomas; brother, Dustin Hillerson, MD; and her parents, Thomas and Rebecca Burrage; and her mother, Sherirene Fetcher. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Children's...
Robert Joseph Flanagan
Nov 16, 2014
Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, photographer, pilot, veteran, philanthropist, gentleman, traveler and hiker, passed away, Sunday, November 16, peacefully at home. Born August 10, 1924 in Alexandria, MN to John T. and Clara Flanagan. He attended St. Thomas College, St. Paul, MN and enlisted in the Army Air Corp in 1942 as a pilot and served through 1945. Robert graduated from...
William Gordon Roberts
Nov 15, 2014
William Gordon Roberts, born July 7, 1929 in Cedar Bluffs, NE is survived by his loving wife, Karon Gammel Roberts and children, daughters, Jan Fullmer and fiancAC., Rick Hemmerle of Scottsdale, AZ and Susan Ballard Feeney and husband, Michael Feeney of Boulder, CO; sons, Geoffery Roberts and girlfriend, Janice Roche of Westminster, CO and Matthew MacNaughton of Portland, OR. His...
Lynn Elizabeth (Stewart) Miller
Nov 15, 2014
Lynn Elizabeth (Stewart) Miller, 51, of Albuquerque, NM died Saturday, November 15, 2014 in Rio Rancho, NM. She was born November 11, 1963 in San Diego, California to Jack and Linda Beth Stewart. Surviving her is her beloved husband, Kenneth Miller whom she married on December 30, 1989. She is also survived by her three sons, Nathaniel and wife Hannah,...
Marilyn J. Walker
Nov 15, 2014
Marilyn Walker, PhD. died peacefully at home Saturday, November 15, 2014, surrounded by her loving family. Marilyn was born January 27, 1932, in Lawrence, Kansas to Lawrence Walker and Ruby Stewart Walker. Truly a Renaissance woman, Marilyn was a psychotherapist, university professor, magazine publisher, hostess of a call-in radio show and a management consultant to law enforcement, banking, government, healthcare...
James L. Koury
Nov 15, 2014
KOURY, James L. Age 80, died after a long illness. He passed away peacefully in his home, with his wife at his side on November 15, 2014. Jim is survived by his wife, Dale, of forty years; daughter, Cathy Mardini, and spouse, Sam Mardini of Santa Clarita, CA; son, Michael, and fiancAC., Lori Martinez of Quartz Hill, CA; daughter, Debbie...
Rosemary "Chickie" Stephens
Nov 15, 2014
STEPHENS, Rosemary "Chickie" Age 77, a resident of Placitas, NM the past 48 years, died Friday, November 14, 2014. She is survived by her siblings, Peggy Tarpey of FL, and Paul J. Beers and wife, Suzanne of Alhambra, CA; children, Michelle Stephens and Eileen Stephens of Placitas, NM, William Stephens, and Patrick Stephens and wife, Christie of Albuquerque, NM; three...
Jeremiah Daniel Mestas
Nov 15, 2014
Jeremiah Daniel Mestas, born on November 14, 2014, passed away in the loving arms of his parents, Emma and Jason Mestas, on November 15, 2014. Jeremiah is now in Heaven with Jesus, who called him home. Gone but not forgotten, an angel in the sky. Jeremiah, a gift from above, touched so many lives in such a brief time. Jeremiah...
Joseph E. Van "Joe" Horn
Nov 15, 2014
Joseph E. "Joe" Van Horn, age 99, went to be with the Lord November 15, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Helen; his son, Joe Van Horn, Jr.; his daughter, Margaret Van Horn; grandchildren, Rebecca Kneemiller and husband Robert, Brad Siebold and wife Laura, five great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter, and his family and friends. Mr....
Jean Teisher
Nov 14, 2014
Jean Teisher, age 91, born November 2, 1923 in Erie, PA, resident of Albuquerque since 1955, married to Simeon (Dick) Teisher for 67 years, died on Friday, November 14, 2014. She is survived by her husband, five children and their partners, 12 grandchildren and their partners, and 4 great-grandchildren. Children & partners - Jim & Jeanne Teisher, Susan Busch, Sally...
George J. Laben Lt. (Ret.) Col.
Nov 14, 2014
It is with profound sadness that we announce that a proud American World War II combat pilot has completed his last mission. Lt. Col. George J. Laben passed away on November 14th, 2014. He was born on March 19, 1919 in St. Anne, Illinois. George spent his early years on Southwest Indian Reservations, where his parents were in the medical...
Thomas P. Moore
Nov 14, 2014
Age 33 of Albuquerque, September 8, 1981 - November 13, 2014. Though born with Spina Bifida Tommy remained positive, loving, strong, spunky and never complained. Preceded in death by his mother Joni Bayless Castillo and is survived by his father/uncle Bruce Bayless; aunt Janna Opalich and family; uncle Jeff Bayless and many others too numerous to mention. Many thanks to...
Michael Colin Wilson Dr.
Nov 14, 2014
Michael Wilson passed away peacefully on November 14, 2014. He is survived by his wife, Maria Picchi; children, Jonathan and Francesca; brother, John; and abundant extended family members. Michael was an internationally recognized scientist and an invaluable faculty member in the Department of Neurosciences at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. A scrappy and critical intellect in the...
Lois Eileen Bushee
Nov 14, 2014
Lois Eileen Bushee, 93, long-time resident of Albuquerque, born in Zanesville, IN on December 10, 1920, passed away peacefully, with family by her side, on Friday, November 14, 2014. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 39 years, Harold R. Bushee, of Universal Woodworking Inc.; granddaughter, Connie Alleyne Stagner; three sisters; and one brother. She...
Vivian Ruth (Gunn) Clark
Nov 14, 2014
Vivian Ruth (Gunn) Clark, 84. a resident of Albuquerque since 2010 and a longtime resident of Katy/Houston, Texas, went home to her Lord and Saviour, Jesus. Ruth considered this her "graduation." She is survived by her daughter, Kristi Willey and husband, Paul of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Jonathan Clark and wife, Allissa of Ft. Worth, TX, SSgt Joseph Clark, USAF of Del...



