RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Juanita Mary Leyba
Oct 21, 2014
Our Beloved Mother, Juanita Mary Leyba, 93 of Albuquerque went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. She was born in Sunset, AR to Clarence E. and Bertha Bridges. She was raised in Arkansas and Missouri and she came to Albuquerque in 1934 where she met her husband Leonard Leyba while working for his family's business. They married...
Mary Jo Cicmanec
Oct 21, 2014
Mary Jo Cicmanec, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, after a brief illness. She was born in Humphrey, NE on August 7, 1921 to Josephine and Tony Albracht. In 1940, she married John Cicmanec and together, they raised three children and retired in Albuquerque in 1981. Mary was preceded in death by her husband and five siblings....
Kleta Blake Northup
Oct 21, 2014
Kleta Blake Northup, 97, of Albuquerque, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. She was born on April 15, 1917 in Enid, OK to Byron Sterling and Mary Gertrude (Wofford) Blake. She was preceded in death by her four sisters: Lola, Ruth, Marianne and Joan (who were all members of Eastern Star) and her little brother, Byron "Toddy". She was...
Ed Loudat
Oct 20, 2014
Ed Loudat, a resident of Albuquerque since 2010 and a resident of Roswell from 1948-2010, died Monday afternoon, October 20, 2014, at the age of 92. Ed was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 9, 1922, to Charles and Mary (Kuba) Loudat, who were immigrants from Bohemia. Ed came to New Mexico during World War II, when he was stationed...
Cheryn Kay Lingerfelt
Oct 20, 2014
LINGERFELT, CHERYN KAY Age 44, went home to her heavenly father on October 20, 2014, after battling Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Cheryn was born in Albuquerque, NM. She attended West Mesa High School and was a proud member of the West Mesa band. Cheryn attended college at NMSU in Las Cruces, NM as a Crimson Scholar. She graduated with her Master's...
Chris DiGregorio
Oct 20, 2014
Crescenzio (Chris) Salvatore DiGregorio passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Chris was born in the scenic mountain town of Cansano, Italy on June 15, 1930 to Donato and Carmela DiGregorio. In 1940, at the young age of ten, he made the journey to America where his family settled in...
Brent Lee Warren US Army
Oct 20, 2014
Captain Brent Lee Warren was born on July 18, 1981 in Clovis, New Mexico and passed away on October 20, 2014 in El Paso, Texas. Brent was the beloved son of Sheri Moon and the late Craig Moon, USAF Retired. On April 12, 2014, Brent was married to Stacey Martin Warren and became a proud parent to children Jacob and...
Vada Ruth Caruthers
Oct 20, 2014
Age 87, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 20, 2014. She is survived by her daughter Cindy Darnell and husband Lance; grandsons Brock (Beth), Chad (Monica), Matt (Beth), Brendan and Quinn; granddaughters Kassi and Tessa; great-grandchildren Eli, Ava, Henry, Miles, Wyatt, Bijou and Omar; beloved niece Ula Karen and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by...
Bethal "Becky" Franks
Oct 19, 2014
Bethal "Becky" Franks, age 78, of Albuquerque, formerly of Clovis NM, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2014. She is survived by her children, Sandy Crow and wife Rhonda, Randy Crow, Brenton Franks and wife Ruth, and Michon Henegar and husband Mark. Becky also leaves behind her siblings, Nita Hern and Tommy Willeford. She was a grandmother to Brandon Crow, Britnee...
Elizabeth Walker McMullan
Oct 19, 2014
Elizabeth Walker McMullan, age 95, passed away on October 19, 2014. Betty was born September 13, 1919 in La Junta, Colorado to Gertrude McVay Walker and William Walton Walker. She had a long and wonderful life, and was blessed by a marriage to John J. McMullan of Albuquerque (deceased in 2005). She was a proud mother and is survived by...
Margaret Maxwell Collins
Oct 19, 2014
COLLINS, MARGARET MAXWELL Died peacefully in Albuquerque, NM on October 19, 2014 at the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Sandra J. Collins; son, Samuel K. Collins, Jr. (Jean) both of Albuquerque, NM; sister, Lucy Eatmon (Curtis) of Las Vegas, NV; two grandchildren, Brandan Jacob Giles (Christina) and Carl Christopher Collins of...
Kathleen Laura Lew
Oct 19, 2014
Kathleen Laura Lew, 67, a longtime resident of Las Vegas, NM, died on October 19, 2014. She is survived by her son and his wife, Charles and Sarah Dees, of Amarillo TX; grandchildren, Hannah, Abigail and Charles; brothers, William Ellsworth Lew, Jr. and Patrick John Lew; sister, Mary Ellen Kicza, and her husband, Dale Robert Kephart, of Woodbine, MD; and...
Karen Yvonne Duran
Oct 19, 2014
DURAN, KAREN YVONNE Age 72, a resident of Albuquerque, died on Sunday, October 19, 2014. She is survived by the love of her life, Fred Montano of Albuquerque; two sons, Kevin and Troy Duran; daughter-in-law, Stephanie; first husband, Tom Duran; grandchildren, Michael, Patricia, Benjamin, David, Christopher and Thomas; great-grandchild, Aurora; and life-long best friends, Georgia Murray and Marla Wilmot. Ms....
Kathryn G. Nauyok
Oct 19, 2014
NAUYOK, Kathryn G. Passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the age of 92. She was born in Worden, IL on December 26, 1921 to Dominic and Jennie Giacoma. Kathryn is preceded in death by her parents; and grandson, Christopher Johnson. She is survived by her loving husband, Myron; daughter, Gayron Johnson and husband, Eugene; son, Mark Nauyok; grandson,...
James T. Crawford
Oct 18, 2014
James T. Crawford, 67, native of Albuquerque, passed away on October 18, 2014. He is survived by his nephew, Matthew Martinez and wife Linda; great-niece, Abbey; niece Maria Martinez; his Adat Yeshua family, and extended family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, D.C. and Tillie Crawford and his sister, Barbara Martinez. In his youth Jim...
Josephine Underhill
Oct 18, 2014
Josephine Underhill, 81, a resident of Albuquerque since 1974, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 18, 2014. She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Edward Underhill; sons, Mark, Jeff, and Todd and his wife, Annette; daughter, Susan Lewis and husband, Michael, all of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Marci, Chelsea, Craig, Hayley, Douglas, Scott, Kacey and...
Thomas G. Schmeckpeper
Oct 18, 2014
Thomas G. Schmeckpeper, age 82, of Albuquerque NM passed away peacefully on October 18, 2014. Beloved husband of Neva for 62 years. Loving father of Gail Murray (Hoyt), Dawn Fend (Tom), Dana George (Bill), Kent Schmeckpeper and Mark Schmeckpeper. Adored grandfather to Nathan, Scott, Courtney, Marc, Allyson, Lindsay, Cameron, Kelsey, and Hunter; cherished great-grandfather to Caroline. A 1953 graduate of...
Mary Jane Casaus
Oct 18, 2014
Age 89, a resident of Rio Rancho, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, October 18, 2014. She is survived by her children, Dory Casaus and wife, Linda, Mark Casaus and wife, Mary Carol, Sheree Castillo and husband, Tony; grandchildren, David Casaus, Anthony Casaus, Vincent Castillo, Aaron Castillo, Patrick Castillo, Andrea Simms, Christina Rodriguez, Amanda Casaus and Nicole Casaus;...
J. Quentin Mischke
Oct 18, 2014
J. Quentin Mischke, 83, a resident of Albuquerque since 1958, rejoined our Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 18, 2014. He is survived by children, Mary M. McCann and husband Curtis McCann, and Stephen J. Mischke and wife Angela M. Mischke; his brother Herbert F. Mischke and wife Betty from St. Paul, MN; Patricia Mares-Mischke; grandchildren, Christopher McCann and wife Lindsay,...
Tobias David Lovato
Oct 18, 2014
Toby, Thank you little brother for the good, the crazy, the heart and you have a big heart I didn't say had; you just changed your address. I thank Father God he does not judge us from the outer but from the inner. It is about the heart condition; Jesus came for the broken the contrite heart. We will not...



