Justice Harry E. Stowers Jr

July 8, 2015

A native New Mexican, Harry E. Stowers, Jr. was born April 21, 1926 in Fort Bayard and raised in Madrid - both small New Mexico mining towns. It was from Madrid's hardscrabble daily life that Harry developed his roots. Raised during the Depression, he saw everything from street fights to dusty caravans of miners' coffins wending through town after a...

Joan Lillard

July 7, 2015

Joan Lillard, 90, of Hot Springs Village, AR, passed away on July 7, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. Joan was born March 9, 1925 in Winchester, England to Henry and Gladys Legge. Joan was one of the first English war brides to come to American in 1945 along with her son Malcolm, and then later became...

Fern B. Whisler

July 7, 2015

Fern B. Whisler passed away quietly and went to be with the Lord in her home on Tuesday, July 7, 2015, after a long illness. "Granny" was a very much loved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was born September 2, 1926 in Dexter, NM. Fern grew up in Alamogordo, NM and moved to Roswell, NM for her senior year...

Stephanie Ann Guertin

July 7, 2015

Guertin, Stephanie Ann Stephanie Ann Guertin was born January 19, 1984 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was talented artist with a creative mind; who graduated from Manzano High School in 2002 and from The University of New Mexico in 2006, with a Bachelors of Fine Arts with a concentration in Art History. She had a love of beauty and found...

Janie Hall

July 7, 2015

Janie Hall, Age 79, a resident of Albuquerque, died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 after an extended illness. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Mike Hall; sons, Randy Hall, Doug Hall and his wife, Kirsten, Bruce Hall and his wife, Peggy, and Don Hall and his wife, Tanya; eight grandchildren, Sarah, Kristen, Michael, Meghan, Collin, Elena, Nico,...

Susan Kay Crim

July 5, 2015

Susan Kay (Riggs) Crim, 67, went to be with the Lord on Sunday afternoon July 5, 2015 after a courageous journey with declining health that she faced with grace. Susan was born July 30, 1947, in Hamilton County, Indiana, and lovingly adopted by Herman "Gus" and Yula Riggs of Anderson, IN. Susan spent her early years in Anderson and then...

Rebecca Tierney

July 5, 2015

Rebecca Tierney, 84, loving wife and mother, passed away July 5, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Anthony Tierney, and her son, Gene Tierney. A Rosary will be held Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at FRENCH - Westside. A Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Rosary. Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 10,...

Amy L. Snyder

July 4, 2015

Amy L. Snyder, 37, a resident of Albuquerque for three years and a former resident of Allentown, passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2015. She is survived by her parents, Terry and Carol "Peggy" Snyder; her dogs, Kasey and Popeye; aunt, Shirley Tartaglia and husband, Lelio; uncles, Donald Bensinger, Russell Bensinger and wife, Lynn, and Ronald Snyder and companion Pat...

Elisabeth Cudney Keen

July 4, 2015

Elisabeth Cudney Keen, AKA Jill Schwartz, age 63, passed away under a firework-lit sky on the 4th of July. Elisabeth started her journey in Illinois in 1952 and spent much of her childhood in Afghanistan with her father James, mother, Margaret, and siblings, Jimmy, David, and Cathy. Ultimately she made her life in Albuquerque because the landscape was reminiscent of...

Pablo J. Garcia

July 3, 2015

Age 92, a life-long resident of Tijeras, NM passed away Friday July 3, 2015. He was a Navy veteran and served in WWII. He worked at Sandia National Labs and retired in 1982. He was preceded in death by his wife of 68 years, Irene Garcia; his parents Vicente and Ocariz Garcia, his brothers Bertin and Vicente, Jr.; his sisters...

Tom Herrera

July 3, 2015

Tom Herrera was born February 6, 1934 in Los Angeles, CA to Jose and Irene Herrera and died at his home in Albuquerque, surrounded by his loving family on July 3, 2015. Tom's parents moved to New Mexico when he was ten years old and settled in the Martinez Town neighborhood where they became an integral part of the community....

Ida O. Francis

July 3, 2015

Ida Otero Francis, born November 9, 1922, to Adolfo and Victoriana Otero in the family home in Peralta, NM, was welcomed into her eternal home on July 3, 2015. Ida was a very well-known and respected member of the communities where she lived and worked. In her professional and public life, she owned her own beauty shop, served as Valencia...

Patricia Platero

July 2, 2015

Arrangements are being made through French Funerals & Cremations.

Service Details

Friday, October 9th, 2015, 10:30am, FRENCH - Westside

Charles E. Omlor

July 2, 2015

Charles E. Omlor a loving husband and family man was born on December 8, 1923 and passed away peacefully on July 2, 2015 after a long battle with Alzheimers. Charles was born in Fremont, OH and was raised in Tiffin, OH. In September 1969 he moved to Albuquerque, NM. He was a master carpenter and a general contractor for more...

Robert L. Andrews

July 2, 2015

Robert " Andy" Andrews, age 86, originally from Kansas City, KS, and long-time resident of Albuquerque, quietly passed away on July 2, 2015. Andy was a retired tool and die maker having spent his career with TWA and GM. Following retirement, he volunteered as a docent at the Albuquerque Zoo and enjoyed all kinds of animals. Andy will always be...

Arthur Thomas Matte Dr.

July 1, 2015

Dr. Arthur Thomas Matte, died early Wednesday morning, July 1, 2015, surrounded by his children and grandchildren after battling esophageal cancer. Art was born in Gallup, NM, on Election Day November 2, 1926 and was named after the Democratic incumbent Arthur Thomas Hannett. He grew up on the rough and tumble streets of Gallup's north side to Italian immigrant parents...

Nadine F. Barba

July 1, 2015

Nadine F. Barba, age 75, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. She is survived by her beloved dog, Ladybug; children, Catherine G. Telles and husband, Toby, Charles A. Silva and wife, Wanda, Carolyn M. Gerhardt and husband, Mike, and Rick Morales; grandchildren, Calvin Silva, Arielle Cofer and husband, Jonah, Derrick Silva, Desiree Telles and Thomas Garcia, Holly Telles and...

Frances Hawk Nelson

July 1, 2015

Frances Hawk Nelson passed away on July 1, 2015, one day after her 102nd birthday. She was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico on June 30, 1913 to Rev. and Mrs. J. Rush Goodloe. Her grandfather, husband and son were Methodist ministers serving in Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband,...

Sanford Lackey Fortner

July 1, 2015

Fortner, Sanford Lackey Sanford (Sandy) Fortner, age 92, a lone time resident of Albuquerque, passed away the evening of July 1, 2015 at Franciscan St. Francis Hospital and Health Centers Indianapolis, IN, after an illness of several months. Sandy was born in old Augusta, IN, on July 20, 1922 to Sanford Lackey Fortner and Ruth Wagner Fortner. He spent his...

Robert Eugene Kellam

June 30, 2015

Robert (Bob) Eugene Kellam, 78, went home to be with our Lord on June 30, 2015. Bob was born in Andrews, IN to Ralph and Maralyn Kellam. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Elizabeth (Betty) Kellam; sons, Bill Burch and wife Rose, Joseph Burch and wife Cindy, Norman Kellam and wife Sue and Douglas Kellam and wife...