RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Captain Donald Clarence Thelen
Jul 4, 2024
Captain Donald Clarence Thelen, 80, passed away peacefully at his Albuquerque home on July 4, 2024, with his family lovingly by his side.
Born on January 19, 1944, Donald grew up on a small farm in Minnesota with his parents, Christ and Kathryn Thelen, and his six siblings. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he met the love of his...
Charles Hollingsworth
Jul 3, 2024
Charles D. Hollingsworth, lovingly known as Chuck, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the age of 82. He was born on Wednesday, March 4, 1942, in Kennett Square, PA, and most recently resided in Albuquerque, NM. Chuck was a man of many passions, including fishing and reading.
For over 20 years, Chuck owned his own business in Albuquerque, where...
Thomas J. Ramrath
Jul 3, 2024
Remembering Tom
Berlin, Germany
It was 1944. Tom was a two-year-old blond German-American boy. His German father had become an American citizen before returning to Germany in 1939. Now, with bombs bursting over their family apartment at 15 Breitenbachplatz in the suburbs of Berlin, the family's days and, especially, nights were perilous. "More boom-boom!" young Tom sang out, echoing the terrifying blasts...
Katherine Elizabeth Edgar
Jul 2, 2024
Hallelujah
Praise the Lord
Katherine Edgar was totally and completely healed on July 2nd of her Cushing’s Syndrome and heart problems when the One who created her took her from her bed where she’s been for the past 7 months and in an instant she was walking, dancing, jumping and embracing her Savior, her Mom, Sister and Brother and all her other...
Alvin P. Ross and Myra Bleicher Ross
Jul 2, 2024
Alvin P. Ross and Myra Bleicher Ross died peacefully at home, he on July 2, 2024, she on July 8, 2024. Both were 95 and on hospice care.
Upon entering eternity, Al was met by his previous wife of 59 years, Marcia, and their son Bruce. Myra was met by her previous husband of 59 years, Norman, and their son David.
The...
Joan Hughes
Jul 2, 2024
Joan Lois Hughes, 89, went home to be with the Lord on July 2, 2024. She was born in Lubbock Texas to Barney Hughes and Gladys Miller on October 22, 1934.
She is survived by her daughters Claudia J. Lucero, John (Spouse), and Patricia L. Hegge. Her grandchildren, Michelle, Kelli, Matthew, Andrew, and Sarah. She also had 5 great-grandchildren.
She was a...
Katie McKnight
Jul 2, 2024
Katie McKnight, 97, beloved Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. She entered this world on December 6, 1926, in Cuba, NM, born to Patricio and Josefa Montoya. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harvey (Cal) McKnight. She is survived by her children, Patrick,...
Albert Dean O'Rear
Jul 2, 2024
Albert Dean O’Rear, age 89, passed away in his sleep on July 2, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM. He is preceded in death by his parents and six siblings. He is survived by his wife, Karen; two sisters, Joyce Neuhold and Lona Mae Murphy; three children, Ronald O’Rear, Rhonda Neel and husband, Steve, and Lee O’Rear and wife, Donna; nine grandchildren,...
James Roberts
Jul 1, 2024
James Edward Roberts, 87. Our beloved Husband, Son, Brother, Father and Papa passed away at home on July 1, 2024 with his loving family by his side. Jim was born on December 7, 1936 in Buffalo New York. Son of Herbert and Ruth (Johnson) Roberts. Jim leaves behind his beloved wife Nancy (Preston) of 64 years.
Jim also leaves behind his...
Sean Murphy
Jul 1, 2024
Sean Murphy 1963-2024
Lifelong Educator
On Monday, July 1, 2024, John Cooper Murphy - Sean - died unexpectedly at his Albuquerque home.
Sean was born in 1963 in Corrales, New Mexico. He was a graduate of the Albuquerque Academy's Class of 1981; he earned a BA in English from Dartmouth College in 1985 and completed a Master's at St John's College, Santa Fe,...
Nancy Rakes
Jul 1, 2024
Nancy Jane Rakes, a lifelong resident of New Mexico passed away peacefully with her family at her side at her home on Monday, July 1st, 2024. Nancy was born in 1934 in Dayton, Ohio. She was 89 years old.
Her family migrated from Dayton Ohio to Albuquerque NM in the early 1940s. Nancy met Ted Rakes while in high school and...
Edna Harrison
Jun 30, 2024
Edna Belle Harrison was born on December 24, 1937, the only daughter to loving parents Eddie and Martha Hayes in Beaumont Texas. She is the third of eight children born to the union.
Edna graduated with honors from Hebert High School in Beaumont, Texas, class of 1956. After graduation, she left Beaumont and departed to San Francisco, where she received both...
John Humbel
Jun 30, 2024
John Humbel, age 88, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elisabeth; two sisters, Sr. Mary Anne Humbel and Jane Dahlman. He is survived by his sons, Frank wife, Jennifer, and Joseph, and grandsons, Luke and Jacob.
John was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 26,1936. He taught History at...
Mary Frances Carlo
Jun 30, 2024
The world became brighter on April 24, 1952, the day that our mother, Mary Frances Marin was born. It's with a heavy heart we announce her last breath was taken on June 30, 2024, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis.
Our mom lived her rambunctious young life in Clovis, NM with her five sisters and one brother, along with our...
Verla Jean Paulsen
Jun 29, 2024
Verla passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at the age of 95, in Albuquerque, NM. She was born on Friday, November 9, 1928, in Madrid, NE. She married John Paulsen in 1946 in Hillsboro, OR. They were married 2 weeks short of 60 yrs.
She was a dedicated military wife, homemaker and a nurturing, loving mom to Eugene and...
George Lee Carver II
Jun 29, 2024
George Lee Carver II, age 79, beloved father, loving grandfather, great friend to many passed away peacefully in his home on June 29, 2024. George was preceded by his wife of 55 years, Lana Sue (Johnson), his parents, Flight Officer George L. Carver of Yukon, West Virginia and Martha E. (Sandoval) Phillips of Taos, New Mexico.
He is survived by his...
Ciriña A. Grady
Jun 29, 2024
Ciriña was born in her family home in Lincoln, New Mexico to Ysabel T Aldaz and Ramonsita Gallegos Aldaz. She was the youngest of her siblings, and is preceded in death by her sisters Lola, Lila, and Jane, and her brothers Sostenes and Tommy and her son and youngest child, Thomas.
She is survived by her husband Sherman, her daughter Germaine,...
Phillip Joseph Vicente
Jun 28, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Phillip Joseph Vicente, born on October 28, 1985, who peacefully departed on June 28, 2024. Phillip was a dedicated soldier serving in the ARMY for 20 years, showcasing courage and commitment throughout his service.
He leaves behind a legacy of bravery, selflessness, and honor. Phillip's unwavering dedication to his country...
Daniel J. Torres
Jun 28, 2024
Dan Torres, beloved Husband, Father, and Grandfather was called to his eternal resting place on June 28, 2024. He was born in Las Vegas, NM, to Luciano and Manuelita Torres. He is survived by his wife Shirley Torres, daughters Gretchen Torres-Baumgartner and Danielle Torres; son-in-law Bern Baumgartner; grandsons Mason and Matthew Baumgartner and brother Robert Torres. He was preceded in...
Vincent Meyer
Jun 28, 2024
Vincent Andrew Meyer
Vince was born March 13th, 1952 in Santa Monica, California. He passed away June 28th, 2024 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was the child of an aeronautical engineer and a homemaker/real estate agent, with ancestral roots in the Rhine valley on the border between what is now Germany and France. Vince grew up in Glendale, California and attended...
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