RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Sandra "Sandy Coach" Rockwell
Mar 6, 2014
Age 76, passed away on March 6, 2014. She was born to the late Marshall and Virginia Walker on March 25, 1937 in Hurley, NM. Sandra graduated from the University of NM and went on to teach and coach softball, volleyball, and cheerleading at Rio Grande High School for 26 years. Her students affectionately reffered to her as "Miss. Rock"....
Wilma Boyer
Mar 5, 2014
Wilma Westmoreland Boyer, our beloved wife and mother, passed away peacefully at home in the arms of her family on March 5, 2014, in Woodbridge, Virginia. Wilma was born Oct. 29, 1926, in Patterson, Missouri, to Willard and Ollie Kathryn (Wilcox) Westmoreland. Her husband, Bill Twidwell, preceded her in death in July 1953. On September 30, 1956, she married Charles...
Josie Sanchez
Mar 5, 2014
Age 81, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, March 5, 2014. She is survived by her daughters, Julia Pichette and husband, Bill, Lorena Simmons, Jeanette Orona, and Theresa Sanchez; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; sisters, Stella Sanchez and Dorothy Bustamante; and two nieces. She was known as "Grandma Josie" to all the...
Barbara Wilson Buck
Mar 4, 2014
Age 82, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2014 at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Blessed with a loving family, steadfast friends and a beautiful Irish spirit, she was ready to embrace the Lord and reunite with those that preceded her in death, her cherished husband of sixty years, William H. Buck; her two sons, Stephen and Charles; as...
Gail Wight
Mar 4, 2014
WIGHT, GAIL Gail Ann Wight, beloved sister of Mary Wight, Allen Wight and Rose Dixon, drifted over the rainbow on March 4, 2014. Gail was born August 10, 1946, in Mishawaka Indiana. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, Harry and Rose Wight. Besides her siblings, survivors include many nieces and nephews as well as her friends...
Keith Roland (W5WBA) Baltz
Mar 4, 2014
Baltz, Keith Roland (W5WBA) June 22, 1924 - March 4, 2014 Born in Castalia, Iowa, to Ernst John and Anna (Schellhammer) Baltz, Keith spent his early years in the small town farming community. He graduated from Castalia High School and moved with his parents to California when World War II broke out. He was drafted into the US Army in...
Sherwood Young Jackson Jr
Mar 4, 2014
Sherwood Young Jackson, Jr., age 86, passed away peacefully at his home on March 4, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Alice Ann Jackson; daughters, Claudia Russo and husband John, Martha Burns and husband Dennis, and Alice Dillon and husband, Tim; grandchildren, Hayley Burns, Evayn Burns, Carley Osborne and husband Jon, Kyle Dillon, Steven Russo...
Janna R. "Penny" Hogg
Mar 4, 2014
Janna R. "Penny" Hogg, age 91, a resident of Albuquerque for over 70 years, went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. She is survived by her two children, Cheryl Groebner and husband, Jerry of Albuquerque, and Tom Hogg of West Hollywood, CA; three grandchildren, Lisa Mayhill and husband, Ron, Paige Lewis and husband, Jay,...
Betty J. Malpas
Mar 3, 2014
Of Albuquerque, age 81, passed away March 3, 2014, peacefully with her husband by her side. Cherished wife of John, proud mother of five, loving grandmother and great grandmother. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in...
Corinne "Dolly" Gray
Mar 3, 2014
GRAY, CORINNE "DOLLY" Age 90, a resident of Albuquerque since 1972, returned to the arms of Jesus on Monday, March 3, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Bill Gray. Dolly was preceded in death by her son, Tim; four brothers and two sisters. Along with her husband, she owned and operated Gray Realty since 1976. She...
Corinne "Dolly" Gray
Mar 3, 2014
GRAY, CORINNE "DOLLY" Age 90, a resident of Albuquerque since 1972, returned to the arms of Jesus on Monday, March 3, 2014. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Bill Gray. Dolly was preceded in death by her son, Tim; four brothers and two sisters. Along with her husband, she owned and operated Gray Realty since 1976. She...
Christopher Phillip Romero
Mar 3, 2014
Christopher Phillip Romero, age 50, our beloved son and brother, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014. He is survived by his parents, Fred and Donna Romero; brothers, Phillip and Rick Romero; grandparents, Joe and Jennie Chavez; uncles, aunts, cousins and friends. Chris is preceded in death by Alice B. Duran, Monford and Ramona Montoya, Joe E. Duran, Joe S. Romero,...
Jane Patricia Marshall Talso
Mar 3, 2014
Jane Talso passed away two days after her 79th birthday in Albuquerque after a lengthy fight with cancer. She was born in Los Angeles to Daniel Gregory and Dorothy Nell Marshall. Jane was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles and received her Master's Degree from Catholic University in Washington DC. She is survived by her husband,...
Vito Anthony Yulo
Mar 3, 2014
YULO, Vito Anthony Passed away at his home Monday, March 3, 2014, with his wife by his side, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He will be greatly missed... always to be loved and never, ever forgotten. Vito was born February 10, 1928, in New York City. A first generation Italian-American, he was the second son to his loving...
Joylyn C. "Jo" Marks
Mar 3, 2014
Joylyn "Jo" C. Marks, age 84, a resident of Albuquerque since 1969, died, after an extended illness, Monday, March 3, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. She is survived by her daughters, Beth Walker, Claudia Wolcott, Suzanne Marks and husband, Bobby Sanchez, and Jennifer Norlin and husband, Nik Norlin; nieces, Stephanie Crosser and Anne Crosser and husband, Danny Chiata;...
Jane Patricia Marshall Talso
Mar 3, 2014
Jane Talso passed away two days after her 79th birthday in Albuquerque after a lengthy fight with cancer. She was born in Los Angeles to Daniel Gregory and Dorothy Nell Marshall. Jane was a graduate of Mount Saint Mary's College in Los Angeles and received her Master's Degree from Catholic University in Washington DC. She is survived by her husband,...
Vito Anthony Yulo
Mar 3, 2014
YULO, Vito Anthony Passed away at his home Monday, March 3, 2014, with his wife by his side, after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. He will be greatly missed... always to be loved and never, ever forgotten. Vito was born February 10, 1928, in New York City. A first generation Italian-American, he was the second son to his loving...
Betty J. Malpas
Mar 3, 2014
Of Albuquerque, age 81, passed away March 3, 2014, peacefully with her husband by her side. Cherished wife of John, proud mother of five, loving grandmother and great grandmother. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in...
Alice Joyce Zimmerman-Benson
Mar 3, 2014
Zimmerman-Benson, Alice Joyce At the age of 93, and due to a recent illness, Joyce Benson went to be with her Lord on Monday, March 3, 2014, and now rests in His arms. Alice Joyce Benson was born on June 1, 1920 in Clovis, NM. At the age of 12, she and her family moved to Albuquerque, NM. She graduated...
Don E. Viets
Mar 2, 2014
Don E. Viets, age 67, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sunday, March 2, 2014. He is survived by his husband, Kevin Blackerby; and son, Joshua Viets and his husband, Tyler Anderson. Don was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, volunteering his time and love in the Adopted Families Program, and as a Stephen Minister. He...



