RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Ouida Mize Scholtz
Oct 20, 2013
Ouida Mize Scholtz, age 82, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2013. She was surrounded by her children, Susan Scholtz, John Scholtz and Ouida Goodwin. Ouida was born in Waycross, Georgia on August 14, 1931. She lived in Jacksonville, FL then Macon, GA until she met the love of her life, John C. Scholtz Jr. They honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexico...
Thomas Ronald Pompeo
Oct 20, 2013
Thomas Ronald Pompeo, age 86, a resident of Albuquerque, died Sunday, October 20, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Laura Mae Pompeo of Albuquerque, NM; and their three sons, Ronald Pompeo and wife, Dianna, Randall Pompeo and partner, Michaela Rohde and Matthew Pompeo and wife, Susie; and two grandchildren, Lauren and Kari Pompeo. He is also survived by one...
Santino Luis Chavez
Oct 19, 2013
Age 15 months and a resident of Albuquerque, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 19, 2013. He is survived by parents Allie Stern and Gene Chavez of Albuquerque, grandparents, Gene and Ruby Chavez, grandparents, Alberto and Marie Stern, great grandparents, Mary & Frederick Burak, Elizabeth Herrera, Orlando Zamora, his uncles, Carlos, Anthony, Cisco Chavez, Nick Stern and...
Phoebe Q. Chavez
Oct 19, 2013
Phoebe, age 97, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, October 19, 2013. She is survived by sons, Richard G. Chavez, Peter V. Chavez, and Frank O. Chavez and wife, Marie Elena; and grandchildren, Anthony Campbell, wife Linda and family, Danielle Chavez and Karen Chavez. Phoebe was preceded in death by her husband, Frank G. Chavez and son, Anthony. Phoebe...
Beatrice Madeline Novak
Oct 19, 2013
Beatrice Madeline Novak passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at home. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Casimer, in 1995. She was Past President of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary Post 99. She volunteered at the VA Hospital for many years. Bea was a member of New Covenant Church and loved to greet all...
Goldie Lieberman
Oct 19, 2013
Our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, our "Golden Girl" passed away at age 87 on October 19, 2013. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 31, 1926 to Max and Rose Friedman. She attended Hutchins Primary School and Central High School. Goldie worked from the time she was 12 until her retirement at 67. During World War II,...
Barbara "Granny" Ryan
Oct 18, 2013
Age 74, a longtime resident of Albuquerque died October 18, 2013. She is survived by her boyfriend, Fred Harris of Albuquerque; her children Michelle Barb and husband James of Albuquerque, Michael Ryan and wife Linda of Albuquerque, Lori Bofman and husband Tim of Dixon, California and Tim Ryan and wife Cindy of Reno, Texas; grandchildren Aimee Thompson, Stephanie Lovett, Ryan...
Dorothy Elizabeth Marianetti
Oct 18, 2013
Dorothy Elizabeth Marianetti; "Deedee", 99 passed away peacefully at her home, two months shy of her 100th birthday, surrounded by her family on October 18th. Dorothy was born in Denver. CO to Italian immigrants, Antoinette and Luis Cito, and moved to Albuquerque in 1939 after marrying her husband, Oliver Bruno Marianetti. A longtime resident of Albuquerque's Country Club neighborhood and...
John Mac Russell
Oct 18, 2013
RUSSELL, John Mac Age 77, a resident of Jemez Springs, died Friday, October 18, 2013. He is survived by sister, Mary V. Russell of Jemez Springs, sons, William Russell and wife Georganne of Bakersville, CA, Tom Russell and wife Debra of Albuquerque, NM, Harold Russell of Rapid City, SD, granddaughters, Catherine, Lee and Kate and many other family and friends....
William "Bill" Reid
Oct 17, 2013
William "Bill" Reid, age 74, of Albuquerque, went to be with his Lord, Thursday, October 17, 2013. He is survived by Gayla, his wife of 53 years; daughters, Lisa Dettweiler and husband Eric and Lesley Botz and husband Jeff; grandchildren, Brody Botz, Brooklyn Botz, and Slaton Dettweiler; brothers, David Reid and wife Nola, Scott Reid and wife Sue; sister, Marcia...
Edna C. Nation
Oct 17, 2013
Age 95, a resident of Albuquerque, died Thursday, October 17, 2013. She is survived by her four children, Karen Alwin of Albuquerque, Lucinda Bodkin of Cleburne, TX, Jerrilyn Bittermann of Albuquerque, Leo C. Nation Jr. and wife Debbie of Chandler, OK.; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, family members and friends. Edna was...
Gary Richard Young
Oct 17, 2013
Passed away of natural causes on October 17, 2013 after a successful double lung transplant a year earlier. He was an avid fisherman and outdoors's man, which lead him to his passion of geology. Gary moved to Albuquerque in the 1960s with a sense of adventure and follow an innate curiosity for the local geology. He and his wife founded...
Frank P. Schoepfer
Oct 16, 2013
Frank P. Schoepfer, age 79, passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2013 after a short battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; children, Christopher (Carol) and Spencer; step-children, Jeffery W. Hamilton (Terri), Cheryl Scruton (Scott), and Scott A. Hamilton (Bootsady); grandchildren, Charlie and Daniel Brian of London, England, Chelsea and Alyssa Hamilton, Colby and Zack Hines, Jenna Jackson,...
Antonia Lucinda (Lucy) Calderon
Oct 16, 2013
Age 101, a lifelong resident of the Albuquerque area, passed away October 16, 2013. She is survived by her four children, Tony Calderon, Bill Calderon, Julia Calderon of Albuquerque and Linda Martin and husband, Garth of Sacramento, California; six grandchildren, Sabrina Calderon, Michael Calderon, Marc Calderon, Angela Zermeno, Damian Calderon, and Melanie Calderon: 16 great grandchildren and numerous cherished nieces...
Donald R. House
Oct 16, 2013
Age 82 peacefully died at home of cancer. Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, Don moved to Albuquerque as a young boy with his family. He graduated from AHS in 1949. He later joined the Air Force, serving as an Avionics Technician in France and Germany. Days off found Don touring on his Triumph motorcycle with his "buddies" throughout Europe and its...
Chin-Yuan Wang Chiu
Oct 16, 2013
Chin-Yuan Wang Chiu, a resident of Albuquerque, NM, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013. She was 82 years old. Her husband, T.K. Chiu and her son, Pei-Ming Chiu preceded her in death. She is survived by her four daughters and their spouses, Pei-Pei and Dahwey Chu, Pei-Ti Chiu and Fu Kuo Liu, Peiling and Paul Bay, Pei-Chih Chiu...
Dennis S. Adams Lt. Col.
Oct 15, 2013
Dennis S. Adams, Lt. Col. (Ret.), age 89, a resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, October 15, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 62 ½ years, Lois Adams of Albuquerque, NM. Mr. Adams was preceded in death by his one son, Doug Adams. Dennis served his country proudly during WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He received his commission after completion...
Drucilla G. (Dru) Summey
Oct 15, 2013
SUMMEY, DRUCILLA (DRU) G. Dru, 90, a resident of Albuquerque for 60 years, died peacefully Tuesday evening, 10/15/2013 after living the last ten years in Dallas, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Grady L. Summey; daughter, Mary Ann Summey; grandson, Richard J. Summey; brother, George Griego (Bea); and sister, Celia G. Romero (J. Mike)....
Grace Elizabeth Bostick
Oct 15, 2013
BOSTICK, Grace Elizabeth Age 101, of Albuquerque, went to be with her Lord, Tuesday, October 15, 2013. She is survived by sons, Leon (Shirley) Bostick and, Royce D. Bostick; daughter, Linda (Larry) Spellins; sisters, Carolyn (Howard) Talbot, and Mildred Leeson; grandchildren, Duane Bostick, Candace (Remia) Smith, Jeffery Todd (Elizabeth) Spellins, Steven Bostick, Susan (Tom) McGovern, Tamara (William) Jackson-Kuh, Randy (Patty)...
Cherie Neumann
Oct 14, 2013
Officially received her wings when she passed away peacefully in her home on October 14, 2013. She was a resident of Albuquerque since 1959. Cherie attended Marywood School for Girls/Sisters of Providence in Evanston, IL for 10 years. She flew the world as an Airline Stewardess flying DC-4's and flying military families to their husbands overseas and was Santa's Helper...



