RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Beverly J. Beckman
Jul 29, 2013
This precious 77 year old wife and mother passed away Monday, July 29, 2013 at home in her sleep surrounded by loved ones. She is survived by her husband, Jerry; sons, Ron and wife Bernie of Pagosa Springs, and Mark and wife Rose of Alamogordo; granddaughter, Dani and boyfriend Ian Wright of Denver; sister, Joyce and husband Ron of Fremont,...
Barbara Grimmer Strome
Jul 28, 2013
Age 85, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013. She is survived by her daughters, Susan Strome and husband, Bill Saxton of Santa Cruz, CA, and Diane Strome Gagon and husband, Kenny of Seattle, WA; grandchildren, Jayson Gagon and wife, Jenny, Daniel Saxton, Sarah Saxton, and Beau Gagon; and sister, Gloria Hathaway of Albuquerque. Barbara was...
Stephen Edwin John "Dido" Pierce
Jul 27, 2013
PIERCE, STEPHEN EDWIN JOHN "DIDO" Age, 15, beloved son of Brian Pierce, Nella Rogers, Marc Mirabal and Joseph Segura, passed away suddenly Saturday, July 27, 2013. Although Stephen never spoke a word, his life reflected happiness and energy that resonated volumes. He endeared himself to those around him, whether it was at home with Marc and Joe, at Hippo therapy,...
Richard Albert Pollay
Jul 26, 2013
Age 78, a resident of Edgewood, died Friday, July 26, 2013. He is survived by wife, Jennie Pollay of Edgewood, NM; daughter, Cheryl (Dale) Cates; sister, Ethel Mason. Services will be held on Monday, July 29, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at FRENCH - Lomas, with Pastor Talon Noh officiating. Interment will take place at Mountain Valley Cemetery. Should friends desire, memorial...
Roberto L. Cordova
Jul 26, 2013
CORDOVA, ROBERTO L. Age 80, of Rio Rancho, died Friday, July 26, 2013. If heaven could possibly be better, it is now. The Lord now has a great man by His side and without a doubt, will have His ear talked off. We have lost a great friend, and this world will never be the same without him. He is...
Joseph Rasheed Lari
Jul 25, 2013
Age 26, born in Albuquerque on December 16, 1986 left this world for a new Journey with God on Thursday July 25, 2013. Joseph is survived by parents, Rochelle Gurule Lari and Mohammad Reza Lari; his brother, Daniel Lari; precious son, Dylan "Dilly" Rasheed Lari; loving partner, Serena Willet; grandparents, Angie (Jim Vergo) Gurule-Vergo; grandmother, Zahra Sultan Tahanzadeh; his loving...
Andrea Collinge
Jul 25, 2013
Otherwise know to her friends as "Annie" sharp shooter, passed away on July 25, 2013, as a result of complications from an ATV accident. Andrea had a love and passion for dancing, shooting guns, riding horses, and otherwise enjoying life. She was a world-class skier and the first women in Canada to drive "formula ford" racing cars in competition and...
Barbara Eileen Ferrel Swortwood
Jul 24, 2013
SWORTWOOD, BARBARA EILEEN FERREL Barbara was born on Nov. 24, 1955. She grew up on Fourth Ave. in Garwood, N.J. where she spent her youth as a very happy "Jersey Girl". After graduating from David Brearley Regional H.S. in 1972, Barbara worked for a branch of the Dept. of Defense until her first marriage to William Lounsbury, a Lt. Colonel...
Arthur (Art) Jones Jr
Jul 24, 2013
JONES, ARTHUR (ART) JR. Art (also known as "Billy" among family members and friends from the days of his youth) was born January 10, 1934 to Raley Jones and Wilma Durst Jones in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated from the Academy of Richmond County in 1951 and from the University Of South Carolina College Of Pharmacy in January 1956. He entered...
Wiliam Mitchell Swortwood II
Jul 24, 2013
SWORTWOOD, WILLIAM MITCHELL II Bill, age 65, was a lifelong resident of Albuquerque died on Wednesday, July 24, 2013. He is finally at peace after a long battle with depression and chronic pain following an accident in 2009. Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Ferrell Swortwood; his parents, Harry Thomas and Mary Lurlene Swortwood; his niece, Stephanie...
Johnny N. Lovato
Jul 24, 2013
Age, 71, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 24, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Angelica Lovato; children David Lovato and wife, Laura, Anna Marie Monte Calvo and husband, Nick, Arnold Lovato and wife, Cindy, Steven Lovato and wife, Cathy, Tomas Lovato, Mario Duran, and Rachel V. Duran; eleven grandchildren; one great-grandson;...
William Edward "Bill" Walden
Jul 23, 2013
Age 71, of Albuquerque, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. He is survived by wife, Margaret "Peggy" Walden; daughters, Cookie Nolan, Debbie Walden, Pam Lewis; grandson, Buck Walden; sister, Shirley Morgan; niece, Roxanne, nephews, Russ and Randy and numerous "adopted" kids. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Beulah Walden. He was a member and past president...
Jeanette Collums
Jul 23, 2013
Jeanette Collums passed away surrounded by her family July 23, 2013. She was born to Joe and Ilene in Mississippi and moved to Albuquerque, NM 53 years ago with her love, Tony Collums. She is survived by her husband, Tony Collums; sons, Jerry and his wife, Trina, Michael, and daughter, Susan; grandchildren, Whitney, Chad, Chelsea and her husband, Kasey; great-grandchild,...
Julia A. "Julie" Morris
Jul 23, 2013
Julie Morris Biography Julie Morris was a New York City gal, one who loved the glamour and glitz of the Big Apple and was always the first one out the door for a dinner engagement or a Broadway show. The third child of Lillian and Virgil Crist, she was born in 1933 in Greenwich Village when the family lived at...
Nora A. Sanchez
Jul 22, 2013
SANCHEZ, NORA A. Nora A. Sanchez, age 92, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque passed away on Monday, July 22, 2013. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Refugio "Ray" Sanchez Jr. In 1983; her loving son, Ray Robert Sanchez in 2003; parents, Epifano and Elena Armijo; in-laws, Refugio Sr. and Agatha Sanchez; siblings, Fernando Armijo and wife, Cecilia,...
James O. Greenslade
Jul 22, 2013
James O. Greenslade, age 88, of Albuquerque and a 25 year resident of Grants, NM passed away on July 22, 2013. Jim was born in Detroit, Michigan on December 24, 1924. He enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 and served for three years in the South Pacific during World War II. He graduated from Michigan Tech University in 1951...
Ronald Dean Salls
Jul 22, 2013
SALLS, RONALD DEAN Age 40, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque passed on Monday, July 22, 2013 after a two year battle with cancer. He is survived by his spouse, Laura; children, Jonathan, Joshua, Jordana and Joseph, all of Rio Rancho; parents, Fred and Teri Salls; brother, Richard Salls; sister, Ferryl Salls; aunts and uncles, John and Cathy Salls, Rick and...
Peter E. Tomkiel
Jul 22, 2013
TOMKIEL, PETER E. Age 63, a resident of Albuquerque since 1990, died Monday, July 22, 2013. He is survived by his spouse, Kathleen of Albuquerque; children, Wendy Benes and husband, Chris of Peoria, AZ, Laura Anderson and husband, Larry of Albuquerque, and Christine Dulaney and husband, Mitch of Olathe, KS; grandchildren, Ellen, Ashley, Cole, Taylor, Peter, Wade and Brody; and...
Thomas Michael Lorimer
Jul 21, 2013
LORIMER, THOMAS MICHAEL Passed away peacefully on his 63rd birthday surrounded by his loved ones. Tom was born in Minneapolis, grew up in Fremont, California, and spent most of the last 40 years in the place he loved to call home, Albuquerque. He is survived by his second father, Billy Swingle, the love of his life, Becki Lorimer, his two...
James Eugene King
Jul 20, 2013
Jim was a man of silent strength who showed his love through actions, not words. He was born in Amarillo, TX on January 22, 1935, to James Elbert King and Gladys Bell King. He was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on July 20, 2013. Jim's family lived in various cities in Texas and California before settling in Texico,...
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