RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Dorothy Vigil
Oct 9, 2012
VIGIL, DOROTHY KATHLEENShe passed away October 9, 2012. She was a rare native of Albuquerque, born December 20, 1925. She attended the Fourth Ward and Lew Wallace, Washington Junior High and graduated from Albuquerque High in 1945. She attended UNM while being employed as a secretary in Dean Nanningas's office. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences...
Brett Webster
Oct 9, 2012
Age 29, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM passed away on Tuesday October 9, 2012. Brett is survived by his mother, Debbie Contreras of Albuquerque; brother Nicholas Contreras of Albuquerque; maternal grandmother Mildred Gilcrease of Albuquerque; cousin Shauna Stillwell of Blue Spring MO; niece Paisley Contreras of Albuquerque. Along with numerous family members and beloved friends. Brett was preceded in...
Eliza Lilley
Oct 9, 2012
Age 74, a resident of Albuquerque, died Tuesday, October 9, 2012. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Mark W. Lilley; son, Mark W. Lilley Jr. (Denise); daughter, Eliza C.M. White (James); son, Thaddeus G. Lilley (Carol); daughter, Donna K. Sanchez (LeRoy); son, Henry (John) M. Lilley (Peggy); son, Will Lilley; brothers, Roman Yanez, Angel Yanez and Willy...
Mary Mares
Oct 8, 2012
Age 94, went peacefully to be with our Lord on October 8, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband Joe I. Mares; daughter Deedee; parents Jose R. and Juanita Chavez; sisters Nellie Whitaker, Emma McGrath, and Mary Louise Sanchez, and her brothers Father Henry Chavez, Alfred Chavez, and John Chavez. Mary is survived by her sister Tillie Will...
Elizabeth Nelson
Oct 8, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Nelson, 78, longtime resident of Albuquerque and current resident of Rio Rancho passed away on Monday, October 8, 2012 with family by her side. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Charles; children, David Lee Sprunger and his wife, Amanda, Dianna Lea Radosevich and her husband, Fred, and PolleaAnne Blue and husband, Greg; grandchildren, Rebecca Taylor...
Eva Madrid
Oct 7, 2012
MADRID, EVA (EVIE) COSTALES Our beloved sister Eva (Evie) Costales Madrid at age of 51, born October 29, 1960 in Silver City, NM, passed away on the evening of October 7, 2012 with all her loving family around her in Albuquerque. She was a resident of Albuquerque since 1981. Evie is survived by her parents, Rudy and Chenny Madrid of...
Joe Vance
Oct 7, 2012
Joe Lyle Vance was born August 30, 1919 to Edgar (Joe) Wilson and Edith May Howard Vance in Pawnee City, Nebraska, where he grew up and worked on the family farm and dairy. Joe Lyle enlisted for one year of service in the Nebraska National Guard on December 19, 1940. On December 23, 1940 the Guard was mobilized into federal...
Katheryn Fox
Oct 7, 2012
A longtime resident of Albuquerque and Los Alamos passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at the age of 98. Katheryn was born in Waldron, AR to Martin and Lela Self. She moved to Los Alamos to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory where she met Robert Fox. They were married in April of 1953. Katheryn was preceded in death by...
Evelyn Hooper
Oct 7, 2012
Age 84, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 7, 2012. She is survived by her children, Scott Hein and his wife, Ellen, Adele Montez, Steve Hooper and his wife, Jolynn Galvin and Fred Hooper and his wife, Carol; sister, Marjorie Lalicker; brother, Gerald Martin; grandchildren, Tracey Griffith, Jocelyn Rubinetti, Tim Hooper, Craig Harlan, Shayna Lucero, Eric...
Thomas Trujillo
Oct 6, 2012
Our beloved father went home to the Lord on 6 October 2012. He was born to Virginia and Raymond Trujillo on 10 March 1947 and a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM. Thomas is survived by his beloved wife of 45 years Pauline C. Trujillo; five children Annamarie Reategui, Lisa Stephenson, Gloria Zellner, Thomas Nathan Trujillo, and Lucille Taylor. He also...
Ulric Patrick
Oct 6, 2012
ULRIC BOUQUET PATRICKAge 91, a resident of Albuquerque, N.M., went to be with the Lord his Savior on October 6, 2012 after a lengthy illness, and was surrounded by family and friends who loved him. He was born to Ulric and Nellie Mae Bouquet on July 24, 1921 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father, an Army Air Corp officer, was killed...
Ray Rogers
Oct 5, 2012
Rogers, Ray J.Age 92, a resident of Elephant Butte, NM, died Friday, October 5, 2012. He was born in Buchanan, NM on July 23, 1920 and was a lifetime resident of New Mexico. He met and married his sweetheart, E. Frances Dick, on May 9, 1947 in Long Beach, CA. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Fran;...
Dorothy Crandall
Oct 5, 2012
CRANDALL, DOROTHY E.Age 89, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away, Friday, October 5, 2012. She was born in Maryville, TN the daughter of Leon and Catherine (Hix) Hargis who predeceased her. Two brothers and two sisters also predeceased her. Dorothy served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during WWII as a Navy Code Breaker on Japanese messages. She worked for 32...
Dorothy Crandall
Oct 5, 2012
CRANDALL, DOROTHY E.Age 89, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away, Friday, October 5, 2012. She was born in Maryville, TN the daughter of Leon and Catherine (Hix) Hargis who predeceased her. Two brothers and two sisters also predeceased her. Dorothy served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during WWII as a Navy Code Breaker on Japanese messages. She worked for 32...
Elmer Havey
Oct 4, 2012
Elmer Havey, 78, a resident of Albuquerque, died Thursday, October 4, 2012. He is survived by friends, Dale Nordberg of Albuquerque, NM, The Champagne Family of Albuquerque, NM, Tom Lopez of Albuquerque and many other loved ones and friends. Mr. Havey was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Elmer Havey and his mother, Ella Lydia Havey. Elmer was a...
Marlene Tuthill
Oct 4, 2012
Age 81, a resident of Los Lunas, New Mexico since 2010, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2012. She is survived by her spouse, Clinton D. Tuthill; children, Nancy and Jim Klein of Albuquerque, Diane and Bob Gallop of Wichita, KS, and Teri and Bill Kerr of Los Lunas; 8 grandsons; and 12 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister,...
Edward Baran
Oct 4, 2012
BARAN, EDWARD JOHN Age 85, died Thursday, October 4, 2012. He is survived by his daughter, Linda Baran of Tijeras, NM; his son, Robert Baran of Los Alamos, NM; and three grandchildren. Edward was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Elaine Von Riesemann-Baran. Edward was a member of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish. Interment will take place Tuesday,...
Harvey Scheiner
Oct 3, 2012
SCHEINER, HARVEYAge 89, died October 3, 2012 in Albuquerque New Mexico after a long illness. He was born August 13, 1923 to Moe and Pauline (Pep) Scheiner in Brooklyn, New York. Harvey has been an Albuquerque resident since 1979. Harvey served as a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, and was a true hero of World War II. He was...
Rebecca "Becky" Yagow
Oct 3, 2012
YAGOW, REBECCA O. Rebecca O. Yagow, 86 of Albuquerque and formerly of Bradley, IL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 3, 2012. Becky was born November 20, 1925 to Pink and Eva Sykes in Dover, TN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Tex Yagow. She is survived by her two daughters, Trudy (Fred) Heath and Sherry (Mike) Furrow;...
Anna Wheeler
Oct 3, 2012
Devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother entered eternal life on October 2nd 2012. Anna was born on February 23, 1931 in Peabody, MA to parents Francis V. and Marion M. Glover. She is preceded in death by her husband Dave, her parents and a brother and sister. From an early age Anna was determined to become a teacher...
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