Obituaries

RECENT OBITUARIES

LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.

Clyde W. Miller

Clyde W. Miller

Nov 27, 2025

Clyde W. Miller, age 86, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 27, 2025 - Thanksgiving Day.Clyde was born on March 9, 1939 and remained a lifelong Albuquerque resident. He retired from Yellow Freight. He spent his retirement years camping and fishing, with family, and working for the Lord's Kingdom.

Clyde's legacy of Kingdom service...

Clifford LeQuieu

Clifford LeQuieu

Nov 27, 2025

Clifford, "Cliff", LeQuieu, 72 of Rio Rancho, NM passed away on November 27, 2025. An auspicious day for him to be called home to the arms of his savior, Jesus Christ, as Thanksgiving was one of his favorite holidays.

Cliff was born in Wasco, CA on December 4th, 1952, the son of Albert and Thora LeQuieu. Cliff graduated from Lost River...

Kathleen McVicker

Kathleen McVicker

Nov 27, 2025

Kathleen Jeannette (Scott) McVicker passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025, with her deeply loved family nearby. Kathleen (AKA "Katey" in her early years) was born January 9, 1933, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, to Alva Roy Scott and Catherine Harriet (Hattie) Cornwell Scott. She graduated from Philippi High School, Philippi, West Virginia, in 1951. She completed a BA with highest...

Donna Huggins

Donna Huggins

Nov 25, 2025

DONNA LAVERNE WATSON HUGGINS



It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Donna Laverne Watson Huggins on November 25, 2025. She was born on April 8, 1945, in Wheeler, Texas to Lucky and Mildred Watson. She married Clive B. Huggins on October 7, 1967, in Plainview, Texas and raised three daughters together. She worked her...

Thomas Eugene "Tim" Kelly

Thomas Eugene "Tim" Kelly

Nov 24, 2025

Thomas Eugene was known as "Tim" by everybody, including his parents, with the exception of St. Peter and the Internal Revenue Service. On Monday, November 24, 2025, his soul flew away with the Angels. His smile and Irish humor will be missed by everyone who knew him. The son of Eugene and Ann (Vollmer) Kelly was born on May 30,...

James Trehern

James Trehern

Nov 24, 2025

James Everett Trehern (Jim), age 88, was born July 7, 1937, in Pensacola, Florida. He passed away on November 24, 2025, peacefully at home. Jim joined the Air Force in 1955, he was stationed at Manzano Base, New Mexico. Where he met and married the love of his life, Glenda Trehern. He then started as a firefighter in Albuquerque in...

Sharon Salley

Sharon Salley

Nov 24, 2025

Sharon Lee Salley (Allen) passed away peacefully on November 24, 2025, at the age of 77, surrounded by the love of her family.

Born on May 10, 1948, in Southern California to Gordon Emerson Allen and Margaret Emily Healy Allen, Sharon grew up in Fullerton and Downey. After graduating from Downey High School in 1966, she attended the University of New...

Margaret Kurcaba

Margaret Kurcaba

Nov 23, 2025

Margaret Kurcaba passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on November 23, 2025 at the age of 104

She is survived by daughters Barbara Kunz (Kevin), JoAnn Mellone (Mark), Peggy Pena (Reuben) as well as grandson Michael Mellone and granddaughter Vanessa Mellone (great granddaughters Sofia Corral Mellone and Mia Corral Mellone).

She is preceded in death by her daughter Patty Kurcaba,...

Lois Ann Stevens

Lois Ann Stevens

Nov 23, 2025

Lois Ann Innes Stevens passed away on Sunday, November 23rd in Albuquerque, NM at the age of 92 from pneumonia and complications of congestive heart failure. She passed away at home, attended by her son and daughter-in-law. Lois died not long after stating she was "ready to go to heaven!"

Lois was born in the family farmhouse in Snover, MI in 1933 to...

Bonita Ensenberger

Bonita Ensenberger

Nov 22, 2025

Bonita (Jordan) Ensenberger, 95, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died peacefully at home on November 22, 2025. Born July 8, 1930 in Bloomington, Illinois, Bonita Mary Jordan was the younger of two children to parents Walter Mattison Jordan and Bonita Marie (Graves) Jordan. She was known to most of her adult friends as "Bonnie".Raised in a close-knit Christian family, she grew...

Judith Carder

Judith Carder

Nov 22, 2025

We are saddened to share that Judith Carder has passed away on November 22, 2025. A service will be on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 10:00am-12:00pm at Hope in the High Desert Episcopal Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

John Maito

John Maito

Nov 22, 2025

John Francis Maito passed away peacefully on November 22, 2025 at the age of 90 in Albuquerque, NM. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, of 47 years; his brother, Tony Lucero (Sara); his cousin, Carmen Chavez; his sons John Maito and Mark Maito (Lawaynne); his daughters Jennifer Garcia (Tony), Connie Lopez (Joe), and Stephanie Whitley(Jeff); nieces and nephews, 20...

Phillip Henry Shoultz

Phillip Henry Shoultz

Nov 22, 2025

Phillip Henry Shoultz, 97, passed away into the loving hands of God on November 22, 2025.

Born on January 28, 1928, in Minneapolis, MN, to Henry Edwin and Clara Lily Shoultz, Phillip graduated from Columbia Heights High School and later earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota. Phillip served in the US Army in Germany as part...

Virginia West

Virginia West

Nov 21, 2025

Virginia Lee "Geege" West (née Ortman), known as G Unit to her grandchildren, age 99, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Born on May 11, 1926, in Chillicothe, Ohio, Virginia was the daughter of Ralph and Virginia Ortman. She spent her early years on the family farm in Chillicothe, where Sunday meals with loved ones became...

Charles Homer

Charles Homer

Nov 21, 2025

Charles "Chuck" Joseph Homer, born on August 15, 1944, in Santa Rosa, California, passed away peacefully on November 21, 2025, in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, at the age of 81. Chuck was a dedicated husband, father, and grandfather, known for his warmth and sense of humor. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he committed his professional life to...

Loren Arthur Berge, PhD

Loren Arthur Berge, PhD

Nov 20, 2025

Loren Arthur Berge died the evening of November 20, 2025, due to a sudden cardiac event, with his wife, Carol, at his side. Loren was born August 10, 1944, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the only child of Arthur and Marjorie Berge. He grew up in the small town of Campbellsport, Wisconsin. At the age of four, he accompanied...

Cleofas Otero

Cleofas Otero

Nov 20, 2025

Cleofas Otero passed away on November 20, 2025. He was born on October 5, 1936 to Emilio and Juanita Otero in Los Lunas, New Mexico. He married Trinnie Otero, (The most beautiful girl) as he would say! He spent his entire career working with the State of New Mexico Labor Department. He was a loving Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather. He...

Rochelle Gonzales

Rochelle Gonzales

Nov 20, 2025

It is with deep love and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Rochelle, who left this world peacefully on November 20, 2025. She was a source of strength, compassion, and unwavering dedication to her family, and her absence leaves an ache that words can hardly capture.

Rochelle lived a life marked by kindness and quiet resilience....

Ramona Moseley

Ramona Moseley

Nov 20, 2025

Our beloved Mom, Grandma, Sister, Auntie passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the age of 85. She was born on May 10, 1940, to Enrique and Emilia Sanchez in Punta de Agua, New Mexico. Ramona married George Moseley and moved to Albuquerque and together raised their three children. Ramona was a hardworking, energetic, fierce, funny, strong, kind...

Venito Vasquez

Venito Vasquez

Nov 20, 2025

Venito (Ben) Vasquez, age 79, passed away on November 20, 2025. Born to Santos Vasquez and Juanita Esquivel in Eagle Pass, Texas. He was the fourth of nine children whose family followed the crops throughout the United States and settled in Watsonville, California.

He graduated from Watsonville High School and soon joined the United States Air Force where he was...