RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Lauretha L. McFall
August 19, 2026
We are saddened to share that Lauretha McFall has passed away on August 19, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Ida O'Guinn
August 19, 2026
We are saddened to share that Ida O'Guinn has passed away on August 19, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Jeanette Monahan
August 18, 2026
Jeanette Monahan, 92, passed away August 18 after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Albuquerque from the Del Frate and Matteucci families of northern Italy who settled in New Mexico at the turn of the 20th century. She is survived by son, Patrick Monahan, daughter Patricia Kalb, son in law Jeff Kalb, granddaughter Marie Kalb, and grandson...
Ann Sibert Cantwell
August 18, 2026
Ann Sibert Cantwell was born on December 13, 1944, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The youngest of four children, Ann grew up in Corpus Christi, Fort Worth, Albuquerque, and El Paso.
She attended St. Charles Borromeo School and St. Pius High School, and completed her high school education at Loretto Academy in El Paso, Texas, in 1964.
Ann was known for her loyal...
Enrique Castillo
August 17, 2026
We are saddened to share that Enrique Castillo has passed away on August 17, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Grant William Harvey
August 14, 2026
Grant William Harvey passed away on August 14, 2026, surrounded by his family in Albuquerque, NM.
On November 28, 1944, he was born to Lawrence and Georgia Harvey in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Grant graduated from Lindsay Thurber Composite High School and attended the University of New Mexico.
Grant married Rosalie (Lee) Harvey in July of 1977. He held several occupations including...
Anna Maki
August 14, 2026
We are saddened to share that Anna Maki has passed away on August 14, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Irma Stella Martinez
August 13, 2026
Irma Stella Martinez, 83, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away peacefully at home on August 13th, 2026.
Born on May 12th in El Paso, Texas, Irma was the daughter of Jose and Maria (Faulk) Chavez. After attending high school, Irma married Hector, her husband of 47 years, whom she met on the school bus. They started a family, having three children,...
Charlene Renee Hutton
August 13, 2026
Charlene Renee Hutton (née Klen) passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026 at Presbyterian Rust Hospital in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Char was born on May 20, 1959 in Chicago Heights, Illinois to Stephen Klen and Ethel Krantz Klen. She was the youngest of four children. In 1979, Char married David Andrew Hutton, and they moved to Macon, Missouri. Char...
Marilyn Lee Bevan
August 13, 2026
Marilyn L. Bevan (née Whittaker), 90, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
She was born September 25, 1935, in Springfield, Illinois, to Howard Whittaker and Hazel Cheeseman. On April 11, 1954 in Fort Madison, Iowa, she married the love of her life, Rees J. Bevan. Together they shared over seventy years of marriage.
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Richard Alan Powell
August 13, 2026
We are saddened to share that Richard Alan Powell has passed away on August 13, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Nancy Louise Kirkpatrick
August 13, 2026
Nancy Louise Jacobs Kirkpatrick, 75, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
Born in Barnesville, Ohio, on Sunday, March 11, 1951, Nancy lived a life defined by warmth, dedication to her family, and an unwavering spirit of service. On Saturday, September 5, 1970, she married the love of her life, Dennis Kirkpatrick. Together, they built a vibrant life, raised a wonderful...
Stella Verven Kalemeris
August 12, 2026
Stella Kalemeris died on August 12, 2026, at her home in Albuquerque, leaving the world in which she lived for 99 and a half years.
Born Stella James Verven in Poughkeepsie, NY, to James and Pitsa Trampas Verven shortly after they immigrated from the Peloponnesus region of Greece, she grew up in Poughkeepsie's tight knit Greek community with her siblings,...
Cynthia Benedict
August 11, 2026
Cynthia (Buttery) Benedict, age 64, a 34-year resident of Albuquerque, passed away peacefully at home on August 11, 2026, surrounded by family, after a valiant but short battle with brain cancer.
She was born in Yreka, California, in 1962, and moved to Colorado early in her childhood, where she came to love the outdoors. During her teenage years she worked...
Lawrence Henry Johnson, Jr.
August 11, 2026
In Loving Memory of
Lawrence Henry Johnson, Jr., age 73, passed away on August 11, 2026, he was born in Augusta, Georgia on April 24, 1953, to parents, Lawrence Henry Johnson, Sr. and Juanita Durden Meade.
Lawrence was always intentional about teaching the difference between right and wrong. He laid strong foundations for our lives by exposing us to stories and experiences...
Mark Holland
August 10, 2026
John Mark Holland, died at 74 years on August 10, 2026, at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Born 09/29/1951 in Sterling Illinois to parents J.P. and Joy Holland. Mark joined the Air Force after graduating from Sterling Township High School in 1969 where he served four years during Vietnam. He then went on to graduate from Western Illinois...
Kathryn Ruth Shulse
August 10, 2026
We are saddened to share that Kathryn Shulse has passed away on August 10, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
DuWayne Arthur Branscombe
August 10, 2026
DuWayne Arthur Branscombe (DAB) age 89, passed away on August 10, 2026. DuWayne was born March 11, 1937 in Duluth, MN to his mother Ruby (MacMillan) and father Gerald and was the eldest sibling to brothers Don, Dave and Dick and sister Patty. He is preceded in death by his mother, father and siblings. He graduated from Denfeld High School...
Joe Robert "Bobby" Pacheco
August 10, 2026
Joe Robert "Bobby" Pacheco passed away peacefully at home on August 10, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. In the days leading up to his passing, he was embraced by laughter, cherished memories, and the people who meant the most to him. Bobby was born June 15, 1944, in Clayton, New Mexico, where he grew up...
Tucker Green
August 10, 2026
Tucker Green loved words and enjoyed studying their origins and deeper meanings. So, it is an irony that words really cannot express how much this man of great heart, infinite kindness, and utmost integrity will be missed.
Tucker loved helping students study math. Always dedicated to the highest standards of the tutoring profession, Tucker would often prepare for two hours reviewing...
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