RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Jesse P. Haines
Feb 11, 2026
We are saddened to share that Jesse Haines has passed away on February 11, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Bob Borbely
Feb 9, 2026
Robert (Bob) Borbely, age 76, passed away February 9th, 2026. A devoted husband, proud father, loving grandfather, decorated veteran, and steadfast mentor, he lived boldly, loved fiercely, and left an indelible mark on everyone fortunate enough to know him.
Above all else, he was a family man. A devoted husband, he built a life grounded in loyalty, strength, and unwavering love....
Malcolm Robert Benjamin
Feb 9, 2026
We are saddened to share that Malcolm Benjamin has passed away on February 9, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Joseph Charles Quirici
Feb 8, 2026
Joseph Charles Quirici, 84, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on February 8, 2026, surrounded by family after unexpected events.
Born on March 8, 1941, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Solferino Quirici and Viola “Tartaglia” Quirici, Joe was known for his charm and humor. Joe graduated from the University of Albuquerque (College of Saint Joseph on the Rio Grande) and...
Ida M. Chavez
Feb 8, 2026
Ida M. Chavez passed away courageously on February 8, 2026, at the age of 89. She was born prematurely to Juan and Elvira Pena in a small town near Abiqui, NM on January 13, 1937. Ida was given the name "Patitas de Raton" by her grandfather due to her being so tiny when she was born. Ida was raised in...
Virginia L. Riddle
Feb 8, 2026
Virginia (Martin) Riddle, age 92, passed away peacefully with her children by her side on February 8, 2026, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born on October 25, 1933, in Caldwell, Kansas, to Ivan Wayne Martin and Vera Lois Fauchier (Martin). Virginia was raised in Wellington, Kansas, where she graduated from Wellington High School in 1951.
Virginia joined the U.S. Navy...
Lane Seitter Sego
Feb 7, 2026
Lane Seitter Sego, 73, passed away peacefully at home with his family on February 7, 2026 from melanoma. He was born in Alamosa, Colorado to Raymond Starlin Sego and Frances Lois (Seitter) Sego on November 7, 1952, the fifth of six children. He was the loving husband of Rhonda Lynn (Leath) Sego for 52 years and the affectionate father of...
Betty Jo Stafford
Feb 6, 2026
May 14, 1940 - February 6, 2026
Betty Jo Stafford (Elizabeth Josephine Koury), our devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sincere friend, found her way home with the Lord peacefully on February 6, 2026. From Betty Jo's beginning to her last moments on this earth, she maintained kindness, grace, compassion, faith, love and dedication to her family and friends.
Betty Jo's life can...
Jesús Socorro Leal-Molina
Feb 6, 2026
Jesús Socorro Leal Molina, born on May 13, 1943, in Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico, passed peacefully surrounded by his family on February 6, 2026.
In his early years, Jesús traveled throughout Mexico, developing a deep appreciation for the people and places that shaped his life. Later, his journey expanded across North America, where his hard work and determination led him to build...
Quintella Speis
Feb 6, 2026
We are saddened to share that Quintella Speis has passed away on February 6, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Thomas Tuttle
Feb 6, 2026
We are saddened to share that Thomas Tuttle has passed away on February 6, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Fred Willard Winter Sr
Feb 5, 2026
Fred W. Winter Sr. 91, loving husband, father of three boys and "Papa" to many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, passed away on February 5, 2026, at his home following a brief illness.
Born November 22, 1934, in Montgomery City, Missouri, Fred was a graduate of Montgomery City High School, earned a BS in Accounting from University of Missouri, and held a CPA...
Helen W. Williams
Feb 5, 2026
Helen W. Williams, age 73 got her wings and went home to be with the Lord on February 5th, 2026, in the comfort of her own home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Born in Los Lunas, New Mexico June 8th, 1952. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Charlie" Williams, Jr., mother, Viola Otero and father, Joe Clifton. She...
Alice Marie Harrison
Feb 4, 2026
Alice Marie Harrison was born December 18, 1939 in Gallup New Mexico and went home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2026.
Alice attended school in Gallup and graduated from Gallup Senior High School in 1958. She worked at government jobs including DEA and for the Bureau of Indian Affairs where she met her husband, Phillip J. Harrison of...
David Norris Vasquez
Feb 4, 2026
Praise and thanksgiving to God for the life of David Norris Vasquez. He was born on December 23, 1952, resided in Albuquerque, and is now resting in the arms of Jesus. He departed this life on February 4, 2026, at the age of 73. Sgt. David Norris Vasquez, USMC (Ret.), served our great country as a marine for seven years...
James Randolph Cole ll
Feb 4, 2026
James Randolph Cole II, DDS passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the age of 84 years after a short battle with metastatic bone cancer. The son of Orrel Brooks Cole and James R. Cole, Jim was born in Albuquerque on May 19, 1941. Attending the Trudelle Kindergarten School in the old Huning Castle, University Heights Elementary School, and Jefferson...
Charlene Faust
Feb 3, 2026
Charlene Estes (Stailey) Faust was born in Tombstone, Arizona February 6, 1952 and died in Albuquerque on February 3, 2026. She was 73. She spent her childhood years in various Southern California locations and Bisbee, Arizona where she graduated from high school and spent the happiest years of her early life with her stepfather, Wes Allen.She worked as a dental...
Jon Sengchanh Luang-Khot
Feb 3, 2026
We are saddened to share that Jon Luang-Khot has passed away on February 3, 2026. French Funerals & Cremations is honored to serve the family during this time. A full obituary will be posted once available.
Hagen David Billy
Feb 2, 2026
Hagen David Billy, age 41, cherished Grandson, Son, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin, and Friend, completed his quest in this world on February 2, 2026, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Born on February 23, 1984, in Gallup, New Mexico, he called Iyanbito, New Mexico, home. He was Tsin sikaadnii (Clumped Tree People), born for Táchii'nii (Red Running Into the Water People).
Fiercely independent and unwavering in spirit, he always sensed there...
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