RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Karen Dee Kredel
August 24, 2026
Karen Dee Kredel, age 82, passed away August 24, 2026. Please visit the online guestbook below.
Lyn Ann Carhart
August 20, 2026
Lyn Ann Carhart, age 92, passed away August 20, 2026. A full obituary will be posted once arrangements are finalized.
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 Eufalia O'Guinn
August 19, 2026
Ida Padilla O'Guinn, born on Friday, November 12, 1937, in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, peacefully departed this world on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was the cherished daughter of Carlos and Corine Padilla, who instilled in her the values of compassion and kindness which she carried throughout her life. Preceding...
Annette Marie Gutierrez Turk
August 18, 2026
Annette Marie Gutierrez Turk was a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM, having spent only two years in New York and Maryland. Annette grew up in Albuquerque attending St. Mary's for grammar and high school years, maintaining close ties with a core group of classmates for well over 50 years. She is a cancer survivor dating from 2005.
She was predeceased by...
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...
Beverly J. Nys
August 17, 2026
Beverly J. Nys, age 94, devoted wife and loving mother, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2026.Beverly ("Bev") made close friends very easily wherever she lived. She was deeply empathetic and often carried the weight of the world on her shoulders. Bev, and her late husband, Bob, were very devoted to their Catholic faith and to their patriotism -...
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 Jane Maki
August 14, 2026
Anna Jane Maki, age 80, of Albuquerque, NM, went to be with the Lord on August 14, 2026. She was born on June 29, 1946, in Walla Walla, Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Roy Miller, Sr., Anna Salmon, and stepfather, Leonard Salmon; and younger brother, Glen Miller. Anna is survived by her daughter, Sueann D....
Jack Leon Young II
August 13, 2026
Young, Jack Leon II
Age 63, passed away on August 13, 2026. A loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, teacher, and friend, Jack will be greatly missed and eternally loved. Jack touched so many lives. Interesting and thought-provoking, his memories will last a lifetime. Born in Corrales, NM on September 17, 1962, he was active in 4H, FFA, Livestock Judging,...
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,...
Sean O'Mara Jr.
August 11, 2026
It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that we announce the tragic loss of our beloved, Sean, who was taken from us far too soon at the young age of 39.
Sean was a son, brother, uncle, nephew, grandson, and friend. He lived each day with purpose-to protect and serve others.
He will forever be remembered for his strength, his unwavering...
James Kaley
August 11, 2026
James Kaley, age 95, a devoted husband to Bobbye and a beloved father to six children, passed away on August 11, 2026. Jim was known for his kind heart and dedication to his family and faith.
Born to John and Anne Kaley, he and his older sister, Mary-Anne were raised in the surrounding areas of Niles and Warren Ohio. At the...



