Obituaries

Apr 30, 2022

Stanley Abbott born January 30, 1939, in South Dakota. A resident of Albuquerque passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the age of 83. He was a retired Professor Emeritus from Purdue University. In his adventuresome life, he had lived in 33 homes in 22 cities. During his career, he taught and trained advanced degree students in Performing...

Apr 29, 2022

Harriet B. (Kluge) Smith passed away peacefully with her children by her side and everyone’s love surrounding her on Friday, evening April 29, 2022, in Albuquerque, NM. She was 93 years young and led a life of love, kindness, and service. Harriet was a woman with a strong faith, spirituality and determination who always greeted people with a beautiful...

Apr 29, 2022

Nicky Caldwell was born Ida Minerva Tarbell on November 16, 1943, in East McKeesport, Pennsylvania and died at the age of 78 on April 29, 2022. At the age of six, Nicky and her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. As a young woman, she enjoyed reading, ice skating, sewing, and spending time with friends. Nicky graduated...

Apr 29, 2022

Theresa Leyba, 95, a life-long resident of Los Duranes entered the Kingdom of God on Friday, April 29, 2022. There, she joined her husband of over 70 years, David and her first child, Amado (Joey). She also rejoins her parents, Evaristo and Sara Perez; her uncle and aunt, Amado and Anita Garcia; siblings, Agrapina, Alejandra, Dorella, Gavina,...

Apr 29, 2022

Larry's 95-year life began near Tipton, Oklahoma, close to the border of Texas. When he was just two, his parents left the initial stages of the dust bowl for New Mexico. As an adult, he would claim only New Mexico. His brother, Ladd, was only four when they arrived. His mother, Dewey Lee, had secured a job near Thoreau,...

Apr 28, 2022

An Albuquerque resident since 1959, Jean passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 28, 2022, at the age of 84. She was born September 22, 1937, in Indianapolis, Indiana as the only child of Raymond Robert and Helen Louise Knight Domroese.

Jean graduated from Southport High School in 1955. She was an...

Apr 28, 2022

Ted R. Baker, a Korean War Veteran and former resident of Greenville, Ohio, passed on April 28, 2022.

He was born on May 14, 1931, in Darke County, Ohio, and graduated from Greenville High School in 1949. Ted was a member of the Treaty City Motorcycle Club as a youth, and a life-time member of the American...

Apr 28, 2022

Georgia Mae Chavez 93, died peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, April 28, 2022. Born May 9, 1928, in Cimarron, NM, she was a lifetime resident of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, Johnnie B Chavez; parents, William Burns and Annie F Burns; and sister, Leanna Continola. She is...

Apr 28, 2022

Kimberly Marilyn Conner, 44, went to Heaven on April 28, 2022, in El Paso, TX. She will always be remembered as an extraordinary young woman with a kind, caring, sweet, and generous personality. Kim was a dedicated mother, daughter, wife, sister, and friend to many. Kim had the incredible knack to put the needs of others before...

Apr 28, 2022

Mary Ann Thibodeau, OCDS, passed away April 28, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.  She was 87 years old.  She suffered with dementia for the last years of her life, slowly losing her physical abilities but thankfully she still knew who she was, recognized her caregivers and visitors, and was comforted by her strong catholic faith and love for...

Apr 28, 2022

Dr. Richard Warren Sauerman, beloved husband, father, and grandfather was taken home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, April 28 at 6:30pm. He passed peacefully in his home surrounded by his family. Richard was born on July 6, 1938, in Moline, Illinois to Ethel and Fred Sauerman and was proceeded in death by his...

Apr 28, 2022

Born in Cleveland Ohio, Fran's family soon moved to Rochester, and later to nearby Livonia and Hemlock NY. She attended Oberlin College (OH) where she met her future husband, Reed. They married in 1964, starting a 57-year-long life together. They moved to Madison WI where Reed received his PhD in Spanish language and literature. Their two children,...

Apr 28, 2022

Therese Elizabeth Goetz went to the Lord peacefully in her sleep in her home on April 28, 2022, after a long battle with non-smoker's lung cancer. She was born November 23, 1950, in Orange, NJ, to Henry and Mathilde Goetz. She was the third child of six children and was raised in Short Hills, NJ. She is...

Apr 28, 2022

Delia "Aunt Dee" Pilon Adwell, born in Blanco, New Mexico on Monday July 28, 1919, died peacefully at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Thursday, April 28, 2022. She was preceded in death and was welcomed into Heaven by her parents, Odilon and Clara (Jacquez) Pilon, her husband Tom Adwell, six of her seven brothers and sisters...

Apr 27, 2022

Betty Jo Roark peacefully passed away at the age of 84 on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Betty was born in Borger, Texas, on Saturday, October 9, 1937 to Ernest and Esther Fenno. Betty, a life-long member of the Church of Christ, was raised in the Texas Panhandle, graduating valedictorian from Lefors High School in 1956. She is survived by...

Apr 27, 2022

Marvin J. Padilla, age 80, a lifelong resident of Los Padillas, NM went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Linda Yvette Padilla; his daughter, Michelle Padilla; and his son, Marvin J. Padilla "M.J.", Jr.; granddaughter, Megan Padilla, all residents of Los Padillas, NM; grandson, Shawn W....

Apr 27, 2022

Louis "Jean" Slankard, age 95, passed away peacefully at home on  April 27th, 2022.

Jean was born to John Henry and Minnie Slankard on December 1,1926 in Campbell, Mo.  After graduating from high school in 1944 he joined the Army Air Corps, serving in the United States and Europe. He graduated from the University of Missouri on...

Apr 26, 2022

Sally Marie Govea, 84, died on April 26, 2022 in Cordell Oklahoma. She was born on July 28, 1937 in Chicago Illinois, to her biological parents James Sewert* and Fern Marie Metz* and raised by her mother and stepfather/adoptive father John Donohue*. Sally has 5 brothers John, Bruce, Tim, James, Richard, and one sister Phillis. Sally graduated from High...

Apr 26, 2022

Bretta Weiss, Leading Figure in American Montessori Movement, Dies at 96

Alberta “Bretta” Weiss, nee Lewis, educational reformer and national director of the American Montessori Society for 14 years, died on April 26, 2022 at Kaseman Hospital Hospice in Albuquerque, N.M.  She was 96.

Born in Martins Ferry, Ohio in 1926, Bretta met Melvin Weiss...

Apr 26, 2022

Ida Mae Jack, age 97, born into the Kínłichii’nii clan and born for the Naakai Dine’e people, her maternal grandparents are of the Ta’neeszahnii clan, and her paternal grandparents are of the Ashnii clan. She is a beloved grandmother and mother, was called to her eternal resting place on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. She entered this world on May...