RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Rose Alderette
Jul 7, 2024
Rosie Alderette, age 89, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, July 7, 2024 surrounded by family. She is survived by her husband of 69 years Leo Alderete, son Leon Alderette, daughter Cathy Garland and husband Edwin Garland, daughter Michelle Brown and husband Thomas Brown, grandchildren Jason Garland, Pamela Garland, Amber Terry and husband Max Terry, three great-grandchildren Oliver...
Frances Joan Dodd
Jul 6, 2024
Frances Joan Dodd (née Burke) left us on 6 July 2024 at the tender age of 99. She is remembered by her two sons John (with wife Mary) and Peter (with wife Janet), and her daughter Maryanne Nicks (with husband Dennis). Grandchildren John Robert (with Lisa Cormier), Andrew (with wife Rebecca and great granddaughter Petra), and Kelly Dodd-McMurray (with her...
Ramon "Raymond" Trujillo
Jul 6, 2024
Ramon "Raymond" De Jesus Trujillo, 86, went to be with our Heavenly Father on July 6th, 2024. He was born on May 23, 1938, to Alfredo and Adelia Trujillo in Cleveland, NM.
Raymond was known for his witty personality and sharp memory. He was an avid animal and nature lover. Raymond also enjoyed listening to his Spanish music, church events, going...
Soledad Perez
Jul 6, 2024
Soledad Pérez, known affectionately by her family as Mama Chole, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at the age of 72 surrounded by her husband, children and grandchildren. Born on Monday, March 3, 1952 in Juarez Mexico later married her lifelong partner and Husband of 56 years Fernando Perez started a family and settled in Albuquerque, NM.
As a charismatic...
Gilbert Richard Briones
Jul 5, 2024
Gilbert R. Briones, 81, passed away surrounded by his family on July 5, 2024. He was a man of faith, known for his loving, funny, and kind nature. Gilbert was a dedicated husband, father, "Pampo", and friend, cherished deeply by all who knew him. As the family patriarch, he leaves behind a legacy of love and strength. Born in Albuquerque,...
Triny Joe Moya
Jul 5, 2024
It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of our husband and dad, Trinidad (Triny) J. Moya, age 88.
Triny passed away in his home on the morning of Friday, July 5, 2024, after a long illness, surrounded by his loving family and is now resting with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Born in Tome, New Mexico to Santa Cruz...
Dennis Turner
Jul 4, 2024
Dennis Turner, 86, our beloved Father passed away Thursday, July 4, 2024. Memorial donations may be made in Dennis's name to the Ballut Abyad Shriners of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dennis was also known as "POOF" the Clown in his activities with the Shriners Circus and in Parades.
Captain Donald Clarence Thelen
Jul 4, 2024
Captain Donald Clarence Thelen, 80, passed away peacefully at his Albuquerque home on July 4, 2024, with his family lovingly by his side.
Born on January 19, 1944, Donald grew up on a small farm in Minnesota with his parents, Christ and Kathryn Thelen, and his six siblings. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he met the love of his...
Charles Hollingsworth
Jul 3, 2024
Charles D. Hollingsworth, lovingly known as Chuck, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the age of 82. He was born on Wednesday, March 4, 1942, in Kennett Square, PA, and most recently resided in Albuquerque, NM. Chuck was a man of many passions, including fishing and reading.
For over 20 years, Chuck owned his own business in Albuquerque, where...
Thomas J. Ramrath
Jul 3, 2024
Remembering Tom
Berlin, Germany
It was 1944. Tom was a two-year-old blond German-American boy. His German father had become an American citizen before returning to Germany in 1939. Now, with bombs bursting over their family apartment at 15 Breitenbachplatz in the suburbs of Berlin, the family's days and, especially, nights were perilous. "More boom-boom!" young Tom sang out, echoing the terrifying blasts...
Katherine Elizabeth Edgar
Jul 2, 2024
Hallelujah
Praise the Lord
Katherine Edgar was totally and completely healed on July 2nd of her Cushing’s Syndrome and heart problems when the One who created her took her from her bed where she’s been for the past 7 months and in an instant she was walking, dancing, jumping and embracing her Savior, her Mom, Sister and Brother and all her other...
Alvin P. Ross and Myra Bleicher Ross
Jul 2, 2024
Alvin P. Ross and Myra Bleicher Ross died peacefully at home, he on July 2, 2024, she on July 8, 2024. Both were 95 and on hospice care.
Upon entering eternity, Al was met by his previous wife of 59 years, Marcia, and their son Bruce. Myra was met by her previous husband of 59 years, Norman, and their son David.
The...
Joan Hughes
Jul 2, 2024
Joan Lois Hughes, 89, went home to be with the Lord on July 2, 2024. She was born in Lubbock Texas to Barney Hughes and Gladys Miller on October 22, 1934.
She is survived by her daughters Claudia J. Lucero, John (Spouse), and Patricia L. Hegge. Her grandchildren, Michelle, Kelli, Matthew, Andrew, and Sarah. She also had 5 great-grandchildren.
She was a...
Katie McKnight
Jul 2, 2024
Katie McKnight, 97, beloved Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother, was called to her eternal resting place on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. She entered this world on December 6, 1926, in Cuba, NM, born to Patricio and Josefa Montoya. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harvey (Cal) McKnight. She is survived by her children, Patrick,...
Albert Dean O'Rear
Jul 2, 2024
Albert Dean O’Rear, age 89, passed away in his sleep on July 2, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM. He is preceded in death by his parents and six siblings. He is survived by his wife, Karen; two sisters, Joyce Neuhold and Lona Mae Murphy; three children, Ronald O’Rear, Rhonda Neel and husband, Steve, and Lee O’Rear and wife, Donna; nine grandchildren,...
James Roberts
Jul 1, 2024
James Edward Roberts, 87. Our beloved Husband, Son, Brother, Father and Papa passed away at home on July 1, 2024 with his loving family by his side. Jim was born on December 7, 1936 in Buffalo New York. Son of Herbert and Ruth (Johnson) Roberts. Jim leaves behind his beloved wife Nancy (Preston) of 64 years.
Jim also leaves behind his...
Sean Murphy
Jul 1, 2024
Sean Murphy 1963-2024
Lifelong Educator
On Monday, July 1, 2024, John Cooper Murphy - Sean - died unexpectedly at his Albuquerque home.
Sean was born in 1963 in Corrales, New Mexico. He was a graduate of the Albuquerque Academy's Class of 1981; he earned a BA in English from Dartmouth College in 1985 and completed a Master's at St John's College, Santa Fe,...
Nancy Rakes
Jul 1, 2024
Nancy Jane Rakes, a lifelong resident of New Mexico passed away peacefully with her family at her side at her home on Monday, July 1st, 2024. Nancy was born in 1934 in Dayton, Ohio. She was 89 years old.
Her family migrated from Dayton Ohio to Albuquerque NM in the early 1940s. Nancy met Ted Rakes while in high school and...
Edna Harrison
Jun 30, 2024
Edna Belle Harrison was born on December 24, 1937, the only daughter to loving parents Eddie and Martha Hayes in Beaumont Texas. She is the third of eight children born to the union.
Edna graduated with honors from Hebert High School in Beaumont, Texas, class of 1956. After graduation, she left Beaumont and departed to San Francisco, where she received both...
John Humbel
Jun 30, 2024
John Humbel, age 88, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Albuquerque, NM. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elisabeth; two sisters, Sr. Mary Anne Humbel and Jane Dahlman. He is survived by his sons, Frank wife, Jennifer, and Joseph, and grandsons, Luke and Jacob.
John was born in Detroit, Michigan on April 26,1936. He taught History at...
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