RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
John Richard Pickering
Jan 17, 2024
John was born in San Antonio, Texas and lived many of his early years both on Randolph AFB and Brooks AFB. as his father was Active-Duty Air Force. He graduated from Crossland High School in Maryland while his father was stationed at the Pentagon. John eventually migrated to New Mexico where he completed his college education at the University of...
Jetulio Victor Pongetti, Jr.
Jan 17, 2024
Jetulio Victor Pongetti, Jr., age 95, also known as "Vic," "Junior," "J. Victor," and "Gramps," passed away peacefully on January 17, 2024, surrounded by family. Vic was born on October 23, 1928, in Shelby, MS, into an Italian immigrant family, who were sharecroppers. He was the 2nd of 9 children of Jetulio Victor, Sr., and Amelia (née Avaltroni) Pongetti. As...
Geraldine Mae (Bendoski) Cramer
Jan 17, 2024
Geraldine Mae Bendoski Cramer, age 86, beloved mother and grandmother, passed way January 17, 2024. Born in Fresno, California on October 11, 1937 to Edna (Peterson) Bendoski and Anthony Bendoski, she is survived by her children and their spouses, Karen (Kari) and Kevin Bovée, and Eric and Denise Cramer. She also leaves behind her grandchildren Jessica Shioshita, Michael Bovée, Taylor...
Kevin Ray Grannan
Jan 17, 2024
Kevin Ray Grannan, age 61, a resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico since 2002, passed away the 17th of January 2024; 8:02 p.m. in the presence of his loved ones. He is survived by his wife, Candi Grannan; son, Alexander Grannan with his wife Jodi; three grandchildren: Nathanial, age 14, Elijah, age 9 and Cain, age 5; his mother, Tina...
Jessie Chavez
Jan 16, 2024
Eulogy for Jessie Rose Chavez
Jessie Rose Chavez was a great loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was born on August 13th, 1942. She was the oldest of her siblings: Clara, Christine, Charlie, and Rosemary. She lived with her grandmother, her parents, and siblings up until she was five years old, in her grandmother’s house. When her mom and dad...
Sharon Gail Elliott (Fuller)
Jan 16, 2024
Sharon Gail Elliott (Fuller), passed away at the age of 77 on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 surrounded by family at her home in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.
Sharon was the daughter of seven children from the marriage of Lilah Fuller (Breeden) and Alfred Eugene Fuller of West Virginia. Sharon is survived by her children and was blessed with many grandchildren, who...
Maja Whittington
Jan 16, 2024
Maja Whittington, age 96, passed away peacefully due to age and complications related to dementia and heart disease on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. She was born in Germany and grew up studying music at the conservatory to be a classically trained pianist. During WWII her family saw Germany's destruction and its effects firsthand which altered her future. After the war...
Robert Lujan
Jan 16, 2024
Robert Jeffrey (Jeff) Lujan, age 61, passed away on January 16, 2024. Jeff was preceded in death by his parents, Congressman/Secretary of the Interior Manuel Lujan, Jr. and Jeanine (Couchman) Lujan, brothers Thomas Manuel Lujan and James Manuel (Jay) Lujan, sisters Paula Jean Lujan, Paula Rae Lujan and Dr. Barbara Lujan. Jeff is survived by his sister Terra (Jeffrey) Everett,...
Irvin Schlenker
Jan 16, 2024
Major Irvin “Irv” Schlenker, a proud and decorated veteran of the Army, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on January 16th, 2024. Irv was born on September 12th, 1926 in McLaughlin, South Dakota to his parents, Chris and Emily Schlenker. At 18 years-old, he was drafted to the Army. From 1944 to 1965, he served in the 88th Infantry Division...
Barbara Wardlaw
Jan 16, 2024
Barbara Wardlaw, 91, of Albuquerque passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. She was the beloved mother of James Wardlaw of Albuquerque and Sarah Wardlaw of Vista, CA. She was the wife of Ralph Wardlaw who passed in 2004. She retired from the UNM Medical School Library. She will be greatly missed. A private service will be held.
Linda Chapman
Jan 16, 2024
Linda G. Chapman, age 74 passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024 after a short illness.
Linda attended Eastern New Mexico University and was a member of the
Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She was a member the Sanado Woman's Club, serving as
president twice.
Linda's main love in life was her family, and she was never happier than
...
Frederick Alexander Bruce
Jan 15, 2024
Our beloved Frederick Alexander Bruce IV, 31, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly on January 15th, 2024 at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born on March 10, 1992 in Boulder, Colorado to Jeffrey and Janet Bruce. Along with his older sister, Emily, the family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico that same year.
Alex (a.k.a. Bruce to his friends) lived...
John Curry
Jan 15, 2024
John R. Curry passed to eternal life on January 15, 2024.
He was born to James David Curry and Eleanor Myers Curry on September 4, 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio. He spent his earliest years in Germany where his father served as an army doctor. The rest of his childhood was spent in Franklin, PA. He attended Westminster College in New...
Christopher Ryan Collins
Jan 15, 2024
Christopher Ryan Collins, 20, a vibrant soul, passed away too soon on January 15, 2024 in Albuquerque, NM. Ryan was a bright light to those that knew him. He loved his family deeply and was a devoted, loving, and thoughtful young man. Ryan found joy in 4-legged friends. His animal spirit was the wolf, known to be caring, protective, intelligent,...
Samuel Jack Hall
Jan 14, 2024
Samuel Jack Hall, 77, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2024 after a long illness.
Born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Samuel led a very fulfilling life as a husband, father, stepfather and grandfather, known as "Sampa."
Samuel served in Vietnam for 4 years as part of the U.S. Navy Seabees. A gifted writer and very passionate about his time in the military, his...
Francis Earl DeLozier
Jan 14, 2024
Francis "Earl" DeLozier, 93, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2024. Earl was born February 27, 1930, in Trenton, New Jersey, to R.J. and Mary DeLozier. A graduate of Trenton Catholic Boys High School and the University of Albuquerque, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1951. Earl served during the Korean War with his first permanent assignment at...
William (Bill) Valigura
Jan 14, 2024
William (Bill) M. Valigura, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather passed away on Sunday, January 14 2024 at the age of 95. He was a gentle soul of quiet strength.
Born in Bay City, TX, Bill lived as a resident of Texas and New Mexico for all of his life. He met the love of his life, Virginia Longwood in second grade, and...
Margaret Rutz
Jan 13, 2024
Margaret Lucile (Markie) Rutz was born in El Paso, Texas to Bernhardt (Ben) and Louise Charles Rutz. Her family moved to Albuquerque, NM, when Markie was 5 years old and to Alamogordo, NM when she was 9. She graduated from Alamogordo High School in 1951 and the University of New Mexico with a BS in Physical Education & Biology in...
Helen Louise Henton (Holloway)
Jan 13, 2024
Helen Louise Henton (Holloway) peacefully joined the Lord, at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the age of 78. Helen was brought into this world on Tuesday, March 06, 1945, in Deshler, Nebraska. Helen grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico as a young child.
Helen is preceded in death by her husband; Gary Henton, son;...
Georgia McElyea
Jan 13, 2024
With great sorrow, the McElyea and Drexler families announce the passing of our kind, brave, caring and unimaginably generous, Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, and friend, Georgia (Evalee) P. McElyea. She passed at her daughters home, surround by her loving family and her even more loving pets. She was just shy of 98 years old.
Born January 26th, 1926 to Betty "Lou" and...
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