Obituaries

Nina Adkins

Dec 29, 2023

Nina Macaluso Adkins, loving wife, mother, sister, teacher, nurse, and artist died peacefully in her sleep Friday, December 29, 2023. Nina was given five years to live after the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis in 2011 and just like her feisty spirit - she lived and beat that disease for 12 years.

Nina was born and raised in Albuquerque,...

Emiliano Saiz Jr.

Dec 28, 2023

Emiliano Saiz, Jr., 97, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Thursday, December 28, 2023. He is preceded in death by Theresa Martha (Baca) Saiz, his wife of 71 years, and is survived by their children, Jude Lorraine Rudder, Dr. Michael Saiz, Dr. Martin Raymond Saiz, Daniel Saiz, Mark Saiz, John Saiz, and Joseph Saiz. He is also survived by...

Daniel Creel

Dec 27, 2023

 

DANIEL T. CREEL, JR.

Daniel (Junior) Creel passed away on December 27, 2023, at University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque.  Daniel was born November 22,1960 at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane, Washington to Manuelita (Loretto) and Dan T. Creel.  When he died, we lost our beloved son, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. Countless people, friends and strangers...

Rush A.A. Lenroot

Dec 26, 2023

Rush Lenroot (1937-2023)

Rush A.A. Lenroot, D.D.S, passed away peacefully in his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. He is survived by his two children, Rhoshel and Rand; his brother, Michael; and several nieces and nephews.

Rush was born in the middle of a snowstorm in Superior, Wisconsin on December 16, 1937. He grew...

Erline Ridling-Coleman

Dec 26, 2023

Erline Ridling-Coleman, aged 83, passed away on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. She is survived by her daughters, Cathy Sossman (Daniel) of Elko, NV, Deborah Moore (Michael) of Fairfield, CA, and Teresa Hayward (Rick) of Elko, NV, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, as well as brothers, sisters, and close friends.Erline was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Ridling, Sr., her...

Jean Presley

Dec 26, 2023

Jean Marilyn Presley went to her final rest Tuesday, December 26, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM. She was born Saturday, July 6th, 1935 to Charles and Angela Hutchings in Evanston, IL.

Jean graduated the Mallinckrodt High School in Wilmette, IL and went on to study at Loyola University in Chicago, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in...

Evelyn Everett

Dec 26, 2023

Evelyn Marie Everett, beloved mother and homemaker, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2023, at the age of 89. She was born on January 20, 1934, in Paterson, NJ, and later made her home in Albuquerque, NM. Evelyn lived a fulfilling life dedicated to her family, leaving a legacy of love and cherished memories.

In accordance with Evelyn's wishes, a...

Dr. Eddy Van Meter

Dec 26, 2023

Eddy J. Van Meter was born in Las Cruces, NM, on August 15, 1941, and died on December 26, 2023, in Albuquerque. He graduated from Roswell, NM High School in 1959 and shortly thereafter joined the U.S. Air Force. After basic training in Texas, he was stationed at Lowery AFB in Colorado, Kadena AFB in Okinawa, and Shaw AFB in...

James Habersham

Dec 26, 2023

James Habersham of Espanola, NM, age 62, passed quietly on Tuesday, December 26, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Christine (Brown) Habersham, daughters; Natasha and Tianna Habersham, sisters; Linda Ferguson (Benjamin) of Peekskill, NY; Lisa Pollard (Eric) and April Habersham of Yonkers, NY, and a host of other nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and friends.

Habersham was preceded in death by his...

Priscilla Lorraine Jaramillo

Dec 26, 2023

 

Priscilla Lorraine Jaramillo nee Cordova was born on April 27, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA. Shortly after, she moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she grew up and would spend the rest of her life. There, she met her first and only love, Genaro Jaramillo. They were married on November 8, 1955. In the following decades, Priscilla divided her time...

Donald Miller

Dec 25, 2023

Donald Lee Miller went to his eternal home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Christmas Day, December 25, 2023. Donald was born on December 14, 1943, in Pikeville, TN. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend, and he will be missed.

He was preceded in death by his father Kermit Miller and his...

Coty Ann Adams

Dec 25, 2023

In Loving Memory of Coty Ann Adams

 

It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Coty Ann Adams, a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Coty Ann peacefully left this earthly realm on December 25, 2023, in Bosque Farms, NM, at the age of 80.

Born on December 5, 1943, in San Diego,...

Justin Alan Hood

Dec 25, 2023

Justin Alan Hood, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was welcomed home to his Higher Power on December 25, 2023. 

Justin was born on June 1, 1986 which made him a Gemini and is the Year of the Tiger, which he related to and referenced often, being the symbolic person that he was. His kind, sensitive, and creative soul was so...

Alexander Chandler

Dec 25, 2023

Alexander Scott Chandler, at age 64, died suddenly at his home in Placitas, NM on December 25, 2023. Scott was born in Baltimore, MD to William D and Barbara Chandler from the Washington, DC area. He is survived by Sharon Chandler, his wife of 35 years and beloved German Shepherd, Cheyenne. Scott had three siblings, Lynn Pivik, Chris Chandler and...

Annette Brooks

Dec 25, 2023

Annette Brooks, age 73, a longtime resident of Rio Rancho, NM passed away Sunday, December 24, 2023. Annette was proceeded in death by her parents Donald and Maxine Brooks. She is survived by her husband Bill Tindall, son Bryan Peters, 8 grandchildren (Bryanna Peters, Malaela Peters, Dakotah Lucero, Kyana Anaya, Hailey Peters, Desirae Peters, Khloe Peters, and Bryan Peters Jr.),...

Elnathan "Nate" Claassen

Dec 25, 2023

Elnathan "Nate" Claassen was born to Fred and Sarah Claassen on January 20, 1936 in Oswego, Illinois, the youngest of eight children. His brothers, Fred and Bob, and sisters, Doris, Geraldine, Betty, Elizabeth, and Virginia, all predeceased him.

An outstanding all around athlete in Oswego High School, Nate was awarded a basketball scholarship to Kansas State University. In 1958, he...

William Krum

Dec 24, 2023

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of William S. Krum, Jr. (85), a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, who departed from this world on December 24, 2023, in Albuquerque, NM. He was born on January 21, 1938, in Reading, PA.

William, or Bill as he was affectionately known, led a life filled with love, family, and...

Gerald Gardner

Dec 24, 2023

Gerald Gene Gardner, 86 passed away contently and serenely on Christmas Eve in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He fearlessly transitioned to the next world with peace and happiness. Gerry was born on August 6, 1937, to Frances Scull and Dwight Gardner in Hinds County, Jackson, Mississippi. He recalled his childhood as one of great excitement and was very close with each...

Mary Mason

Dec 24, 2023

Mary Margaret Mason

August 14, 1936 - December 24, 2023

Mary was preceded in death by Ralph, her loving and faithful husband of 60 years. She is survived by her five children, Emily Anaya, Particia Kimbrell and her husband, Russell, Elaine Harwood and her husband, John, Eugene Mason, and Julia Mason; grandchildren Christina, Stephanie, Jeremy and his wife, Kaila, Dustin,...

Ruby Pearl Whittington

Dec 24, 2023

 

Ruby Whittington, 93, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, and Spouse, went to her heavenly home on December 24, 2023.

She is preceded in death by her husband Bob, daughter Cynthia, brother Clifford, her parents Marvin and Estelle, sisters-in-law Sharon and Jackie, and brother-in-law Bill DeWitt.

She leaves behind her two sons, Gary Lunsford and Harlan (Butch) Lunsford with wife Brenda;...