Obituaries

Colleen Ann Keane

Oct 26, 2023

Colleen Ann Keane, 74, beloved mother, daughter, and friend, passed away on October 26, 2023. Colleen was born June 3, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan to her father Barney Keane, who was from rural Ireland, and to her mother Jovita Tolksdorf, from a ranch in Montana.

Colleen had a lifelong dedication to working with indigenous rights and advocacy. Since 1973, she...

Freda Mae Ott Lofties

Oct 26, 2023

 

Freda Mae Ott Lofties

She came into this world on November 2nd, 1926. The daughter of Loy and Thelma Ott from Bearden, Oklahoma. Sister to Bill Ott, she attended school in Bearden and eventually graduated from Wewoka High School in 1944. After graduation she remained in Wewoka, working at a local bank. It was at this bank where she...

Julia Lanette Nelson

Oct 26, 2023

Julia Lanette Nelson was born August 14, 1946 in Douglas, Arizona. Lanette was called home to be with the Lord on October 26, 2023. She was a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother, aunt and friend.

Julia was born to Julian and Sammy Hash in 1946. She had an older brother, Robert L. Wright. She grew...

Nancy Friedmann

Oct 25, 2023

Nancy Mae Friedmann (Hendrix) born September 16, 1932 to Ivy and George Hendrix in High Point, North Carolina.

She graduated from Randelman High School in 1951. She married Christian Friedmann on March 1, 1951.

They settled in San Jose, Ca. where she met her best friend Marilyn Brewster in 1969.

After retirement they travelled looking for the perfect place to...

Mary Susan Bower

Oct 25, 2023

Mary Susan Bower (Mitzie Morrato) peacefully passed away at age 65 on Wednesday October 25th. A lifelong resident of Albuquerque, Mitzie will be remembered by her family and friends for her resilience, strength, and courage in her journey through life.

 

She was an amazing athlete, gifted artist, and committed animal lover. Despite her physical disability, Mitzie mastered several mediums...

Manuel Padilla

Oct 25, 2023

Manuel “Manny” Eugene Padilla was a great man.  One of his greatest characteristics was his strength; he had a physical power that was beyond human norms.  However, his physical strength paled in comparison to the strength of his love and commitment to his wife Crusita for 57 years - the love of his life and the prettiest girl he knew.  ...

Edna Hards

Oct 24, 2023

Edna Hards, beloved mother, grandmother, partner, sister, and friend, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at the age of 61. Born on August 12, 1962, in Candaba, Philippines, Edna touched the lives of many with her kindness, love, and vibrant spirit.

Edna was a devoted mother to her three children. Enrico Sagum, married to Alexis Sagum, Jelyn Samora, married...

Billy C Marquez

Oct 24, 2023

 

Our beloved spouse, father, son, brother, grandfather and father-in-law. Billy C. Marquez, born in Marquez, NM on September 15th, 1940, sadly passed away on October 24th, 2023 at the age of 83.

He loved to say he was Marquez, Marquez, Marquez from Marquez. He was a wonderful husband, who loved his vacations with his wife and were inseparable. He...

Daniel Edmund Geist

Oct 23, 2023

Daniel Edmund Geist, 89, has died peacefully at home in Albuquerque, surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his children, Margot and Ben; daughters-in-law Susan and Jan; grandchildren Aaron and Caroline; cousins Karin and Judith; sister-in-law Mag and her four children Jeff, Jon, Tom and Becky. Dan was preceded in death by his beloved wife of sixty-three years,...

Mary Lynn Whitten

Oct 23, 2023

Mary Lynn Whitten, 93, of Albuquerque, NM left this life to be with Jesus on October 23, 2023. She was married to William (Bill) Newton Whitten Jr. in 1953.   She is survived by her son, William David Whitten, daughter-in-law Pamela Jill Whitten, sister Alice Ruth Smith, and grandsons William Daniel Whitten and Michael David Whitten.

Lynn, as she was...

Raymond Otero

Oct 23, 2023

Raymond Joseph Otero, (75), loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, role model, superhero, and more, peacefully ascended to the Lord on October, 23, 2023, surrounded by his family at the home he and his wife purposefully and passionately created. He touched the lives of many and left a lasting legacy. Ray fought a courageous battle against cancer for more than 10...

Martha Abeyta

Oct 23, 2023

Martha Charlotte Abeyta departed to her home in heaven on Monday, October 23, 2023, in Albuquerque. She was born to Charles Clarence Gilman and Sarah Elizabeth Gilman (Meadows) on August 30, 1929, in Belen, New Mexico. She is survived by her daughter, Virginia Ruth Abeyta. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Vernon Abeyta; her parents; three sisters;...

Lola Lewis

Oct 22, 2023

Lola Blanche (Buffington) Lewis, 1 June 1928-22 October 2023

Lola Blanche Buffington was born in Washington County, Missouri on June 1, 1928, the fourth child of Ida Mae (Knuckles) Buffington and Fred George Buffington. In 1930, following economic dislocations from the Great Depression, Lola's parents and several others of her extended family relocated to the Disappointment Valley of southwestern...

Matthew Gutierrez

Oct 22, 2023

Matthew Jason Gutierrez, a beloved spouse, father, and son who was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 22, 2023.

 

Matthew, 45 years old, graduated from Valley High School in 1996, majoring in music under the teachings of Ben Perea. His musical career path as a guitarist rapidly progressed into...

Gustav Hopkins

Oct 22, 2023

On Sunday, October 22, 2023, Albuquerque resident Gustav Arthur (Art) Hopkins passed away from natural causes at the age of 91. Born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on January 27, 1932, he was known for a career in both art and music, specializing in the violin and the viola. He grew up in the Newport Beach, CA, area and was the...

Rex Hopson

Oct 21, 2023

Rex Hopson, 90, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2023. Rex Carroll Hopson was born June 12, 1933, in Mound, Texas. He was the younger twin to his brother, celebrated hymnist Hal Hopson, and the tenth of thirteen children born to Reuben S. and Pearl Hopson. A graduate of Baylor University, he went on to complete three...

Katherine Morrow

Oct 21, 2023

Katherine Morrow was called home peacefully on October 21, 2023. She was preceded in death by her Father William T. Morrow and Stepfather Major General Douglas T. Nelson (Ret'd USAF). She is survived by her Mother Claudine D. Nelson, Stepmother Frances Morrow, Daughter Desiree A. Morrow and Partner Kaiyle A. Cabral. Kathy was born May 20,1957 in El Paso, Texas...

Gloria Chacon

Oct 21, 2023

Gloria Chacon, age 80, beloved wife and mother, was called to her eternal resting place on Saturday, October 21, 2023. She was born on July 26, 1943, in Tierra Amarilla, NM to Santiago and Juanita Garcia. Gloria was a deeply religious woman who loved her family and friends. Gloria enjoyed various activities which included cooking, going to the casino when...

Harold Morgan

Oct 20, 2023

Harold Maurice Morgan, Jr., died Friday, October 20, 2023, at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospice in Albuquerque, NM at age 77. The rare melanoma sinus tumor diagnosed in August became untreatable.

Harold was born in Oklahoma City, OK on June 12, 1946, to Iverna Phelps Morgan and Harold M. Morgan, with a bit of Choctaw DNA from his father. The family moved...

Judith Guthrie

Oct 20, 2023

Judith "Judy" Guthrie, 81, beloved Stepmother, Sister, Daughter, Aunt, Great Aunt, and Stepmother-in-law, passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness on October 20, 2023. She was born on October 7, 1942, in Spartanburg, SC, to Donald Clifford Kerstetter and Elaine Ziegler Kerstetter (Dennis). She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother-in-law Bruce M. Peterson, and her...