RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Helen P. Anderson
Dec 1, 2014
Helen Anderson, 97, a resident of Albuquerque for more than 65 years, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2014. Helen passed away at Brookdale Place at Valencia, where she has resided for almost nine years. Helen was born on May 28, 1917 to Jack and Bertha Pokorny of Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank E....
Margaret Jo Cook Geller
Nov 30, 2014
Margaret Jo Cook Geller was born to Francis and Pearl Cook on July 30, 1939 and passed away at home on November 30, 2014. She was a passionate artist, an insatiable reader and above all else a loving sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be deeply missed by her sisters, Francine Schroyer and Shirley Kenyon; her daughter, Velda Powers;...
Joseph Edward Curzi
Nov 30, 2014
Joseph Edward Curzi died during a brief stay in Presbyterian Hospital on November 30, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM due to multiple complications. He was 80. Joe was born on May 19, 1934 in Butler, Pennsylvania to Faust and Angelina Curzi. He was raised an avid outdoorsman and hunter and his love of firearms and shooting started early. At the age...
Ross C. Griffin III
Nov 30, 2014
Ross, age 76, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014. He is survived by his son, Ross C. Griffin IV and his wife, Gillian; daughter, Stephanie Griffin and husband, Jeff Esquivel; and grandchildren Danielle and Dominic. Ross was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Annemarie. Ross retired after 33 years from TWA. He was a member of...
Margaret "Marny" Cooper
Nov 30, 2014
A resident of Albuquerque since 1990, died on November 30, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Stephen M. Cooper, who she met in Idaho. Marny is survived by her two children, Mark S. Cooper and wife Mary, of Tumwater, WA and Michele Chesnut and husband, Walter, of Rathdrum, ID; grandchildren Mendy Jean, Molly Christine,...
Wesley Leroy Pelkey
Nov 30, 2014
Wesley Leroy Pelkey, 79, was born in New Brunswick, Canada in 1935. He entered into his eternal rest on Sunday, November 30, 2014, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Wesley is survived by his wife of 56 years, Paula of Albuquerque; five children, Carol Roady and her husband Rod of Albuquerque, Fred Pelkey and his wife Kim of McIntosh, New Mexico, Gabriel...
Gary Mann
Nov 29, 2014
Gary was born May 21, 1940 in Marshalltown, Iowa to H. Newell and B. Virginia Mann. He dedicated himself in baptism on July 22, 1953. In early 1964, his childhood friend, Donetta, became his beloved wife, and they moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico to build their life and family. Gary contributed to the design and growth of his new Southwestern...
Simon Pedro "Pete" Martinez
Nov 29, 2014
Our beloved father, Simon Pedro "Pete" Martinez, age 72, of Albuquerque, passed away in his home on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Pete was born on May 30, 1942 in Reserve, NM to Octaviano and Telesfora (Jiron) Martinez. He was raised in Corrales, NM and attended Sandia View Academy. He began driving a long haul truck from the age of 14...
Carl Labor
Nov 29, 2014
Carl Labor, age 93, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, passed away Saturday, November 29, 2014. He is survived by his daughter, Nancy Hays of Albuquerque; sons, Jim Labor and wife Carol of Ooltewah, TN, Mike Labor of Las Cruces, NM, and Pat Labor and wife Lynn of Albuquerque; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and sister, Dorothy King. He is preceded in...
Gains Oliver Hall (Deacon Sandy)
Nov 29, 2014
"Well done good and faithful servant" Gains Oliver (Deacon Sandy) Hall, died peacefully at home on November 29, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Jan 27, 1926 and raised on a farm in Lockesburg, AR. He was the youngest male of 24 children and was preceded in death by his father, Joseph and mother, Daisy. He...
Eleanor F. Basey
Nov 29, 2014
Age 89, a homemaker and longtime resident of Albuquerque, died peacefully, while surrounded by family, on Saturday, November 29, 2014. Eleanor was born and raised in Frankfort, KY. She was preceded in death by her parents, Duke and Pearl Johnson; sisters, Laura Johnson, Helen Godfrey, Annie Fields and Mary Cordelia Johnson; brother, William Johnson and husband, Willie Lindsey Basey. She...
Jerry Lee Pendley
Nov 28, 2014
JERRY LEE PENDLEY Age 77, was born in Zanesville, Ohio and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in the 1950's. Jerry Pendley died peacefully on Friday, November 28, 2014, surrounded by his children, grandchildren and other extended family. He is survived by his children, Jerry P. Pendley and wife Jeri Pendley, Konda Ronne and husband Bill Ronne, and Cheri Higgins and...
William Howard (Bill) Hughes
Nov 27, 2014
William Howard (Bill) Hughes, 86, a resident of Albuquerque since 1945, died November 27, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Beverly Aicher Hughes; daughter Janet Rupley, husband John, and grandchildren Jason (Brynn), Casey (Dawn), and Joshua, Albuquerque, NM; son Robert (Bob) Hughes, wife Lindy, and grandchildren Trent (Lacey), Blake, Blair, Jena and Grant, Tualatin, OR;...
W. Douglas LaCoss
Nov 27, 2014
W. Doug LaCoss, 89 year's old, went to the Lord on November 27, 2014. His wife, Lilias (Liz) of 65 years preceded him in 2009, also his sister, Dorothy Schoek in 2006. He is survived by his daughters, Jorja and Jennifer LaCoss of Albuquerque; his grandson, Douglas LaCoss and his wife Sacha; and two great grandsons, Erik 13, and Luke...
Robert Patrick McCarty
Nov 27, 2014
Robert Patrick McCarty, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, son and U.S. Air Force veteran passed away unexpectedly on November 27, 2014. He was 66 years old. Pat's devotion to family was never limited by time or distance and each member of his family has experienced the steadfast comfort of his enduring love. Pat was born February 24, 1948 in Mesa,...
Joe F. Arellanes
Nov 26, 2014
ARELLANES, JOE F. Age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 with is family at his side. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife, Marie (Hita) A. Arellanes; his son, Joseph A. Arellanes, Sr.; and his parents, Mariano and Clarita Arellanes. He is survived by his children, Richard Arellanes (Dorothy), D. Theresa Arellanes, Robert Arellanes (JoAnn),...
Joe F. Arellanes
Nov 26, 2014
ARELLANES, JOE F. Age 90, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 with is family at his side. He was preceded in death by his devoted wife, Marie (Hita) A. Arellanes; his son, Joseph A. Arellanes, Sr.; and his parents, Mariano and Clarita Arellanes. He is survived by his children, Richard Arellanes (Dorothy), D. Theresa Arellanes, Robert Arellanes (JoAnn),...
Mary Dean Sisk
Nov 26, 2014
Mary Dean Sisk, 96, went home to be with the Lord on November 26, 2014 at her home at the Villages of Alameda where she had resided for the past six years. She was born in 1918 in Sweet Springs, Mo. to Clay and Nina Killion, living, working and playing on the family farm with her three sisters and brother....
Gwendolyn Cameron
Nov 25, 2014
Age 72, a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1984, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014. She is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth Hanson and husband Keith of Boulder, CO; grandchildren Anna Hanson of Chicago, IL and John Hanson of Boulder, CO; a brother Leonard Sukman and wife Hilda of Savannah, GA; nieces Abby Sukman and her husband Bob Kamertz of...
Fern Jean Wieland
Nov 24, 2014
Fern Jean Wieland (nee Paul), Rio Rancho resident for 30 years, passed away peacefully on November 24, 2014 in her home. She was born on August 24, 1930 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Zelda (Pearce) and Delmar Paul. She grew up in Poplar Bluff, where she attended Poplar Bluff High School. After raising her children in Ypsilanti, Michigan, she graduated...
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