RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Levena Larrissie Chafey
Sep 9, 2014
Age 84, passed away September 9, 2014. She was born to Charlie and Lillie Burns in Lubbock, TX. Levena married James Edgar Chafey at Reese Air Force Base in 1952. During their 50 years of marriage they lived in Greenville, SC, Savannah, GA, and Macon, GA before moving to Albuquerque in 1967. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
John Edward Johnston
Sep 8, 2014
Was born September 10, 1924, the first of six children, to Billie and Ashley Johnston in Fort Gay, West Virginia. He joined the Navy during WWII and served in the Pacific. He married Doris Smith in 1949 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His career spanned thirty one years in which he served in Lima, Peru, San Diego, Norfolk, Washington D.C., Rome,...
G. Pauline Hackmann
Sep 8, 2014
HACKMANN, G. PAULINE (NEE ROSEMAN) Age 89, a resident of Mesa, AZ since 2013, died on Monday, September, 8, 2014. She was the Loving wife of 64 years to her husband, The Rev. Dr. E. Edward Hackmann, who preceded her in death 2011. She is the loving mother of six children; 12 grandchildren; and 4 step-grandchildren. Formerly of Poplar Bluff...
Stepheny Denise Seyfert-Kohlrust
Sep 8, 2014
Stepheny Denise Seyfert-Kohlrust, 41 of Rio Rancho passed away on Monday, September 8, 2014 after a long illness. She was born July 8, 1973 in Clovis, NM to Dennis and Beverly (Pullen) Seyfert. She was raised in Kirtland, NM where she attended school and graduated from Kirtland Central High School. She earned a Food Science / Nutrition degree from NMSU...
Kathleen Ann McKenna
Sep 8, 2014
Our beautiful Irish Rose, Kathleen Ann McKenna, passed peacefully into heaven and into the loving arms of her father and mother, NM State Supreme Court Justice Thomas F. (Jane) McKenna; grandparents US Congressman Harris (Helen) Ellsworth; James (Eleanor) McKenna on September 8, 2014. Born and raised in Santa Fe, Kathie spent her professional years in the Hotel/Motel industry until opening...
John T. Harbour
Sep 7, 2014
Age 82, died September 7, 2014. He was raised in Del Norte, CO before joining the Navy and was a resident of Albuquerque since he moved from California in 1962. He is survived by his children, Steven Harbour and wife, Rebecca, Daniel Harbour and wife, Darlene and Eileen Cook; grandchildren, Emily Hamilton and husband, Sterling, Elizabeth Harbour, Cassy Quick and...
John Milton "Milt" Stomp Jr
Sep 7, 2014
Milt Stomp, age 78, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 7, 2014. He was born on December 23, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri. He moved to Albuquerque in 1959 to pursue a career in electronics at Sandia National Labs, where he worked for 37 years. At SNL, he was a pioneer in the early days of solar...
Robert Ericsson
Sep 7, 2014
Age 85, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2014. He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Phillips and husband Les; four nephews, Gerald, Christopher, Vincent and Mark Hanwright. Robert was preceded in death by his parents. He was very well liked by his caregivers and friends in the group homes he lived in. Robert owned and operated a candy stand...
Carl H. Albright
Sep 7, 2014
Lt. Col. Carl H. Albright USAF (ret.) died on September 7, 2014 at his home in Albuquerque after an extended illness. He died peacefully sitting on his back porch looking at his flower garden. He was the third child of Charles and Lillie Albright - born at home in Springfield, Illinois on March 1, 1921. His brothers and sisters, Charles,...
Fernanda Beth Melloy
Sep 6, 2014
Fernanda Beth Melloy, 63 of Rio Rancho, passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014 at a Rio Rancho hospital after a short illness. Beth was born on August 27, 1951 in New Bedford, MA to Alfred and Louise (Joaquin) Campos. She grew up and attended school in San Diego and came to New Mexico where she attended UNM and received...
Harkey Boling
Sep 6, 2014
Age 81, a resident of Bosque Farms passed away on Saturday September 6, 2014 surrounded by his family. Harkey is survived by his wife Jo Boling of 54 years; one daughter Laura Lahr and husband Nicholas; two grandchildren Sandra Porter and Emma Lahr; numerous family members and friends. Harkey spent over 30 years at Sandia Labs as a Technical Illustrator....
David Joseph Lucero
Sep 6, 2014
LUCERO, DAVID David Lucero, son of Ann Chavez Lucero and the late Gabriel Lucero, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2014, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He retired after a teaching career that included work with APS and charter schools - often making use of his advanced training in the field of special education. He always put...
Joseph "Joey" Jund Jr
Sep 6, 2014
Joseph Jund, Jr. was born on June 25, 1958 and died September 6, 2014. Joe attended NMSU and attained a BA in Business Administration: Human Resources Management and Psychology in 1986, and continued his education by earning an MBA in Legal Research in 1988. Joe worked at other positions before settling in Albuquerque, where he met the Love of his...
Jack Dailey
Sep 6, 2014
Jack Dailey, age 80, passed away on September 6, 2014. He is survived by his children, Erin, Shannon, and Charlie; daughter-in-law, Stephanie; and grandchildren, Brooke, Tera, and Rebecca. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Eloise; brothers, Carl and Chuck; and son, Patrick. Jack was a long time resident of New Mexico, having come to Albuquerque in...
William W. Burns
Sep 6, 2014
William Walter Burns, 86, a fifty-seven year resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, peacefully passed away on Saturday, September 6, 2014. He was born on a small farm in Girard, IL on June 9, 1928, the only child of Ivan and Maude Burns from Springfield, IL. He met and married Melda Hieronymus of Nokomis, IL; and they recently celebrated their 62nd...
Lucille O. Paoletti
Sep 5, 2014
PAOLETTI, LUCILLE O. Lucille Paoletti passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2014, at the age of 93, with her family by her side. Lucille was born in Tulsa, OK on June 23, 1921. She grew up in Oklahoma and moved to St. Louis, MO in her early teens. There she met Bruno, her husband of 68 years. They lived...
Eloise Freya Spitzer
Sep 5, 2014
SPITZER, ELOISE FREYA Eloise Freya Spitzer newborn, passed away too soon in her parents arms and next to her twin sister. She is survived by her parents Sherry & Ezra and her sister Maisie, her grandparents, Susan & Gene Spitzer and Margaret Yoakum and other family. Effie will be greatly missed and is dearly loved. A celebration of her life...
Milton L. Howell Jr
Sep 5, 2014
Milton Lydell Howell, Jr, age 74, died at home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Friday, September 5, 2014. The cause was myelodysplastic syndrome. Born in 1939 in Opelika, Alabama to Milton Lydell and Margaret Barksdale Howell, he graduated from Auburn University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics. He earned a Masters of Science in Civil Engineering...
Betty Elaine Toy Hopkins
Sep 5, 2014
HOPKINS, BETTY ELAINE TOY Age 92, passed away peacefully on Sept 5, 2014. She was born in Lima, Ohio, to Miles Nathan Toy Sr. and Helen Corrine Hofmann Toy. Her husband Oscar Earl Hopkins Jr preceded her in death by 18 days. She is also preceded by her parents, her brother, Miles Nathan Toy Jr, and her son, Mark Alan...
Jaime A. Galindo
Sep 5, 2014
Born on January 26, 1944 and passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on September 5, 2014 at the age of 70. Jaime grew up in Deming, NM and joined the Army after graduation. He received training in telecommunications while in the Army, an emerging field in the 1960's. His wise choice eventually led to his career with the...
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