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RECENT OBITUARIES

LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.

Lois Mae Pierson

Lois Mae Pierson

Sep 23, 2013

age 93, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 23, 2013, at her home in Sandia Park. She was born in 1920 in Illinois and grew up in Pennsylvania. Lois was a minister's daughter and developed a strong sense of Christian values that guided her entire life. She began her teaching career after graduating from Westminster College and, several years later,...

Paul Boushelle

Paul Boushelle

Sep 23, 2013

J. Paul Boushelle, resident of Albuquerque, died Monday, September 23, 2013. I was blessed to have a long life filled with many good things. Most of the good was because of family, friends and my profession. I was born in Detroit and raised in the small town of Gregory, MI. My parents, who were my best friends, were offered teaching...

John Robert Van Gundy

John Robert Van Gundy

Sep 22, 2013

72, a resident of the City of Elephant Butte, died Sunday, September 22, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Ginger Van Gundy of the City of Elephant Butte, NM; children, Kathy Van Gundy, Robert Van Gundy, Barbara Van Gundy and partner, Eloy Sandoval, and Laura Struck and partner, Manuel Padilla; grandchildren, Nichole Van Gundy and Dakota...

Leta "Aunt Dede" Case

Leta "Aunt Dede" Case

Sep 22, 2013

Leta "Aunt Dede" Case, age 101, joined her husband, Casey, in heaven on Sunday, September 22, 2013. She is survived by her nephew, Corky Adams and wife Annie; great- nieces, Dr. Debi Sanchez and husband Kurt, Lisa Sanchez and husband, David, Brenda Sanchez, Robyn Adams; great-nephew, Vincent Sanchez; great-great-nieces, Ashley Sanchez, Tara Arellano and husband, Adam, Jessica Sanchez and Taylor...

Ignacio J. "Iggy" Cordova

Ignacio J. "Iggy" Cordova

Sep 22, 2013

CORDOVA, Ignacio J. "Iggy" 92, of Albuquerque, died Sunday, September 22, 2013. Iggy enlisted as a private in the US Army Air Corps in September 1940. He served five years as a medic in WWII. After the war, he stayed in the reserves and was activated during the Korean Conflict in 1953. In 1954, he joined the NM Air National...

Jean Laraway Summers

Jean Laraway Summers

Sep 22, 2013

Passed away on September 22, 2013. She was born in Catskill, New York to Mace and Frances Weed Laraway. Jean has been a resident of Albuquerque since 1927, when her family moved from New York to Albuquerque because her father had tuberculosis. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, James (Jim) Summers; her twin sister, Joan Crawford; and her...

Theodore Fay (Ted)  Brown

Theodore Fay (Ted) Brown

Sep 21, 2013

BROWN, Theodore Fay (Ted) age 72, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, died on the morning of Saturday, September 21, 2013 to be with his family and friends gone before, after a long battle with Acute Leukemia and Multiple Myeloma. We will miss his spirit, sense of humor, intelligence and knack for finding interesting projects; he was happy in that challenge....

Maj. Alexander N. (Ret)  Raeburn

Maj. Alexander N. (Ret) Raeburn

Sep 21, 2013

Alexander N. Raeburn was born in Musselburgh, Scotland on February 25, 1922 to John C. Raeburn and Alice (Livingston) Raeburn. He is survived by his three daughters, Judy Soderquist and her husband Wally, Debbie Tope and her husband Rock and Marcia Weingarten and her husband Larry, grandchildren Jeremiah Weingarten, Kirsten Soderquist and Amanda Dodd. Also surviving are step children Willis...

Macario Rael

Macario Rael

Sep 21, 2013

Macario was born on March 13, 1921 in Albuquerque, NM. He was raised on a ranch in Escobasa, NM. He was predeceased by his parents, Lecadio Ramon Rael and Adela J. Griego and his wife, Ruby H. Rael. He is survived by his son, Steve Rael and his wife, Karla from Corpus Christi, TX; daughter, Maria Elena Rael; grandsons; Tony...

Mary Ellen Karnes

Mary Ellen Karnes

Sep 21, 2013

Age 82, born in Santa Fe in 1931 and resident of Albuquerque since 1967, died at home September 21, 2013. Mary is survived by her two sons, Richard and Robert, both of Albuquerque; daughter, Mary, of Blaine, WA; three grand-children and five great-grandchildren. After graduating from Santa Fe High School, Mary studied at Pepperdine University, Sacramento State, University of Albuquerque...

Luise M. Henshaw Nottage

Luise M. Henshaw Nottage

Sep 21, 2013

Luise M. Henshaw Nottage, age 89, a resident of Albuquerque, NM for several years, formerly from Ossining, NY, died September 21, 2013. She is preceded in death by her dear husband, Warren G. Nottage, Sr.; and daughter, Dawn Nottage-Marta. She is survived by daughter, Stephanie Nottage-Caulkins; sons, Warren Nottage, Jr., Daryn Nottage and Swithyn Nottage; sister, Joan Henshaw; grandchildren, nieces,...

Andres A. Histia

Andres A. Histia

Sep 21, 2013

HISTIA, Andres A. 101, a native of Acoma Pueblo and a resident of Isleta Pueblo, passed away Saturday, September 21, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Miguelita Jojola Histia; daughters, Marlene Coriz and husband, Alonzo and Lynn Conner and husband, Norman; step-children, Cheryl Hunt, Rosalee Ann Lucero, and Myron M. Hunt and wife, Phyllis; grandchildren, Christopher Coriz and Andrea...

Mark Daniel Dickinson

Mark Daniel Dickinson

Sep 21, 2013

Mark Daniel Dickinson, (66), of Albuquerque, died on Saturday, September 21, 2013, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Surrounded by his family, he died peacefully at home. Born October 30,1946, in Spokane, Washington, Mark was the son of Ralph and Alice Dickinson. He was a graduate of Gonzaga Preparatory High School in Spokane, WA; Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman,...

Matthew Wayne Bullington

Matthew Wayne Bullington

Sep 21, 2013

Matthew Wayne Bullington, age 49, of Rio Rancho, NM died suddenly Sunday, September 22, 2013 after doing what he loved the most - celebrating life with his family and friends. A caring, patient, hard-working family man, Matt was an incredibly calm, happy guy who never complained and was remarkably talented at working on everything from complex office machinery to home...

Blanche R. Hines Bilderback

Blanche R. Hines Bilderback

Sep 20, 2013

Blanche R. Hines Bilderback, age 86, died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, September 20, 2013. She is survived by sons, Clifford G. "Jerry" Hines Jr. and Thomas E. Hines and wife, Nancy; brother, William H. Barker and wife Jean of Anaheim, CA; daughter-in-law, Pamela Hines; granddaughter, Malinda Tecumseh and husband, Robert; granddaughter, Stephanie Hines; great-grandson, Riley Tecumseh. She was...

Marie Fenske

Marie Fenske

Sep 20, 2013

Age 96, a resident of Albuquerque, died Friday, September 20, 2013. She was born July 28, 1917 in Ohio. She is survived by children, Susan Miller of Raleigh, NC, Nancy Pressley-Naimark and Roger W. Fenske both of Albuquerque; grandchildren Bill Miller, Melody Woodyard, Joseph Pressley, Crystal Reiter and Suzanne Pressley; ten great-grandchildren; and her sister Florence Sokolowski. Marie was preceded...

Wayne Ernest Fisher

Wayne Ernest Fisher

Sep 20, 2013

Wayne Ernest Fisher, who wrote this remembrance of his life, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at the age of 95. He was born to Lillie and Frank Fisher on a farm near Ludell, Kansas on July 28, 1918. In 1925 the family moved from the farm three miles south of Ludell into town to live in the old Smith...

Donna O. Hatfield

Donna O. Hatfield

Sep 19, 2013

Age 94, a resident of Albuquerque since 1960, went to be with the Lord Thursday, September 19, 2013. She is survived by her son, Robert P. Worth and wife, Pam of Enid, OK; daughters, Anna Martinez and John Pacheco, and Joan Champion and husband, Gilbert Apodaca all of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Teresa, Robert, Paul, Tim, Jeff, Denise, Sara, Valerie, Patrick, and...

Daniel B. Hadley

Daniel B. Hadley

Sep 18, 2013

Age 62, a resident of Bernalillo, passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2013. He is survived by his wife of 10 years, Elizabeth A. Hadley; children, Laura Huval and husband, Glenn of Albuquerque, Brian Burleigh and wife, Krystl of Roseville, California, William Burleigh and wife, Karen of Albuquerque, and Brett Burleigh of Albuquerque; three grandchildren, Isabella Rose Huval, Luke Burleigh,...

Janice S. Gordon

Janice S. Gordon

Sep 18, 2013

A Resident of Albuquerque for 54 years, passed away peacefully in her home on September 18, 2013. Born in Houston, Texas, where she received her primary and secondary education before attending SMU University. Married in 1953 to William, her husband of 53 years, who preceded her in death. They resided in Texas and California prior to moving to Albuquerque, New...

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