RECENT OBITUARIES
LOCAL OBITUARIES FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NM, BERNALILLO COUNTY & SURROUNDING AREAS.
Guadalupe Smith
Aug 23, 2012
SMITH, GUADALUPE "LUPE"Born on May 2, 1931 in San Fidel, New Mexico; passed from this world on August 23, 2012 surrounded by her family. Lorenzo and Clara Jaramillo raised Lupe in Cubero, New Mexico and she graduated from our Lady of Sorrows in Bernalillo in 1949. She met Louis Smith at a dance in 1953 when he was stationed here...
Jeanne Kreutz
Aug 23, 2012
JEANNE CHARLOTTE KREUTZA resident of Albuquerque died Thursday, August 23, 2012. She is survived by her son, Alan; and daughter, Barbara and her husband Don; grandchildren; Kimberly, Michael and his wife Kimberly, Tanya, Carrie and her husband Richard; and great-granddaughter, Anabella. Mrs. Kreutz was preceded in death by her husband, Orlo Romaine Kreutz. Jeanne was raised during the Depression in...
Richard Schwoebel
Aug 22, 2012
RICHARD LYNN SCHWOEBEL, PhD.Passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, with his family at his side. A longtime resident of Albuquerque, Richard was deeply involved in the community. Born December 26, 1931 in New Rockford, ND, his education was completed at Hamline University, B.A., and Cornell University, Ph.D in physics. While he was a director at Sandia National Laboratories, he...
Clarence "Sandy" Sandy
Aug 22, 2012
Age 91, a resident of Albuquerque since 1952, passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2012. He was born in Danville, IL, and attended schools in Urbana, IL. Sandy attained a BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering at the University of Illinois. He served as a tank platoon leader and company commander in WWII. He married Hildred Markland of Miles City,...
Florentino Montoya
Aug 22, 2012
MONTOYA, FLORENTINO (FLOREN)Floren, age 83, was born in La Junta, CO and passed away peacefully in his Albuquerque home surrounded by his family on August 22, 2012. He is survived by his wife, of 61 years, Adelina (Lena) Montoya; children, Frank Montoya and partner, Jean St. Pierre of San Francisco, CA, Carol Castaneda and husband, Robert of San Ramon, CA,...
Dillon Cearfoss
Aug 22, 2012
DILLON ZACHARY CEARFOSS KIRSTEN MARIE LANDEAUThere is a choir of angels who sing to you and I. If we stop and listen, their voices will be nearer. Within the choir of Angels, Voices sound above them, the voices we hear are Kirsten and Dillon, they are singing to you and I if we stop and listen, we can hear them...
Kirsten Landeau
Aug 22, 2012
DILLON ZACHARY CEARFOSS KIRSTEN MARIE LANDEAUThere is a choir of angels who sing to you and I. If we stop and listen, their voices will be nearer. Within the choir of Angels, Voices sound above them, the voices we hear are Kirsten and Dillon, they are singing to you and I if we stop and listen, we can hear them...
Carolyn Bornhoft
Aug 21, 2012
Carolyn Mae Bornhoft, 69, a resident of Albuquerque, passed peacefully in her sleep, Tuesday, August 21, 2012. She is survived by husband, Budd Bornhoft; children, Timothy Bornhoft, Andrew Bornhoft and wife Sherri, Beth Miller and husband Greg; grandchildren, Ian, Bethany, Tiffani and Lauren; great-grandchildren, Charli, Amore, and JoJo; sisters, Judy Peters and husband Clifford and Carla Watson and husband John....
Norma Vargas
Aug 21, 2012
NORMA JEAN VARGASWas born August 30, 1943 in Abilene, Texas to Doyle and Edra Hopper who preceded her in death. Norma met the love of her life in 1962, David A. Vargas, while attending The Presbyterian School of Nursing. She graduated February 22, 1963 and she and David celebrated their lifelong commitment on September 19, 1964 at St. Charles Borromeo...
Rose Chavez
Aug 21, 2012
Chavez - Rose Marie "Sister" Age 73, a life-long resident of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Edward A Chavez of Los Ranchos, NM; children, Jason Chavez and his wife, Pamala, Maria Chavez, and Eddie Chavez and his wife, Margaret Saiz; four grandchildren, Christina Moseley and her husband,...
Derek Crook
Aug 21, 2012
DEREK R. CROOK Age 34, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012. He is survived by his parents, Larry and Nonna Crook of Albuquerque; his brother, Colin Crook and wife, Sarah of Albuquerque; nephew, Oran Crook of Albuquerque; grandfather, Reese Bradburn of San Antonio, TX; step-grandmother, Blanche Crook of Portland, OR; and aunts, uncles, and many dear cousins. Derek was preceded in...
Mary Spittle
Aug 21, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Steiger Spittle passed away on August 21, 2012 at La Vida Llena, where she resided in Albuquerque, NM. She was 91.Mary was born to Theodore and Bertha Steiger in Redfield, SD on June 29, 1921. With her family, she lived in Sterling, CO; Lincoln, NE; Zurich, Switzerland; Alpine, TX; and Wellesley, MA. After graduating from Framingham State Teachers...
Marjorie Williams
Aug 20, 2012
WILLIAMS, Marjorie Helen Young Marjorie Helen (Young) Williams (also called Marge or Margie by those who loved her most) went to be with her precious Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on August 20, 2012, at the age of 93. Marjorie had been a resident of a nursing home in Carlsbad, NM for the past 2 years after several health issues...
Marlys Bowers
Aug 19, 2012
BOWERS, MARLYS A.Age 88, a resident of Albuquerque, NM, peacefully passed away on Sunday, August 19, 2012. She is survived by her four sons, Richard K. (Gerri) Bowers of Suffolk, VA, Donald A. (Nancy) Bowers of St Helena, SC, John C (Marcie) Bowers and David H. (Anne) Bowers of Albuquerque, NM; grandchildren, Steve (Paula) Bowers, Brian (Amanda) Bowers, Keith (Jessica)...
Louis Rodriguez
Aug 19, 2012
RODRIGUEZ, LOUIS J. Age 84, a resident of Albuquerque, died Sunday, August 19, 2012. He is survived by his nephew, Ken Rodriguez of Los Angeles, CA and niece, Deloris Graham of Houston, TX. Louis was preceded in death by his parents, Amos P. and Rebecca Rodriguez; brother, Amos Rodriguez Jr.; and sister, Eunice Gallegos. Louis was a lifelong educator. He...
Dorothy Cochrane
Aug 19, 2012
Dorothy ended her struggle against multiple myeloma on August 19, 2012 at age 77. She was born in Saginaw, Michigan on May 8, 1935. She moved to Albuquerque with her family in 1943 and grew up here. She met her future husband, Art, when they were both members of Wesley Club at First Methodist Church. Dorothy and Art raised their...
James Collier
Aug 19, 2012
COLLIER, JAMES H., JR. Born November 28, 1959 and was a long time resident of Albuquerque, known to one and all as Bubba, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 with his family by his side. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Shelly Ann; son, Adrian and wife, Nicole; daughters, Jaime and husband, Cesar, and Crystal and husband,...
Virginia Jesser
Aug 19, 2012
Age 87, died Sunday, August 19, 2012 in her home. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, David L. Jesser; daughter, Elizabeth Reil and her husband, Ken; grandchildren, Jenifer Tait and her husband, Rick, Stefani Michaud and her husband, Michael, Steven Reil and his wife, Erin, David Jesser and Alicia Jesser; great-grandchildren, Micky and Jesse Tait, Christopher and...
Lugarda Abeyta
Aug 19, 2012
LUGARDA D. ABEYTAAge 92, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 in her home in Albuquerque. She is survived by her children, Marie Hochrein and her husband, Gerald, Nancy Nowicki and her husband, Fred, and Aneeda Abeyta; grandchildren Anna, Brad and wife, Yvonne, Joel, Lisa, James and wife, Suzie, and Jeff and wife, Fatima; great-grandchildren, Lauren, Lindsey, Joshua, Madison, Nicholas and...
Michelle Lesicka
Aug 19, 2012
Age 59, a resident of Albuquerque since 1963, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) in the arms of her loving husband, Albert Carabajal. She is also survived by her brothers, Jesse and wife Kathy of Minneapolis, MN and Frank and wife Jean of Rio Rancho, NM; sisters, Leslie and husband, Mark of Portales, NM and...
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