Obituaries

Maria Ballejos

Maria Ballejos

Dec 17, 2015

d. December 16, 2016 Maria C. Ballejos, age 71, born in Seboyeta, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015. Mrs. Ballejos is survived by her children, Bibo Ballejos,  Sonia Zamora and husband, John, and Richard Ballejos; four sisters; fourteen grandchildren; and thirteen great-grandchildren.  Mrs. Ballejos was preceded in death by her husband, Leonardo Ballejos; sons, Nardo...

Mark Armijo

Mark Armijo

Dec 16, 2015

d. December 15, 2015Mark Armijo, age 48, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015.  Mark is survived by his wife, Melissa; children, Aja Armijo and boyfriend, Jared, and Christian Armijo; his brother, Adrian and wife, Gina; grandmother, Ernestina Lopez; and many extended family members.  A Rosary will be recited Monday, December 21, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at...

Jerry Gonzales

Jerry Gonzales

Dec 15, 2015

d. December 14, 2015Jerry G. Gonzales, age 47, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Monday, December 14, 2015. Jerry is survived by his mother, Mary Gonzales and husband, Ramon; his father, Abel Gonzales Sr. and wife, Corine;  siblings, Anthony Ortega, Jeanette Gonzales, Abie  (Tiger) Gonzales and wife, Celeste, Cyndi Hatch, and Gary Gonzales and Little One; his grandmother, Julia Gonzales; nieces...

Mary Parra

Mary Parra

Dec 15, 2015

d. December 12, 2015  Mary Aragon-Parra, age 89, born in San Lorenzo, NM and a resident of Bosque Farms, NM passed away Saturday, December 12, 2015 at home with her family at her side.   Mary is survived by her daughter, Irene South and husband, Byron; son, Gilbert V. Parra Sr.; grandchildren, Misty, Erisa, Kristina, Twila, Rosanne, Denise, Simon Jr. Sean, Salvador...

John Parra

John Parra

Dec 14, 2015

d. December 13, 2015 John E. Parra, age 84, born in Canadian, TX and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away December 13, 2015 at home with his family at his side. Mr. Parra is survived by his beautiful wife of fifty -seven years, Florence; daughter, Melissa Parra Wilcox, and husband, Michael; son, Mathias J. Parra; sisters, Juanita Macias, and Ramona Parra;...

Rosa Chavez

Rosa Chavez

Dec 14, 2015

d. December 13, 2015 Rosa S. Chavez, age 86, born in Santa Rita, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away December 13, 2015. Mrs. Chavez is survived by her children, Dolores Chavez de Daigle and husband, Don, Veronica Chavez-Soto and husband, Eduardo, Elizabeth Chavez-Garcia; grandchildren, Marian Daigle, Lucien Daigle and wife, Ashley, Victoria Soto, Nicolas Soto and wife, Katy, Enrique...

Vicente Otero

Vicente Otero

Dec 12, 2015

 d. December 11, 2015 Vicente Otero, age 91, was born in San Fidel, New Mexico and a sixty-seven year resident of Los Lunas, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 11, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Vincent is survived by his loving wife of sixty-nine years, Inez; his children, Pete Otero and wife, Toni, Helen Raff, Theresa Sanchez and husband, Hector,...

Paula Chavez

Paula Chavez

Dec 11, 2015

d. December 10, 2015 Paula Chavez, age 90, born in San Marcial, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 at home with her family at her side. Paula is survived by the Garcia Family: Dolores, Ramona and husband, Wallace, Flora, Gillie and wife, Rose, Jennie, Jerry and wife, Juanita, Kathy, and Patrick; twenty grandnieces and grandnephews;...

Erlinda Luna

Erlinda Luna

Dec 10, 2015

d. December 09, 2015 Erlinda M. Luna, age 85, died peacefully at home Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was born on June 12, 1930, in Tierra Amarilla, NM, to Abel Sánchez and Carolina Manzanares de Sánchez.  After graduating from the Normal School in El Rito, NM she married Gilbert Luna on September 27, 1948.  The first years of her marriage were...

Mary Grossetete

Mary Grossetete

Dec 8, 2015

d. December 06, 2015 Mary T. Grossetete, age 84, born in Belen, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015.  Mrs. Grossetete  is survived by her children, Raymond Grossetete, Lawrence Grossetete and wife, Glenda, and Robert Grossetete;  grandchildren, Veronica and husband, Ty, Luke and wife, Tammy, and Freddie; great-grandchildren, Mateo, Destiny, Ethan, Eli, Jacquelyn; siblings, Loretta Lopez,...

Randy Kowalchuk

Randy Kowalchuk

Dec 8, 2015

d. December 05, 2015Randy W. Kowalchuk, age 21, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Saturday, December 05, 2015.  Randy is survived by his mother, Lucy Kowalchuk; fiancée, Cathy Apodaca; children, Adrian and Serenity; sisters, Cassandra Kowalchuk and boyfriend, Erick Gomez, and Janice Garcia and husband, Josh; grandparents, Helen Aragon, and Erlinda Kowalchuk; nieces and nephews,  Violet Gomez, Purity Kowalchuk, Julian ...

George Howell

George Howell

Dec 7, 2015

d. December 4, 2015George W. Howell, age 94, born in Columbus, OH and a long time resident of Rio Rancho, NM passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at home with his family at his side.  Mr. Howell leaves his beloved wife of thirty  years, Olga; children John W. Wilson, and wife, Dalana, James  W. Howell and wife, Sylvia, Don M....

Josie Mares

Josie Mares

Dec 7, 2015

d. December 06, 2015 Josie M. Mares, age 83,  born in Domingo, NM and a resident of Pena Blanca, NM, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015. Mrs. Mares is survived by her  children, Arthur G. Mares and wife, Mary, Gilbert L. Mares, and wife, Carmen, Richard M. Mares and wife, Jackie, Dennis J. Mares and wife, Rena, Johnny A. Mares;  sister, Arabella Sanchez; special niece, her "Angel,"...

Sobeida Chavez

Sobeida Chavez

Dec 5, 2015

d. December 04, 2015Sobeida (Sobie) Romero Chavez, 91, born in Cuba, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015.  Mrs. Chavez was preceded in death by her parents, Amado and Eufemia Romero; and her husband, Benny Chavez. She is survived by her loving children, Robert and wife, Karen, Gerald and wife, Sigrid, Adele and David; grandchildren,...

Rev. Partee

Rev. Partee

Dec 3, 2015

d. December 1, 2015Rev. Fr. Chrys Partee, OFM died peacefully at St. Clare Care Center and Friary Tuesday, December 1, 2015. He served the people of  NM for most of his 65 years as a Franciscan priest. He was involved in the Cursillo Movement throughout his ministry.  He was truly a man of prayer and spent many hours before the...

Louis Armijo

Louis Armijo

Nov 30, 2015

d. November 25, 2015   Louis Joe Armijo, age 91, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015.  Mr. Armijo is survived by his wife of sixty-seven years,  Margaret;  three children, Louis Armijo Jr., Jeanette Chavez and husband, Bob, Carolyn Carmona and husband, Leroy; two sisters, Clara and husband, Joe, Patsy and husband, Floyd; two brothers, Julian and Telesfor;...

Corine Chavez

Corine Chavez

Nov 28, 2015

 d. November 27, 2015     Corine M. Chavez, age 85, born in Sedillo, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, passes away Friday, November 27, 2015.  Mrs. Chavez is survived by her children, Lorencita Chavez, Betty Ann Silva, Diana Chavez, Joe Chavez and wife, Theresa, Benny Chavez and wife, Louisa, Sandra Avalos and husband, Michael, Johnny Chavez and wife, Loretta;  daughter in law,...

Eloisa Luna

Eloisa Luna

Nov 27, 2015

d. November 25, 2015   Eloisa Luna, age 89, born in Manzano, NM and a resident of Albuquerque, was  good and faithful servant to her Lord, Jesus Christ, went home to her maker, Wednesday, November 25, 2015.  Eloisa’s legacy continues with her children, Theresa Sandoval, Michael Luna and wife, Diane, and David Luna; grandchildren Anthony Luna and wife, Danyeil, Carmel Sandoval, Michael...

Shane Cassidy

Shane Cassidy

Nov 27, 2015

d. November 25, 2015Shane Cassidy, age 65, a resident of Albuquerque passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015.  Shane is survived by his mother, Emily M. Saavedra; sisters, Julia Ortega, Adella Maldonado and husband, Sonny Nieto, Celina Muniz, Mary Agnes Randell and husband, Steven;  brother, Filimon Muniz and wife, Linda; godchildren, Aneva Padilla, and Damon Ruiz; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews,...

Steven Otero

Steven Otero

Nov 24, 2015

d. November 23, 2015     Steven Harold Otero, age 48, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Monday, November 23, 2015 at home with his family at his side.  Steven is survived by his wife, Theresa;  children, Nicole Martinez, Steven Otero Jr., and Isaac Otero; step-children, Dominic Paiz and wife, Cassandra, Vanessa Tapia and fiancé, Estevan, and Veronica Trujillo and husband, Joe; sisters,...