Obituaries

Apr 3, 2014

d. 04/01/2014 HUFFMAN, THOMAS F., age 69, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on Tuesday, April 01, 2014. Mr. Huffman is survived by his beloved wife, Mary Knight, sons; Thomas Huffman and wife, Jeanette, Richard Huffman and wife, Lisa; daughters, Wendy Vigil and husband, Ray, Mary Salazar and husband, Eddie; brothers; William L. Huffman, and wife, Carol, Bobby G. Huffman...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 01/04/2014 GARCIA, DICKIE RAY, age 55, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on January 4, 2014. Dickie is survived by his wife, Bonnie; children, Yvette Garcia and husband, Vicente Chavez, Adam Garcia, Adolfo Garcia and fiancee, Katrina Martinez; sister Viola Garcia; grandchildren, Destiny, Shantel, Kateri, Little Adam, Meriya, Santanna, Dasiha, Nevaeh, Adolfo Jr., and one on the way, Dickie...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 02/19/2014 ANDRADE, EDWARD J., age 81, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, went home in the arms of his mother, Our Lady of Guadalupe, to be present with our Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. Mr. Andrade is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-one years, Rosie; children, Mario Andrade, Roseann Fitzpatrick and husband, Randy, Steve Andrade and fiancee, Stephanie...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 03/15/2014 BONHAM, ELVA, age 78, originally from Albuquerque, Los Griegos neighborhood, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2014, with her loving family at her side. Mrs. Bonham is survived by her son Leonard (Freddie) Garcia and wife, Stella; daughter, Claudette Horn and husband, William (Bill); sister, Betty Bryant; granddaughter, Stephanie Alvillar and husband, Cesario; three great grandchildren, C. J.,...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 03/17/2014 SANDOVAL, ERNIE R. age 41, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away March 17, 2014. Ernie is survived by his wife, Nicole; daughters, Raquel Sandoval and Jazzy Gallegos; son, Anthony Sandoval; parents, Rudy and Grace Sandoval; sister, Diane Sandoval-Peck and wife, Eli; grandparents, Procopio and Aurora Sandoval; lifelong friend, Marco Nunez. Visitation will be Thursday, March 20, 2014 from...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 02/10/2014 CERVANTES, FILOMENO (PHIL), age 81, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on February 10, 2014, after he lost his battle with cancer. Mr. Cervantes is survived by his sisters, Barbara Monica Cervantes and Lucy Cervantes; brother, Agustin (Aggie) Cervantes; goddaughter, Alice Mora and husband, Herman; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mr. Cervantes was preceded in death by...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 01/19/2014 COOK, OFM, FR. TIMON, age 91, born and raised in Toledo, OH, passed away at St. Clare Friary, Rio Rancho, NM, Sunday, January 19, 2014. Fr. Timon was ordained on June 8, 1950 in Oldenburg, IN, received a degree in Library Science and was handy with wood working. Fr. Timon is survived by his brother, Louis Cook, Santa...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 03/09/2014 GODINEZ, FRANCES C., age 90, a residence of Albuquerque, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2014 at home with her family at her side. Mrs. Godinez is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-eight years, Frank; children, Diana Rubi, Dennis R. Medina and wife, Margaret, Jeanne Duran, Laurie Weinheimer and husband, Clyde, Connie Alire and husband, Demetrio; sister, Jennie...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 01/17/2014 Guadalupe Valles-Contreras, age 91, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on January 17, 2014 at home with his loving family at his side. Mr. Valles- Contreras is survived by his children, Esther, Lupe, Cuco, Martha, Layla, Beto, Miguel, Vicente, Liz, Josie, Bertha, Patricia, Victor, Salvador and Julie; forty-three grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Sunday,...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 01/06/2014 HERNANDEZ, HELEN, age 81, born in Polvadera, New Mexico, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away on January 6, 2014. Mrs. Hernandez is survived by her two daughters, Gloria Quintana and husband, Robert, Jennie Romero and husband, Ed; two sisters, Frances, and Priscilla; three brothers, Albert, Paul and Jose; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 01/13/2014 BLACK, HOWARD C., age 89, born in Toledo, OH, a resident of Albuquerque, NM, passed away on January 13, 2014. Mr. Black is survived by his beloved wife of fifty-six years, Grace; children, Merlinda Mang and husband, Thomas, David Marquez and wife, Pauline and Ronald Marquez and wife, Julia; grandchildren, Bengy Maestas Jr. and wife, Therese, Richard H....

Apr 3, 2014

d. 02/07/2014 ROSALES, IRENE G., age 91, was born September 14, 1922 in Clayton, NM, was a lifelong resident of New Mexico, except for a couple of years in California and Colorado, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014. Mrs. Rosales is survived by her children, Daniel Rosales and wife, Patricia, Joseph Rosales Jr., Irene Anderson and husband, Steve; eleven grandchildren;...

Apr 3, 2014

d. 03/22/2014 James G. Denney, age 26, passed away March 22, 2014. James is survived by his mother Sunok Han and fiancé, David Scovill; children, Carina Teresita and Jaden Denney; fiancée, Maria Teresita Lucero; brother, Michael Han-Denney; father, Glynn Denny. Visitation will be Thursday, March 27, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. at Our Lady of the Most Holy...

George Ross Lucero age 57, a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away on July 11, 2021. George is survived by his wife of thirty years, Diana (Lerma) Lucero; son, Adam Lucero; daughter, Sara Lucero; siblings, Nabor Lucero, Richard Chavez, Michael Lucero, Rosemarie Apodaca, Mary Ann Fernandez, Virginia Lucero, Isabel Lucero, Dorothy Martinez; several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends....

Isabel Varela Chavez, age 76, born in Magdalena, New Mexico and a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on April 6, 2022. Isabel is survived by her husband of ten years, Jorge Varela; children, Sammy Chavez and wife, Lisa, and Frank Chavez and wife, Lariann; eleven grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren; brother, Chris Peralta. She was preceded in death...

Jerry Chavez, age 80, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on January 15, 2021.  Mr. Chavez is survived by his wife of forty-nine years, Isabel Chavez; children, Jerry Chavez Jr., Shirley Cordova and husband, Andy, Lorrie Ortiz and husband, Rey, Eugene Chavez and  wife, Jenell, Juan Gallegos and wife, Cindy, Cuca Chavez Salazar and husband, John, Luis Chavez, Ralph Romero; twenty-seven grandchildren; thirty seven great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild on...

John A. Romero Sr., age 79, born in La Joya, New Mexico and a resident of Albuquerque, passed away peacefully at his home on November 8th, 2020.  Mr. Romero is survived by his first wife Mary Stiegman, Daughter Loretta Saavedra and husband Michael, Son Tony Romero, Son Frankie Romero and Wife Dinah, Daughter Jacqueline Saavedra and husband Juanito, Son...

Justin Joseph Gutierrez, age 37, born in Oxford, England, United Kingdom and resident of Albuquerque, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019.  Justin is survived by his beloved spouse, Diane Gutierrez; son, Serrano Gutierrez; parents, Yolanda Gutierrez and Marcello Ruiz; sister, Breanna Ruiz; grandparents, Alfonso and Geraldine Gallegos and Lydia and Fred Gutierrez; father, Alfred Gutierrez; as well as several...

Leroy S. Olguin, age 58, resident of Belen, New Mexico passed away February 11, 2018. Mr. Olguin is survived by his brother, Lawrence Olguin and wife, Wanda. A prayer service will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.in the Gabaldon Memorial Chapel.

Patrick Lee Candelaria, age 39, and a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on April 3, 2022. Patrick is survived by his mother Sylvia Sanchez and husband, Miles; father, Tom Candelaria; brothers, Tomas Candelaria and girlfriend, Julie, and Julian Candelaria and wife, Mariah; nephews, Cruz, Joaquin, and Owen. Visitation for Patrick is at 11;30 a.m. Friday, April 15,...