Obituaries
Leo Chavez, Jr.
Aug 15, 2004
Leo Chavez, Jr., age 20 passed away August 15, 2004 in Phoenix, Arizona. Leo was born October 30, 1983 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Leo Chavez and Carmella Chacon. He was reared and attended schools graduating from Santa Rosa High School Class of 2002. Leo was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, the Sacred...
Elvera Rivera Velasquez
Jul 13, 2004
Elvera Rivera Velasquez, age 87, passed away July 13, 2004 in Santa Rosa following an illness. Elvera was born November 4, 1916 in El Pueblo, NM to the home of Juan and Eufemia Arrellanes Rivera. Elvera and her husband Guadalupe Ortega managed the State Cafe and Travelers Coffee Shop and Bar for many years where she worked as a cook...
Tommy O'Neal Bell
Jul 13, 2004
Tommy O’Neal Bell, 68 a longtime resident of Lake Sumner, NM died Tuesday, July 13, 2004 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Tommy was born August 15, 1935 in Portales, NM to the home of George Clark Bell and the former Freda Olive Blevins. He was reared at Arch, NM and attended school at Portales....
Teodora Gerhardt
Jul 12, 2004
Maria Teodora Gerhardt, age 71, passed away July 12, 2004 at her residence following an illness. Teodora was born November 9, 1932 in Borica, NM to the home of Jose and Cleotilde Sena Gutierrez. She was reared and attended schools in Borica. Teodora married Enrique Gerhardt on January 2, 1947. She is preceded in death by her parents and a...
Eva Loree Teal
Jun 28, 2004
Eva Loree Teal, 88 a longtime Odessa, TX resident died Monday, June 28, 2004 at Blue Bonnet Nursing Home in Albany, Texas. She was a resident of Albany for six months. Eva was born March 24, 1916 in Comanche, Texas to the home of George C. Anderson and the former Elizabeth Gleaton. She was raised at Comanche, Weatherford, Littlefield, TX...
Bertha Hernandez Richardson
Jun 23, 2004
Bertha Joan (Hernandez) Richardson, age 50 passed away peacefully on June 23, 2004 in Seattle, WA. surrounded by her loving and caring family. She was born December 21, 1953 in Fort Sumner, NM, and raised in San Mateo, CA. Bertha graduated from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, CA in 1972. She attended college for a short while. She enjoyed...
Jose Elauterio Sisneros
Jun 21, 2004
Jose Elauterio Oracio Sisneros, of Ukiah, CA, died Monday, June 21, 2004 at the age of 81. His full life began on December 23, 1922 in the small village of Dahlia, in the state of New Mexico. He was the third born of nine surviving children to Margarito and Otilia Sisneros. As a young man, Jose served his country as...
Lorenzo Marquez Jr.
Jun 21, 2004
Lorenzo “Larry” Antonio Marquez Jr., 63 of Albuquerque and formerly of Santa Rosa, NM died Monday, June 21, 2004 at Presbyterian Hospital following an extended illness. Larry was born November 22, 1940 in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Lorenzo A. Marquez Sr. and the former Margarita Baca. Larry attended schools at Santa Rosa, New Mexico Military Institute in...
Alfonso Alarid
Jun 21, 2004
Alfonso Alarid, 83 of Santa Rosa, NM died Monday, June 21, 2004 at his home following a long illness. Alfonso was born May 5, 1921 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Escolastico Alarid and the former Conrada Zamora. He was raised and attended school in Puerto De Luna. He served in the U.S. Army from December 14, 1942...
Thelma Anderson
Jun 13, 2004
Thelma Anderson, 89 a longtime Roswell, NM resident died Sunday, June 13, 2004 at Rio Rancho Nursing Home. She was born August 3, 1914 in Commanche, Texas to the home of George C. Anderson and the former Elizabeth C. Gleaton. Thelma attended school at Littlefield, TX where she graduated in 1933. She made her home in Roswell for over 40...
Emma B. Chavez
Jun 13, 2004
Emma B. Chavez, age 66, passed away June 13, 2004 at her residence in Santa Fe following an illness. Emma was born November 18, 1937 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Guillermo and Epimenia Luna Campos. Emma married Jose I. Chavez on August 11, 1956 at Nuestra Senora de Refugio Catholic Church in Puerto De Luna. They...
Mozell Martin
Jun 10, 2004
Mrs. Annie Mozell Martin, 89, of House, NM died Thursday, June 10, 2004 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a long illness. She was born August 1, 1914 in Merkel, Texas the daughter of John Melton Henry and the former Martha Cordelia Evans. Mozell was raised at House, NM from age 7. She made her home in Roswell, NM from...
Santiago Flores
Jun 5, 2004
Santiago “Jim” Flores of Laveen, AZ passed away June 5, 2004 at the age of 74. He was born in Puerto de Luna, NM on September 6, 1929. He was a lifelong carpenter with a passion for team roping, polka dancing, and his family-devoted to “his girls”. Longtime member of the Polka Club of Arizona, polka promoter, and The Sheriff’s...
Melody Pennington Garcia
Jun 4, 2004
Melody Pennington Garcia, 43 of Fort Sumner died Friday, June 4, 2004 in Fort Sumner. Melody was born August 23, 1960 in Fort Sumner the fourth child born to the home of Luther and Lavinia (Sullivan) Pennington. She was reared and attended schools at Fort Sumner. Melody made her home in Florida for several years where she completed classes in...
L. F. Silva
May 26, 2004
L.F. “Chano” Silva, 85 a lifelong Fort Sumner resident died Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Chano was born December 20, 1918 in Fort Sumner to the home of Jesus Silva and the former Margaret Spitz. He was reared and attended schools at Fort Sumner. He married Lois Pena in 1937...
Daniel D Griego
May 26, 2004
Daniel D. "Chief" Griego, age 58, passed away May 26, 2004 at his residence in Santa Rosa following a short illness. Danny or Chief as he was affectionately known was born May 10, 1946 in Santa Rosa to the home of Felix P. and Amalia Duran Griego. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. At an early age...
Delese McLain
May 22, 2004
Delese McLain, 74 a lifelong De Baca County resident died Saturday evening , May 22, 2004 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Delese was born June 28, 1929 in Kress, Hale County, Texas to the home of Lonnie Leroy Bishop and the former Hettie Ethel Williams. She was reared at Fort Sumner and Taiban, NM where she attended...
Alex Velasquez
May 19, 2004
Tomas Alex Velasquez, age 69, passed away May 19, 2004 at his residence in Anton Chico following an illness. Alex was born May 2, 1935 in Dilia, NM to the home of Hilario and Aurelia Padilla Velasquez. He was reared and attended schools at Anton Chico and Dilia. He married Patsy Gutierrez on May 11, 1968 at St. Joseph Catholic...
Veneranda Cordova
May 16, 2004
Maria Veneranda Cordova, age 89, passed away May 16, 2004 at the Laurel Meadows Nursing Home in Belen. Maria was born February 25, 1915 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Marcelino and Doloritas Padilla Ocana. She was reared and attended schools in Puerto De Luna. Maria married Agapito Cordova on June 2, 1931 in Puerto De Luna....
Martin Garcia
May 8, 2004
Martin Garcia, 73, of Fort Sumner, NM died Saturday, May 8, 2004 at the V.A. Medical Center in Albuquerque following an illness. Martin was born October 20, 1930 in Fort Sumner to the home of Guadalupe and Bonifacia Garcia. He was reared and attended schools at Fort Sumner. Martin served in the U.S. Army from May 1, 1951 to April...
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