Obituaries
Luciano A. Montoya, Jr.
Nov 17, 2020
Luciano A. Montoya, Jr., 39, passed away unexpectedly on November 17, 2020 in Albuquerque, NM. Luciano was born on December 18, 1980 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Luciano A. Montoya, Sr. and Joann Padilla. Luciano was raised in Albuquerque, NM, where he spent most of his life. He then moved to Santa Rosa in 1998. He worked with...
Valentin E. Lopez, Jr.
Nov 17, 2020
Valentin Lopez Jr. (77), a lifelong resident of Vaughn, NM, passed away peacefully at his home in Vaughn and was pronounced deceased at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following a short illness. Valentin was born in Milagro to the home of Valentin Lopez, Sr. And Teresa (Segura) Lopez. He was raised in Milagro and later made his home...
Juan S. Baca
Nov 16, 2020
Juan Sotero Baca, 90 years of, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at home on November 16, 2020, following an illness. Juan S. Baca was born on July 11, 1930 to the home of Timoteo Baca and Eloisa (Apodaca) Baca. Juan later went on to meet Marcelina Olguin and after a brief three months, knew he had met the...
Bernie M. Sanchez
Nov 15, 2020
Maria Bernardita (Bernie) Madrid Sanchez, age 86, passed away November 15, 2020 at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center following an illness. Bernie was born September 12, 1934 in the small village of Colonias, New Mexico, to the home of Eulalio and Amada Madrid. She married Jose Vicente (Joe V.) Sanchez on November 27, 1954 in Santa Rosa, NM. Bernie graduated from...
Gavina Navarrete de Gardea
Nov 12, 2020
Hablar de mi madre es hablar de una mujer unica una mujer fuerte,Guerrera que hasta el ultimo dia de su vida lucho como una leona para salvar su vida...por ironias de la vida ala edad de 2 Anos ella perdio a su padre Marcos Cardenas a su madre remedios Navarrete no tenia otra opcion nomas que dejar asu hija con...
David Sena Jr
Nov 5, 2020
David Sena Jr., 40 of Albuquerque, NM passed away at his home on Thursday, November 5, 2020 following an illness. He was born March 3, 1980 in Albquerque to the home of David A. and Mary (Betancourt) Sena. He attended Highland High School. David married the love of his life, Monique Nunn on May 5, 2010 in Albuquerque. they loved...
Larry L Renfro
Nov 2, 2020
Larry L. Renfro passed away peacefully, following a brief illness, on November 2, 2020 at his home in Wickenburg, Arizona. Larry was born on July 15, 1951 in Hayti, Missouri. He spent his childhood in Los Alamos, New Mexico and then moved to Albuquerque where he lived many years and built his own Soil Engineering and Testing firm. He relocated...
Anicia Campos
Oct 29, 2020
Anna Anicia Campos, 87 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 at Lovelace Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. Anicia was born August 29, 1933 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Jesus H. and Paublita (Romero) Moncallo. She attended school in Puerto De Luna and later in Santa Rosa where she graduated high school. Anicia...
Prudencio "Jake" Gutierrez
Oct 27, 2020
Prudencio “Jake” Gutierrez, 57 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 after a long illness. Jake was born on October 17, 1963 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Jose M. Gutierrez and Mary Ann Duran. Jake was raised in Santa Rosa where he also attended school. On December 20, 1986,...
Donald Morris
Oct 27, 2020
Donald Lee Morris, age 74 of Fort Sumner passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 following an illness. He was born June 08, 1946 in Fort Sumner to the home of Ira Lee and Wanda Alice (Bradshaw) Morris. Donald was raised in Fort Sumner where he attended schools. He graduated from Fort Sumner High School in 1965....
Donald Barnes
Oct 24, 2020
Ira Donald Barnes, 92 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away at his son's home in Tucumcari, NM on Saturday, October 24, 2020. Donald was born June 30, 1928 in Capulin, NM to the home of Pete and Alta (Brasuel) Barnes. He grew up on a farm 3 miles east of Capulin. Donald attended elementary school in Capulin, middle school and...
Jimmy R. Montoya
Oct 24, 2020
Jimmy Ray (J.R.) “Pepperbelly” Montoya The most amazing husband, father, grandfather, and friend left this earth so peacefully on October 24, 2020 with his sons by his side, in Amarillo, Texas at Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center. Jimmy Ray was born in Tucumcari, NM on October 21, 1940. He grew up in Dalhart, Texas, where he attended school until...
A. J. Harden
Oct 15, 2020
A.J. Harden, 83 of Lake Sumner, NM was born April 2, 1938 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Cairl and Ola (Blankenship) Harden. He grew up in Fort Sumner where he attended school. In his early years, A.J. worked in the logging industry in Alaska and Oregon. A.J. is a veteran of the U.S. Navy. A.J. married Virginia...
K. L. Johnson
Oct 14, 2020
K. L. Johnson, 73 of Cuervo, NM, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. K. L. was born on January 16, 1947 in Guymon, Oklahoma to Gerald Johnson and Muriel (McFarland) Johnson. K. L. was raised in Texhoma, Oklahoma where he also attended school. He moved to Dumas, Texas in 1981 and married his beloved wife,...
Helen Shaw
Oct 7, 2020
Helen Marie (McMillan) Shaw, 89 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at Farwell Care and Rehab Center following an illness. She was born September 29, 1931 in Agudo, NM the fourth child of John H. and Herma I. McMillan. As she stated in the "Living Water" book years ago, they grew up along the railroad tracks...
Celina Lujan
Oct 6, 2020
Celina Ortiz Lujan age 87, passed away on October 6, 2020 at the home of her daughter Karla Lujan Prather in Roswell, New Mexico after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Celina was born February 28, 1933 in Trementina, NM on the Ortiz family ranch to Jose and May Ortiz. She was delivered by her midwife maternal grandmother, the...
Steven Copeland
Oct 2, 2020
Steven Greg Copeland, 52, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2020 from natural causes, doing what he loved most, guiding an elk hunt in Northeast New Mexico. Steve was born on April 26, 1968 in Albuquerque, NM and raised on a ranch in Claunch, NM by his parents Ernest and Brenda Copeland. He attended school in Corona, NM graduating in...
Andrew Ray Guinn
Sep 29, 2020
Andrew Ray Guinn, 86 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Guadalupe County Hospital. Andrew was born on June 7, 1934 in Amarillo, Texas to the home of Andy J. Guinn and Thelma (Strickland) Guinn. Andrew married Annie Romero in Santa Rosa in 1954. Andrew was a cowboy, a heavy equipment operator, welder and...
Larry Wayne Hinsley
Sep 29, 2020
Larry Wayne Hinsely, Age 64, of McAlister, NM passed away on September 29, 2020. Larry was born July 26, 1956 in Houston, Texas to the home of Herman Wayne Hinsely and the former Betty Colleen Kelly. He grew up and attended schools in Houston, TX. He married Dorothy L. Meyer in Conroe, Texas on March 1, 1985. Larry worked many...
Maryann Trujillo Gutierrez
Sep 23, 2020
Maryann (Trujillo) Gutierrez, 71 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. Maryann was born on August 22, 1949 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Joe Trujillo and Lucy (Arguello) Trujillo. Maryann was raised in Vaughn, where she also attended school. She and her late husband, Fermin, worked for many years in...
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