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Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico

Alfredo Rodriguez

Alfredo Rodriguez

May 28, 2021

Alfredo Ornelas-Rodriguez 54, went with the Lord peacefully on May 28, 2021, with his family by his side. He was a long life resident of Santa Fe, NM. He was born in Namiquipa, Chihuahua to Ernesto and Margarita Ornelas. He was a loving husband, father, brother and grandpa. He was always hardworking, loved playing baseball and a diehard Broncos fan....

Fred Amador Mares

Fred Amador Mares

May 28, 2021

Fred Mares

It is with great sadness that the family of Fred Mares announces his passing on May 28, 2021 following a brief illness. Fred Amador Mares was born to Felix and Lucy Mares on November 29, 1932 in Clayton, New Mexico. He was raised in Santa Fe, NM and resided there for the majority of his life with the...

John Stockstill

John Stockstill

May 26, 2021

John Stockstill Jr., passed away unexpectedly on May 26, 2021, due to complications from Covid-19 at the age of 50. John was born on January 23, 1971 to Parents John Sr. and Olga Stockstill in Los Angeles, California.

He was preceded in death by his mother; Olga.

He is survived by his father; John Sr. and brother’s Brian and Sean.

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Don Beesley

Don Beesley

May 26, 2021

Clell Donald Beesley from Sacramento, California, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 with his loving family by his side.  Mr. Beesley was born August 15, 1927, in Omaha, Arkansas to the late Pleasant and Marie Beesley.  He attended school in the California school systems and began his career with McClellan Air Force Base in California.  After retirement he...

Kathy Steck

Kathy Steck

May 24, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kathy Erven Steck, 63, of Los Alamos, NM. Kathy was born May 10th, 1958 in South Dakota and was welcomed into the arms of our lord peacefully on May 24th, 2021 in Los Alamos, NM.

Kathy was a loving mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, sister, daughter, and friend. 

She was...

Stephen Daniels

Stephen Daniels

May 24, 2021

Steven Tucker Daniels, born in 1942 to Jane Bernice Tucker Daniels and Cecil Lamar Daniels. Steven was preceded in death by an infant brother and his brother, Philip Cooke Daniels, also preceding him in death was his life time love and business partner, Richard L. May.He is survived by one cousin, Judy Beals and her two sons, Mathew and John...

Jim Wagner

Jim Wagner

May 24, 2021

Jim Wagner graduated from Los Gatos High School in 1959. The rumor is that when he graduated, he had more hours of detention than there were hours remaining until graduation. He was born May 4, 1940 and lived to be 81.  He said he'd done everything he wanted to do in his life, for him every day became physically more...

Donald Burns

Donald Burns

May 24, 2021

Dr. Donald A. Burns, age 92, passed away May 24, 2021.  Born and raised in Alexandria Bay, NY, he grew up announcing on the tour boats of his beloved St Lawrence River throughout the Thousand Islands. Don attended Central College (Pella IA), Syracuse Univ (AB), Univ of Puget Sound (MS), and Purdue Univ (PhD). Dr. Burns has worked at National...

Maria "Eva" Vigil

Maria "Eva" Vigil

May 22, 2021

Maria Aurelia (Eva) Vigil, 90, our beloved mother, grandmother, great great grandmother, and sister. She was welcomed into loving arms of Jesus on May 22, 2021 with her family at her side, at her home in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She was born March 01, 1931 in Cebolla, New Mexico.

Maria was proceeded in death by her husband Clemente Vigil;...

Donald Martinez

Donald Martinez

May 22, 2021

Donald Augustin Hector Martinez, born September 17, 1946, ascended into heaven peacefully at home on May 22, 2021. He enjoyed his life to the fullest, loved watching his westerns, going to concerts, eating out, family gatherings and socializing.  He especially enjoyed taking long rides and watching the beautiful sensets.  He also, had lots of fun in the mountains, hunting, skiing,...

Joel Clarence Lessard

Joel Clarence Lessard

May 22, 2021

Joel C. Lessard, 75, resident of Santa Fe, NM passed away on May 22, 2021. He was born in Bemidji, MN on December 30, 1945 to Lucie Marie Haberman and Clarence Martin Lessard. He married Sue Carter Lessard on July 14, 1984 in Duluth, MN.

He is preceded in death by his parents; Lucie Haberman Lessard and Clarence Lessard.

He...

Sandra Karen Deitch

Sandra Karen Deitch

May 22, 2021

Sandra Karen Deitch, age 82, passed away May 22, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she travelled the globe until 2004 when settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico to be closer to her daughter Jodi and the Stumbo family. 

 She loved to dress well and have a good time.  By day, she could be spotted driving through town with her...

Jacquelyn Boydston Saenz

Jacquelyn Boydston Saenz

May 21, 2021

Jacquelyn C. Boydston/Saenz

Passed away May 21st, 2020 at the young age of 44.

Jackie was well loved and enjoyed the smile of others, she devoted majority of her life working in the health care field giving the best of herself to others. She had a cheerful and loving personality while continuing to always bring joy and laughter to those...

William Johnson

William Johnson

May 21, 2021

On May 21st, 2021, Dr. William Fell Johnson passed away in his home in Arroyo Hondo, surrounded by family. Bill had been battling multiple myeloma, a bone marrow cancer, since 2018. He was 69.

Bill was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on October 22, 1951, to John Triplett Haxall Johnson and Eleanor Boyd Johnson. He attended Calvert and Gilman schools, where...

Barbara Stevens

Barbara Stevens

May 21, 2021

After a fierce year Barbara “Spike” Stevens of Santa Fe left this earth on Friday May 21. Born august 24, 1945, in Buffalo NY, she made her way west to college at western State and never looked back. Barb met Sue Garfitt while she was teaching in Denver CO. Together they began a real estate business in 1977, which they...

Douglas Clowney

Douglas Clowney

May 21, 2021

Doug Clowney, 54, resident of Santa Fe, passed away suddenly on May 21, 2021. He was born on May 31, 1966, in Memphis Tennessee to Norma Glenn Williams and Larry Clowney. He married Jackie Jones Clowney on May 23, 1993 in Memphis, Tennessee.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Norma Williams.

He is survived by his wife; Jackie...

Margaret Eutsler

Margaret Eutsler

May 21, 2021

Margaret Murphy Eutsler, devoted mother extraordinaire, died on May 21, 2021 at the age of 100. The cause is believed to have been old age.

Margaret, or Maggie as she was known to her friends, was born on July 3, 1920 in Clayton, New Mexico. The youngest of eight children, she was the only one born in a hospital. She...

Timothy James Dabbs

Timothy James Dabbs

May 20, 2021

Timothy James Dabbs, 75 of Santa Fe, NM unexpectedly passed away on May 20, 2021. Born January 3, 1946 Tim was raised in Dallas, TX before moving to Red River, NM with his family. He attended Highlands University earning degrees in Electronics and Economics. While at Highlands he met his beloved wife of 50 years, Patricia. 

After graduating from...

James Robert Garcia

James Robert Garcia

May 20, 2021

Dr. James Robert “Bob” Garcia, Ph.D.

October 25, 1943 – May 20, 2021

On Wednesday, June 2, 2021, a Rosary and funeral Mass will be held at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Trinidad, Colorado starting at noon. Burial will follow at the Trinidad Catholic Cemetery. Flowers can be sent to Mullare-Murphy Funeral Home in Trinidad, Colorado.

Memorial Website: https://everloved.com/life-of/james-robert-garcia/

 

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Michael Patrick Hodge

Michael Patrick Hodge

May 20, 2021

MICHAEL PATRICK HODGE Michael Hodge died suddenly on May 20, 2021, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 80 years old, one month shy of his 81st birthday. Mike was born in Lufkin, Texas, on June 20, 1940 to parents Paul Dudley Hodge and Wilma Laxson Hodge. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas. He attended...

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