Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Isabel C. Vigil
Oct 5, 2014
Isabel C. Vigil Guera a resident of Chimayo, went to eternal life with her Lord and Savior and beloved husband Orlando Champ on October 5, 2014. She was a devout Catholic and longtime Santuario Gift Shop employee and homemaker. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Orlando Champ. They were married for 46 glorious years. Also: parents, Enrique...
Carolyn Frucht
Oct 3, 2014
Carolyn Frucht died at home on October 3, surrounded by family. She was 83 years old. Her life was dedicated to family, home, and her many artistic and intellectual pursuits. She was a wonderful cook, a devoted reader of newspapers, novels, cookbooks, and biographies, and took pride in never judging others. She taught her daughters elegance, compassion, respect, an appreciation...
Howard Oakeley
Oct 1, 2014
Howard Reece Oakeley , 70, died Oct. 1, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Reece, son of the Thomas R. Oakeley (deceased), was born in Santa Fe and grew up in Taos. Upon graduation from Taos High in 1963, Reece moved to the West Coast, got married and fathered two children, Elizabeth and Kevin. He moved to Puerto Vallarta in the...
Jose "Lugue" Garcia
Sep 28, 2014
Jose Pedro Lugue Garcia, age 88 a resident of Nambe, NM passed away on September 28, 2014. He was born on July 17, 1926 in Pojoaque, NM to Cayetano & Eustacia Garcia. He was preceded in death by his parents Cayetano & Eustacia Garcia; sister, Maria de los Angeles Garcia; brother, Wilfred Garcia; nephew, Jerry Garcia; grand-nephew, Anhel Garcia. He...
Mary C. Gurule
Sep 28, 2014
Mary C. Gurule, 68, of Taos passed away on September 28, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband, Elizardo Gurule. She is survived by her children, Lawrence Gurule, Valerie Cisneros (Lorin) and Galen Gurule, grandchildren, Adria Gurule (Derrick), Elizardo Gurule (Angelica), Evan Gurule, Christina Gurule, Marissa Aguilar, Lorenzo Gurule, Lillyana Cisneros, great- grandsons, Fabian Gurule, Antonio Gutierrez and...
Gilbert "Gilly" Vigil
Sep 28, 2014
Gilbert D. Gilly Vigil, 52, of Talpa passed away unexpectedly on September 28, 2014. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Gilbert T. and Eloisa Vigil, Margarito Duran, uncles, Alfonso and David Vigil and cousins, Christopher, Airik, Aidan, Angelo and Joshua Vigil. He is survived by his children, Danielle Vigil, Gilbert D. Vigil Jr., Angela Vigil, parents, Betty and...
William Riddle
Sep 27, 2014
William Ewing Riddle, a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico passed away on September 26, 2014 due to complications from a recent fall. Bill died peacefully at the Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center surrounded by the members of his immediate family. Bill was born to Helen Fleck and Harvey Washington Riddle in Guilford, Connecticut on August 5, 1942. He...
Mary Lina Lara
Sep 26, 2014
Mary Lina Lara, age 69, a resident of Nambe, NM, passed away on September 26, 2014 due to ovarian cancer. She was born on December 30, 1944 in Abiquiu, NM to Joe Chavez and Mabel Lucero. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe Chavez and Mabel Lucero. She is survived by her son, Thomas and Veronica Lujan and...
Leonardo "Lalo" Romero
Sep 26, 2014
Leonardo Lalo Romero, 84, passed away on September 26, 2014, surrounded by his family. Lalo was born in Ranchos de Taos to Clorinda V. and Jose E. Romero. He served in the United States Army and was a combat veteran during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the Moly Corp. molybdenum mines in Questa. He was a lifelong Parciante as...
Tito Rodela
Sep 25, 2014
Age 77, of Rio Rancho, NM and formally of Santa Fe, NM went home to be with the Lord on Friday, September 26, 2014, he was surrounded by his children. Tito will be greatly missed by so many, but will be forever in our hearts. He was preceded in death by his parents Pedro Rodela and Margret E. Martinez; his...
Neita J. Henry
Sep 25, 2014
Neita J. Henry, 89, of Red River and Albuquerque, passed away in Questa on September 25, 2014 of natural causes. Nieta, daughter of Raymond Morton and Flossie (Howell) Morton, was born in Fairview, Oklahoma, and made her first visit to Red River in the 1930s. She married John Lewis Henry on November 9, 1945 in Enid, Oklahoma and they had...
Arsenio Martinez
Sep 24, 2014
Arsenio Jose Martinez, age 91, of Ranchitos, NM passed away on September 24, 2014 due to natural causes. He was born on April 11, 1923 in Alcalde, NM to Manuelita and Bernardo Martinez. He married Isabel (Chavela) Martinez in 1946 in Santa Fe, NM. He was preceded in death by his wife Isabel (Chavela) Martinez, daughter, Melita Atencio; brothers, Edumenio;...
Roberto Trujillo
Sep 23, 2014
Roberto R. Trujillo, born February 8, 1956, passed away on September 23, 2014. He is preceded in death by his mother, Juanita Rodriguez, grandparents, Patrocinio and Encarnacion Rodriguez, sister, Angela Mejia and dear cousin, Kenneth Cruz. He is survived by his brother, Victor (Sylvia Rodriguez), nephews and nieces: Phillipe (Serena) Rodriguez, Renee (Steve) Gallegos, Mariquita (Andrew) Baca, Lisa (Sean) Espinosa,...
Isidora Marquez
Sep 23, 2014
Dora (Isidora) Marquez born October 07, 1955 longtime resident of Las Vegas active craft maker, who loved to crochet. She went to be with our Lord on September 23, 2014 .She was preceded in death by her father, Juan Marquez , two brothers, Rudy and Paul and grandson, Santos. She is survived by her mother, Carmen Marquez, two sons, Marcos...
Orbin G. Self Jr.
Sep 22, 2014
Orbin G. Self, age 86, a resident of Santa Fe, NM passed away on September 22, 2014. The family wishes to acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation your kind expression of sympathy during this difficult time. This obituary is protected by copyright laws, unauthorized use or duplication is prohibited.
