Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Joopeng Chan Chinlund
Nov 1, 2009
JooPeng Chan Chinlund passed away on November 1, 2009 after suffering a massive stroke on Friday. JooPeng was born in Medan, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia on August 28, 1932. She told many stories to her children of the tropical paradise she lived in as a child in the 1930s and the challenges that she and her family survived...
Heliodoro "Lolo" Mondragon
Nov 1, 2009
Heliodoro Lolo Mondragon, 79, of Ranchos de Taos passed away November 1, 2009. He is preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Eloisa M. Romero, Palemon Mondragon, Carlos Mondragon, Estella Romero, Concepcion Mondragon, Rosalia Abeyta, Amadeo Mondragon and Corina Trujillo. He is survived by son, Benito Mondragon of Taos, daughter, Laverne, stepson, Mike Lopez, stepdaughters, Jane Clara, Rose and Arlene,...
Shawn Quintana Romero
Nov 1, 2009
Shawn Quintana Romero, 38, of Arroyo Seco passed away November 1, 2009. He was a 1989 graduate of Taos High School and attended the Job Corps Culinary Arts Program in Albuquerque and Roswell. Shawn loved the art of his profession as a Chef. He was currently working at the Angel Fire Resort. He is preceded in death by grandparents, Alex...
Twila Crawford
Oct 31, 2009
Twila Bernice Crawford Mrs. Twila Bernice Crawford, 90, of Santa Fe, NM, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2009 following a long illness. Mrs. Crawford was born January 1, 1919, in Pasadena, CA and had been a resident of Santa Fe since 1955. She retired from the National Park Service in 1979. She is preceded in death by her husband Roy...
Edward Samuel Gonzales
Oct 31, 2009
Edward S. Gonzales, 56, of Penasco passed away October 31, 2009. He is preceded in death by parents, Ramon and Maria Gonzales and brother, Ernest Gonzales. He is survived by sisters, Sadie Williams of Denver, CO and Rosie Flores (Danny) of Las Vegas, NV, brothers, Ovido Gonzales of Albuquerque, Lloyd Gonzales (Elaine) of Penasco and Lee (Bev) of El Guique,...
Paul Arthur Coca
Oct 29, 2009
Paul A. Coca, 49, of Talpa, passed away October 29, 2009. He was a graduate of Taos High School and attended the University of New Mexico. Paul worked for 18 years for Continental Airlines as an Avionic Technician and was a licensed electrical contractor. He is survived by parents, Art and Albina Coca, sisters, Joella Coca of Santa Fe, Shirley...
Frank Torres
Oct 26, 2009
Frank Torres, 74, of Ranchos de Taos, passed away October 26, 2009. He taught at the Taos High School for many years and also at Highland High School in Albuquerque for 10 years. He worked at Sandia National Labs for many summers as a Chemist. Frank also worked as an Educational Consultant in three different Latin American Countries as the...
Arthur Larson
Oct 25, 2009
Arthur Skip Larson, aka Santa Claus, 60, of Las Colonias passed away October 25, 2009. He is preceded in death by his father, Arthur Conrad Larson and brother Clifford Larson. He is survived by his son, Maxwell Larson, mother, Evelyn Frost, brother, Eric Larson, former wife, Patsy Romero, nephews, Lance, Larson and Jason Wardlaw. Memorial service was held on October...
Agnes Lujan
Oct 25, 2009
Agnes Nashie Lujan, 92, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her children on October 25, 2009. She was born on September 6, 1917 in Santa Fe, NM, to Jose Amado and Guadalupe Gutierrez. She spent her childhood in Santa Fe helping out at her fathers Gutierrez Bakery, attended school at the Loretto Girls Academy and worked at the Lensic...
Yvonne Santistevan Washington
Oct 22, 2009
Maria Yvonne Santistevan Washington, 58, of Las Colonias passed away on October 22, 2009. She is preceded in death by her father, Jose Felix Santistevan. She is survived by her son, Robert D. Ferry, Jr. (Lenka), granddaughter, Mariah Ferry, mother, Rafaelita Santistevan, sister, Concha Torres (John) and brother, Felix Santistevan. Services were held on November 1, 2009 at Calvary de...
Vincent David Ballantine
Oct 18, 2009
Vincent David Ballantine, 21, of Llano Quemado passed away unexpectedly on October 18, 2009. He is a 2006 graduate of Taos High School. Vincent was a Sergeant with the Department of Corrections and was based at the Penitentiary of New Mexico. He is survived by his mother, Theresa Mondragon (Brent), father, David Ballantine, brother, Daniel, sister, Veronica, nephew, Jordan Ballantine,...
Terry Davidson
Oct 18, 2009
Terry Davidson was born October 1, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a man that enjoyed the outdoors especially hunting and fishing. He is preceded in death by his parents, son Carl Woods, stepfather Robert Robinson, and his stepson Andrew Lucero. He is survived by his wife Sunny Davidson, son Darrel Madrid, Augustine and wife Patty Lucero and their...
Vicenta Ortiz
Oct 18, 2009
Ortiz- Vicenta of Santa Fe, passed away October 18, 2009 in Santa Fe at age 99. She is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years Ciriaco in 2002. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend who has now joined Ciriaco and her beloved Savior. They had twelve children whom are all surviving: Stella and...
Debra Lee Asby
Oct 18, 2009
Debra Lee Asby, 48 of Arroyo Seco passed away October 18, 2009. She is preceded in death by her mother, Janice Lee Spitzer. She is survived by companion, Juan Madrid, father, Arthur Asby, brothers, Barry Asby, Travis (and Alison) Spitzer and Kelvin Asby, nieces and nephew, Ashlin, Scarlett and Merrick Spitzer, special cousin, Teresa Hopkins, grandmother, Cassie Asby, her dog,...
Elizabeth R. Martinez
Oct 17, 2009
Celebration of Life Elizabeth R. Betsy Martinez, age 83 of Chimayo, NM. died on October 17, 2009. She relished life to the fullest, with a special fondness for living in Chimayo. She served as the church organist at Holy Family Catholic Church in Chimayo for most of her life. She served the Espanola valley community by humbly educating its children...
Loretta S. Martinez
Oct 17, 2009
Loretta S. Martinez age 52 of Santa Fe, NM. passed away peacefully on Saturday October 17, 2009 after an ten year courageous battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband Fernando Martinez, and parents Simon and Marcia Peralta. She is survived by her beloved children: Fernanda Martinez, Maria Martinez (fiance Max Vargas), Renae Atencio (husband Javier), Fernando...
Arturo S. Trujillo
Oct 17, 2009
Arturo S. Trujillo, 81, of Ranchos de Taos passed away on October 17, 2009. He is preceded in death by his parents Rafael and Pelegrina Trujillo, son, Jesse James Trujillo and infant son, 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ramona Trujillo, children, Leo Trujillo (Marilyn) of Taos, Elena Trujillo (Fred) of Ranchos...
June C. Bentley
Oct 16, 2009
JUNE C. BENTLEY, age 95, died peacefully at Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, New Mexico on October 16, 2009. She was the beloved wife of 72 years of George W. Bentley, who survives her. Born in Boston on June 11, 1914 she was the youngest of seven daughters born to Thomas and Clara (Noseworthy) Clough. Mrs. Bentley made her home...
