Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Paul Leo Austing
Dec 22, 2008
Paul Leo Austing, 59, of Taos passed away on December 22, 2008. He was born on July 3, 1949 in Hamilton, Ohio. He graduated from Badin High School in 1969. He also attended Milwaukee Technical College receiving an applied science degree of the Culinary Arts in 1972. Paul is survived by his wife, Linda, sister, Celine Burke (Dick), brothers, John...
Virginia C. Cisneros
Dec 18, 2008
Virginia C. Cisneros, 57 of Questa, formerly of Ranchos de Taos, passed away on December 18, 2008. She is preceded in death by her mother, Helen Vigil and brother, Floyd Vigil. She is survived by her husband, Jim Cisneros, children, Analisa Vigil, of Taos, James Cisneros (Laura) of Albuquerque, and Gloria Santistevan of Albuquerque, grandchildren, Brandon and David Perea, Lucas,...
Rose Marie Packard
Dec 16, 2008
Rose Marie Packard, 73, of Taos passed away on December 16, 2008. Funeral mass was held on December 20, 2008 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment followed at the Sierra Vista Cemetery.
Kathleen May Barber
Dec 11, 2008
Kathleen M.Barber, 84, of Taos, died peacefully Thursday, Dec.11, 2008, surrounded by her family. She was born in Leicester, England on May 16,1924. She met her husband, Joseph Barber during WW II and returned to live in West Bend, Wisconsin for the next 44 years. Upon retirement Kathy and Joe moved to Santa Fe where they enjoyed RVing, the beautiful...
Nancy Stratton
Dec 11, 2008
Nancy Wharton Stratton, 54, of Santa Fe, passed away Thursday, December 11, 2008 due to a lengthy illness. She was born to Bud and Pat Wharton on April 15, 1954, in St. Joseph Missouri. Nancy graduated from Hutchison, Kansas High School and attended Kansas University and later the University of Arizona. She later came to Santa Fe in the early...
Edna L. Turner
Dec 10, 2008
Edna L. Turner 88 of Espanola, born May 12, 1920 has gone to walk with the Lord on Dec. 10, 2008. While on earth Edna and her late husband Claude Turner, who passed in 1958, owned and operated Turners Café and Icehouse during the 1940s and 50s frying eggs and flipping hotcakes back when Espanola was a boomtown for the...
Charles Church
Dec 8, 2008
Charles L. Chuck Church, 73 of Questa, passed away on November 17, 2008. He is preceded in death by his wife, Colleen Church, parents, Charlie & Alice Church, sisters, Velma and Grace, two infant siblings and brother, Rayford. He is survived by children, Russell A. Church (Pamela) of Red River, Randy B. Church (Sabrena) of Red River, Charlene Madrid (Alex)...
Christine Anaya
Dec 7, 2008
Christine M. Anaya, 64, went peacefully on December 7, 2008 to join her mother Cornelia V. Anaya and father Leandro C. Anaya who preceded her in death. She is survived by sisters; Dolores Anaya Gomez (Pete) and Doris Anaya (Francisco Ruiz), brother; Leandro (Lorraine), nieces; Germaine Gomez-Carrillo (Daniel), Sonya Anaya and Sarah Ray (Dennis), nephews; Waldo Anaya (Stephanie), Manuel and...
Robert Victor Benavidez
Dec 5, 2008
Robert Victor Benavidez, 58, of Ranchos de Taos and his grandson, Angelo Victor Benavidez, 3, of Albuquerque passed away unexpectedly on November 29, 2008. Robert is preceded in death by his brother Richard Benavidez and his mother Lola Benavidez-Young. Robert is survived by his wife, Charlene Benavidez, sons, Iven Benavidez, wife Kimberly and Paul Benavidez, wife Devona. He is also...
Prescilla Fernandez
Dec 3, 2008
Prescilla E. Fernandez, 30 of Chimayo passed away on December 3, 2008. She is preceded in death by grandparents, Precy Martinez, Juan and Effie Sebestian, mother in law, Carmen Fernandez. She is survived by her husband, David J. Fernandez, children, Marcos Fernandez, Jose and Denise Garcia, stepson, Joseph Fernandez, parents, George R. Martinez (Flora), mother, Effie Martinez, sister, Julie Hernandez,...
Jose Thomas Tafoya
Dec 2, 2008
Jose Tafoya, 71, of Taos passed away on December 2, 2008. He is survived by his wife Catalina Tafoya, children, Bertha Sylvia Rivera (Raul Jr.), Teresa Ann Cuellar (Ernesto Ray), Jose Thomas Tafoya Jr., Manuel Anthony Tafoya (Theresa), Richard Arthur Tafoya (Patricia), David Mark Tafoya, 14 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, sister, Lucy Rivera, brothers, Eduardo Tafoya (Pauline), Felix O. Tafoya...
Salvador Olonia
Dec 2, 2008
Salvador Sal Olonia, 27 of El Prado passed away on December 2, 2008. He was a great athlete, lover of nature and animals, an avid reader with a gentle soul and a wonderful sense of humor. Sal enjoyed acting which he performed in college. He also was a creative and and talented cook. He will be greatly missed by many...
Maria Elicia Vallejos
Dec 2, 2008
Maria Elicia Vallejos, 101 of Amalia passed away on December 1, 2008. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe Eulogio Vallejos, daughter, Cora Martinez and infant son, Eliu Vallejos. She is survived by her children, Jose Vallejos, Angela Vallejos, Frances Duran, George Vallejos, Bertha Cordova, Tony Vallejos, Eulogio (Adelmo) Vallejos Jr., sister, Maria Eutimia Arguello, brother, Luis Lucero...
Carol Rose Larson
Dec 2, 2008
Carol Rose Larson, 86, beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and sister, passed away on December 2, 2008 at her home in Taos. She was born on February 5, 1922. She is preceded in death by her husband, Louis Larson, and her son, Michael Larson. She is survived by her sister Jean Tuck of Ft. Collins, Colorado; her daughters Kathleen Woodall of...
Tony H Garcia
Dec 1, 2008
Tony H. Garcia, age 91 of Los Alamos, NM. died peacefully on Monday December 1, 2008. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Marie P. V. Garcia. Obituary information is still being gathered. Recitation of the Rosary will be on Thursday Dec. 4th at 7:00 pm at The Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Los Alamos, The...
