Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Rodolfo Vigil
Jan 3, 2008
Rodolfo J. Vigil age 91 of El Rancho passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2008. He is preceded in death by his brothers Herminio Vigil, Teofilo Vigil, Claudio Vigil and Antonio Vigil. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Luisita Roybal Vigil; son, Gustavo Vigil and wife Kay of El Rancho; daughters: Gloria Gallegos and husband Nick...
Sylvia Rodruguez-Ochoa
Jan 3, 2008
Sylvia Milagros Rodríguez Enriquez vda. de Carlos José Ochoa Nació el 2 de noviembre de 1932 en Arecibo, Puerto Rico Falleció el 3 de Enero de 2008 en Taos, New Mexico. Es sobrevivida por sus tres hijas: Carmen S. Ochoa Sabol, Rosaura S. Updyke Ochoa y Jacqueline A. Ochoa Giddens; sus nueros, Joseph Sabol, Stephen Updyke y James Giddens; sus...
Casilda Cordova
Jan 1, 2008
Casilda Cordova, 85, of El Prado passed away on January 01, 2008. She is preceded in death by her husband, Faustin Nick Cordova, son, Ralph Cordova, parents, Pablita & Rafael Trujillo and brother, Fasho Trujillo. She is survived by her children, Ricky Trujillo (JoAnn), Pauline Tafoya (Anselmo), Grace Romero (Frank), Ida Wright (Alfred), Vicky Suazo, Diana Quintana (Joe), Marie Svenningson...
Colleen Holthouse
Dec 30, 2007
Colleen Lane Holthouse, 81, born May 1, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan, passed away December 30, 2007 from Alzheimer's disease. She died at Plaza de Retiro Med Center, Taos, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of sixty years, Bruce Holthouse. Bruce and Colleen met in Detroit Michigan in 1942, where Bruce was stationed for pilot training...
Maria Tafoya
Dec 29, 2007
Maria C. Tafoya, 103, of Black Lake passed away on December 29, 2007. She is preceded in death by her husband, Mardoqueo Tafoya, parents, Fermin and Genoveva Canderlario, infant daughter Elevina Tafoya and grandson, Ernest Padilla. She is survived by her children, Max Tafoya (Sophie), Joe Tafoya, Horcio Tafoya (Rufina), Gilbert Tafoya (Orlanda), Emily Padilla (Marvin), Rose Garcia, Juanita Hernandez...
Christopher Blair
Dec 28, 2007
Christopher B. Blair, 29, of Vadito passed away on December 28, 2007. He is survived by his fiancé, Donna Sandoval, children Lotus Blair, Christopher Blair, Jr., twin brother, Andrew Blair, his father, Sam Blair (Victoria) of Richmond Virginia and mother, Bonnie Castle of San Luis, Colorado. Services were held on Monday, December 31, 2007 at Rivera Chapel. . Interment will...
Lugarda Trujillo
Dec 28, 2007
Lugarda Trujillo age 94 of Ojo Caliente went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 28, 2007. Lugarda was a member of the Holy Family and Sacred Heart Society. She was preceded in death by her parents: Guadalupe and Maximiana Rivera; her first husband, Filiberto Gallegos; son, Tobias Gallegos; second husband, Eugene Trujillo; brothers: Porferio and Alberto Rivera and...
Bennie Johnson
Dec 28, 2007
Bennie Merel Johnson age 96 - a resident of La Mesilla passed away on Friday, December 28, 2007
Paul Szachnitwski
Dec 28, 2007
Paul "Lost" Szachnitowski, 35, of Taos passed away on December 28, 2007. He was an artist, mechanic and musician. He is survived by his wife Virginia Szachitowski, step-children, Jack and Jonah Silva, mother: Candace DeGarma (Alan) of Naperville, father: Paul C. Szachnitowski Sr. (Kathy) of Brookfield, IL., sister, Andrea Kelly (David) of Aurora, IL., niece Ashley Kelly, nephew, Mathew Kelly...
Annell Vikcers
Dec 27, 2007
Annnell Ross-Vickers of Taos, New Mexico passed away on December 27, 2007 in the Plaza de Retiro Retirement facility, her current home of the past two years. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfa and Trudy Waldrop. She is survived by her husband, Colonel Robert E. Vickers. U.S. Air Force Retired, daughters Shelia Ross and Janace Chapman of...
George Passino
Dec 22, 2007
George Ernest Passino, 62, a resident of Ranchos de Taos, passed away on December 22, 2007. He is Survived by his wife, Gloria Ann Passino, mother, Maria A Shlagel of San Diego, children, Ernest Passino (Patricia) of Questa, Paul Passino (Lori) of Questa, Yvonne Passino of Cerro, Antonio Passino of Taos, stepdaughter, Lisa Gallegos (Luis) of Taos, sister and brothers,...
Eleanor Alaniz
Dec 21, 2007
Eleanor V. Alaniz, 62, of El Prado, passed away after a lengthy illness on December 21, 2007. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eduardo and Rafelita, Visarriagas. She is survived by her daughters, Diana (Victor) Martinez of El Prado, Donna LaCombe of El Prado, Denna Concha of El Prado, Diohn Mascarenas (Leo) of El Prado, Elisama Carey (Zack)...
Jeanette Young
Dec 21, 2007
Jeanette Young age 101 - a resident of Santa Fe passed away on Friday, December 21, 2007. No public services will be held.
John Brenner
Dec 20, 2007
John M. Brenner, 82, born December 18, 1925 in Olympia, WA, passed away December 20, 2007 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe. He is preceded in death by his parents Earl G. Brenner and Hazel Maahs Brenner of Olympia, WA, and his brother Earl R. Brenner. John attended school in Olympia, WA and joined the U.S. Navy in 1944,...
Berverly Graham
Dec 19, 2007
Gentle and loving husband, father of eight, educator, musician, and punster Beverly Keith Graham died on December 19, 2007, after a long battle with congestive heart failure. He was 84. The nationally-recognized New Mexico educator was born on July 24, 1923, in Lamy, NM. He was the son of the late Clinton Merrick Graham and Rubye Lee Gandy Graham, of...
Maxwell Goldblatt
Dec 18, 2007
Maxwell Goldblatt, born June 13th, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, died on Dec. 18th, 07 at the age of 91 yrs. Maxwell came to Los Alamos on March 8th, 1944, as a Chemist with the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (now LANL) from the University of Chicago and worked at CNC-4/INC-4, CMF Division, and TA-46. He married Audrey Ann Ritchie in 1951...
