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

Sep 14, 2024

Gilbert Ortega, of Tesuque, age 70, passed away September 14, 2024. Gilbert was born August 6, 1954, in Santa Fe, New Mexico to the late Charlie and Celine (Rivera) Ortega. He is also preceded in death by his son, Justin Ortega and brother-in-law, Shaun Murray. Gilbert ran his own plumbing business. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great...

Sep 14, 2024

Phoenix McKay Phippen passed away on September 14, 2024, as he ran in the outdoors he loved so much, and with dirt beneath his fingernails. He was surrounded by friends and his parents, who loved him to the moon. He was 3-years-old. 

 

Three years, three months, and seven days is too short a time for anyone to live. But...

Sep 14, 2024

Gilbert Ortega, of Tesuque, age 70, passed away September 14, 2024. Gilbert was born August 6, 1954, in Santa Fe, New Mexico to the late Charlie and Celine (Rivera) Ortega. He is also preceded in death by his son, Justin Ortega and brother-in-law, Shaun Murray. Gilbert ran his own plumbing business. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and great...

Sep 14, 2024

Tobias Pablo Romero, aged 84, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving wife, Tina, and other family members, in Llano Quemado on September 14, 2024. He was born on May 8, 1940, in Taos, NM, to Juan and Solidea Romero. After 32 years in the mining industry in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, he retired as a...

Sep 13, 2024

Sep 13, 2024

Luther Brian House, 58, passed away on September 13, 2024.

 

Rivera Family Funeral Home in Espanola thanks the House family for their trust at this time. Please leave messages for the family or stories and photos of Luther's life here.

Sep 12, 2024

Jacintita Garcia James, (affectionately known to all as Tita), born January 27, 1934, departed her earthly home on September 12, 2024, (90) of natural causes, at Taos, New Mexico, her hometown.

 

Tita graduated from Taos High School in1953. She was a faithful, lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and served an honorable mission for the...

Sep 12, 2024

George passed away peacefully at home with his loved ones by his bedside on the evening of September 12th, 2024. He took one last gentle breath and floated softly away.

 

George was born in Berkeley California. He joined the Army during World War Two. He came home, went to college on the GI Bill and became a chemical engineer. He...

Sep 12, 2024

 Magdalena “Maggie” Cleofes Imelda (Dominguez) Arvizo, age 80, was called home on September 12, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, surrounded by family. Born on May 29, 1944 to the late Jose and Magdalena (Pacheco) Dominguez in Espanola, New Mexico, she was the second eldest child of eight. 

Maggie is preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Magdalena Dominguez;...

Sep 12, 2024

Margot Louise Lyman was born in a hurry on December 30, 2021, as if she knew she had no time to spare. She died from medulloblastoma on September 12, 2024, peaceful and surrounded by her family at home. 

 

Margot was a delectable mix of consternation and whimsy, giggles and demands. She delighted in mischief, and especially in being caught...

Sep 12, 2024

Jose Lucio “Joe” Jaramillo of El Rito, New Mexico passed away peacefully on September 12, 2024, surrounded by family.

 

Joe was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was an outdoorsman of the first order and loved nothing better than spending time with friends and family, sharing the joy of being in the great outdoors and teaching all...

Sep 11, 2024

Phillip Helario “Fish” Reyna, age 66, passed away at his home at Taos Pueblo, on September 11, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Antonio Tony Reyna of Taos Pueblo and Annie Cata Reyna of Okay Owingeh Pueblo, sister, Marie A. Reyna of Taos Pueblo, and niece, Marlene Platero. He is survived by his brother John Anthony Reyna,...

Sep 11, 2024

Robert will be laid to rest at 11:00 A.M. on October 17th, 2024 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.

Sep 11, 2024

With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Guadalupe “Eli” Herrera, on September 11, 2024, at the age of 90. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with dementia, and subsequently leukemia, and prostate cancer. 

 

Eli was preceded in death by his parents, Francisco Herrera,...

Sep 11, 2024

Janet C. (Larivee) Hull, 83, of Los Alamos, NM, and Centerville, MA, passed away on September 11, 2024. Jan was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 63 years, Don, and her parents, Clarence and Margaret Larivee.

Born in Shrewsbury, MA, Jan moved to Cape Cod during her adolescence and graduated from Barnstable High School in the class of 1958....

Sep 11, 2024

Bruce Ambrose Ojaanimakwa’am “Rolling Thunder” LaFountain, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, began his spirit journey on September 11, 2024. He passed away in his home studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 

 

Bruce was born on March 14, 1961 in Compton, California to Fred and Stella (Poitra) LaFountain. He was the fifth of 10 children, growing...

Sep 10, 2024

Bryan Emery, a brilliant mathematician, gifted musician, and deeply spiritual man, was born on June 21, 1955 in Roswell, New Mexico and passed away surrounded by his loving family on September 10, 2024 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leotha Ann Shultz, and David Wesley Emery. Bryan leaves behind a legacy of love,...

Sep 10, 2024

We are deeply saddened with the loss of our beloved Mother Arabella L. Wheeler-Gonzalez, 98 years old, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 with her children by her side in Santa Fe, NM. Arabella was born on January 19, 1926 to parents Fred and Manuelita Santistevan in Taos, NM and was raised by Floyd and Daphne Santistevan on...

Sep 10, 2024

MARY JEAN PORTER

December 26, 1947 -September 10, 2024.

Born to parents Marjorie and Eugene Brown on December 26th, 1947, in Seattle, Washington, Mary Porter was a woman of renowned kindness, brilliance, and humor.Raised in Modesto, California, with siblings Susan and Tommy, Mary moved to New Mexico in 1972, following the birth of her daughter, Jessica. She later spent several years living...

Sep 9, 2024

Peggy Ann Bowen, 77, a trailblazing attorney, social justice advocate, and cherished friend passed away in September. Born in Paris, Arkansas and raised in Carlsbad, New Mexico, she graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1965, and received a full scholarship to Washington University in St. Louis. Peggy earned her Juris Doctorate from the UNM School of Law in 1973. She...