Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Lowell Bazzell
Jul 1, 2022
Lowell Bazzell was 88 years of age when he passed away. He was a machinist for the Los Alamos National Labs for many years. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Vincent Gonzales
Jun 30, 2022
Vincent P. Gonzales passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on June 30, 2022. Vincent was born January 30, 1956 and raised in Santa Fe, where he learned to enjoy the outdoors. Early in his youth and throughout his adult life, he loved fishing the lakes and rivers of Northern New Mexico. He was an avid outdoors man...
Eric Sampson
Jun 30, 2022
Eric Price Sampson was born August 5th, 1950, in Hayden, Colorado to John Constantine Sampson, Jr. and Joanna Faith Stevenson. He grew up in Marshall, Colorado with his younger sister Morgan Lee, on a small farm surrounded by acres of open space and irrigation ditches to roam on and in. The family often visited with relatives at the Stevenson grandparents’...
Jose Enriquez
Jun 29, 2022
Jose (Joser) Enriquez 30 passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2022 He was born in Santa Fe N.M on July 12, 1991 to Mario Enriquez and Darlene Enriquez. Jose was a Loving Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, Cousin and Friend. He was kind hearted compassionate and free spirited. He had a bright smile and friendly personality and was loved by...
Alyssa Salazar
Jun 29, 2022
Alyssa Salazar, 14, passed away on June 29, 2022. She was born on August 20, 2007.
The family of Alyssa has entrusted the gentle care of their loved one to Rivera Family Funeral Home in the beautiful Espanola Valley. We invite you to post a condolence, a thoughtful message, a photograph or share a memory for the family to read...
David Vigil
Jun 29, 2022
David R. Vigil 39, passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2022. He was born December 7, 1982 in Santa Fe, N.M. to Kathy and Eloy Vigil.
David is preceded in death by his father, Eloy Vigil, sister Debbie Melissa Vigil, grandparents Perceilliano and Annastacia Vigil, Alfredo and Nellie Vigil.
David is survived by his mother Kathy; his children, the love...
Frances Martinez
Jun 28, 2022
Frances Martinez, 82, of Taos passed away on June 28, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husbands, Nelson Romero and Ernest Martinez, parents, Eloy Gilbert and Erlinda Pacheco, brothers, Eloy Gilbert Jr. and Bobby Manuel Pacheco, sisters, Dorothy Martinez (Frank) and Ellen Tafoya (Alfirio), nephews, Clarence Sisneros and Rodney Tafoya and brother-in-law, Pablo Chavez. She is survived by...
Wilma Sawatzky
Jun 28, 2022
Wilma Sawatzky, born August 20, 1939 in Tulia, Texas, passed away peacefully at home with family in Santa Fe, New Mexico the morning of June 28th, 2022. Wife to Gerald Sawatzky, daughter of Audrey and Howard O’Daniel, sister to Doug and Mark O’Daniel, Mother to Karen (Jonathan)Rau and Kelly (Dave) Mitchell. Grandmother to James (Vivan) and Kyle Burbridge, Allison (Blake)...
Martin Jurkat
Jun 27, 2022
Martin Peter Ferdinand Jurkat, also known as Professor Jurkat, Peter, Pop, or Opa, was born July 23rd, 1935 in Berlin, Germany, and passed away June 27th, 2022 at the age of 86. Fittingly, he passed on the birthday of his wife, Mayme Porter Jurkat, to whom he was devoted for over 60 years.
Peter was not particularly interested in being...
Jerry "Jeppy" Cordova
Jun 27, 2022
Gerald Cordova, 52, a resident of Santa Fe passed away on June, 27, 2022. He was born on October 5, 1970 to Juan and Gina Lujan.
He is preceded in death by his mother; Gina Lujan, sister; Emilia, brother; Juanito, grandparents; Tisnado and Charlotte Valdez, father; Severo Cordova and grandparents; Tessie and Fidel Cordova.
Gerald is survived by his father;...
Bonnie Young
Jun 27, 2022
Bonnie L. Young, 77, of Taos passed away on June 27, 2022.
Arrangements by Rivera Family Funeral Home. To share a memory, please visit our website at www.riverafuneralhome.com
Nora Jimenez
Jun 26, 2022
Our beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, godmother and friend, Nora Jimenez, 72, of Rio en Medio has lost her battle to cancer and went to be with our Lord on June 26, 2022. She was born to Cleotilde and Lucas Benavidez. Nora is preceded in death by her parents, sons; Arthur John, Steven John, daughter; Angela Irene and numerous friends...
Charles Barbee
Jun 26, 2022
Charles Howard Barbee, a life long resident of Espanola and Santa Fe, passed away on June 26, 2022 at his home in Santa Fe. He was the youngest child of Howard and Ruth Wampler Barbee who moved to the Espanola Valley from Missouri.
He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico because Espanola had no hospital at the time. He had...
Katrina Benavidez
Jun 26, 2022
Katrina Ethelina Benavidez, 65, of La Joya, New Mexico, passed into our lord's hands at 1:50 am Sunday, June 26th, at Cristis Saint Vincent’s in Santa Fe. She would not appreciate us publishing her middle name; however, we did not want anyone to be confused.
She was born July 13th, 1956, to Genovevo and Angelica Lopez in Santa Fe,...
Lucas Martinez
Jun 25, 2022
Lucas Vicente Ascension Martinez, age 28, a resident of Chimayo, formerly of Albuquerque, passed away June 25, 2022 as a result of a tragic accident. Lucas was born on December 11, 1993 in Santa Fe, NM.
Lucas is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Henry Martinez from Chimayo, his paternal grandfather Rubel Martinez from San Pedro, NM., and his...
Stella Chavez Usner
Jun 24, 2022
Stella Chávez Usner passed away on 24 June 2022. She was born Maria Estela Chávez on November 25, 1922, to Abedón Chávez and Benigna Ortega in Durango, Colorado. In 1928, “Stella” moved with her parents and new little brother, Leo, to Chimayó, where her parents were originally from. She entered the John Hyson mission school, where she was one of...
Anthony Vieira
Jun 24, 2022
Anthony Lawrence “Larry” Vieira passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, in his sleep on Friday, June 24th, 2022. Larry was born on Friday, August 8, 1952, to Antonio “Tony” Vieira and Frances Quintana Vieira, in West Covina, California. He grew up in Santa Fe, New Mexico, attending Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School and graduated from Santa Fe High School in...
Charles Apel
Jun 23, 2022
On June 23, 2022, Charles (Charlie) Turner Apel, loving husband and father of five children, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family. He was 91. Charlie was born April 28, 1931 in Kearney, Nebraska to Charles and Grace Apel. After moving several times in his youth, Charlie graduated from Saranac Lake High School in New York in 1948. He received...
Anikka Garcia
Jun 23, 2022
Anikka Martikka Garcia 33 years old.
A Penasco Resident passed away unexpectedly on June 23, 2022 in Rio Rancho, NM. Born April 4th, 1989 in Los Alamos, NM to Melissa Hoover-Fresquez and Johnny Garcia. She attended Penasco Elementary, Penasco Jr. High & High School and Graduated Proudly with the Class of 2008. She attended UNM-Taos studying to be a Culinary...
