Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Nathaniel (Nate) Larranaga
Apr 27, 2022
Nathaniel Nate Larranaga
Dec 1 1997- April 27 2022
Nate Larranaga passed on April 27th at the age of 24. Nate was born in Santa Fe NM but was raised in Mississippi. He loved participating in band, playing the saxophone and as drum major, until graduation in 2016. Nate moved back to Santa Fe and became employed with Builders Source...
Raymond Aranda
Apr 26, 2022
RAYMOND R. ARANDA
Raymond R. Aranda, 84, of Santa Fe, joined the Lord Tuesday, April 26, 2022 in Santa Fe. Ray was born October 23, 1937 in Santa Fe, the son of Antonia and Eulogio Aranda. He is now at peace with his beautiful wife Raquel. He graduated from St. Michael’s High School in 1956. He served as President of...
Francis Scaltrito
Apr 26, 2022
Mr. Francis Scaltrito passed away on April 26, 2022. He was born January 1, 1945, to his mother Marie Rose Venice and father Donato Scaltrito in Brooklyn New York. He was resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Mr Scaltrito achieved his Bachelor’s Degree and went on to work as a card dealer at the Casino for many years. He will...
Shirley Saccoccia
Apr 25, 2022
Our Lord called home Shirley Anne Cordova Saccoccia, 71, on April 25, 2022, after a long illness.
Born and raised in Santa Fe, NM, Shirley worked for the National Park Service in Santa Fe, NM while still in high school, then accepted a position in 1971 with the Government Printing Office in 1971 where she met her husband of 47...
Luke Martinez
Apr 25, 2022
Luke J. Martinez passed away on April 25th surrounded by his family after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was born in Grand Junction, CO and raised in Taos NM.
He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Jose Dilio & Cidelia Martinez, Maternal grandparents Alfredo & Celina Romero., Father Arturo Martinez, Uncle Harry Martinez, Uncle Herbert Martinez,...
Kevin Proulx
Apr 25, 2022
Kevin Wayne Proulx was born on May 26, 1954 in Keene, New Hampshire to father Wayne Proulx and mother Rita Lambert. He passed away on April 25, 2022 in Santa Fe, NM. He leaves behind his wife Connie Fernandez. He was a computer technician for IT for many years. He will be deeply missed.
The family has entrusted the care...
Christopher Gonzales
Apr 24, 2022
God called Christopher (Chris) Arthur Gonzales home on April 24, 2022, to be with his Mom. Chris was born in Santa Fe, NM on June 18, 1957, to Jose A. and Irene Gonzales.
He graduated from Santa Fe High School and attended Santa Fe Community College. Chris loved the outdoors, hiking, and hunting game. Chris was once a great marksman...
Marian Silver
Apr 24, 2022
Marian Petchesky Silver passed away in her home on Sunday April 24.
Born October 18, 1932 to Barnett and Pauline Petchesky, Marian was a Santa Fe native who supported and cherished her hometown. She met her husband Abe Silver Jr. while attending Sophie Newcomb College in New Orleans and the two married a few short months after meeting. They instantly...
Teruko Gutierrez
Apr 24, 2022
Teruko Oikawa Gutierrez, a resident of The Kingston, Santa Fe, New Mexico passed away peacefully on April 17, 2022 surrounded by her family.
Affectionately known as “Mom”, Miss Kay, Keiko, or Teru-chan, Teruko was born on February 20, 1930 in Ishinomaki, Japan to Junko Oikawa and Kimiko Takahashi Oikawa. During her childhood in war- ravaged Japan, Teruko was known for...
David Duran
Apr 22, 2022
David Lee Duran went to his heavenly home on April 22, 2022.David was born to Alfonso Duran and Frances Vallejos Duran March 11 in Springer, New Mexico and lived in Taos, New Mexico. David is preceded by his beloved mother, Frances Duran who passed away April 14, 2019, his grandparents, Joe E and Elisia Vallejos, Solomon and Juanita Duran. David...
Grace Gallegos
Apr 22, 2022
Grace Raquel Antonia Gallegos, age 34, was called home to be with our Heavenly Father on April 22, 2022. She was born on May 20, 1987 at Los Alamos Medical Center. Grace was a lifelong resident of Hernandez, NM.
Grace is preceded in death by her sister Melony Roberta, paternal grandparents Robert and Bernie Gallegos, Uncle Jake and wife Josephine,...
Angela Anderson
Apr 22, 2022
Angela Kathryn Daly Anderson, 73, after a very long battle with colon cancer, died early in the morning on Saturday, April 30, 2022, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, with her sons and daughter-in law present at her bedside.
She was born April 24, 1949, in Alton, Illinois, the daughter of Rosalind M. (Hohn) and Anthony W. Daly. She attended school...
Michael Olivas
Apr 22, 2022
Professor Michael A. Olivas passed to be with our Lord on April 22, 2022. Michael is survived by the love of his life, Dr. Augustina Reyes, to whom he was married for 38 years. His mother Clara A. Olivas, his great aunt Rose Harris, and eight of his nine siblings survive him: Phillip Olivas, Richard Olivas and his wife Marian,...
Mardy Karki
Apr 21, 2022
Mardy Karki passed away April 21, 2022, at home in White Rock.
Mardy was born September 19, 1943, in Saginaw, Mich. She married her husband Theodore in 1977 and moved to White Rock in 1980. She ran her own cleaning business “Mardy’s Housekeeping” while she raised her 3 children. After retirement she became a volunteer for many organizations.
Mardy was...
David Fayette-Salazar
Apr 21, 2022
David Adrian Fayette Salazar (Stokes)
David Salazar was born in Santa Fe, NM on February 12, 1954 to Allen Fayette Salazar and Gloria Padilla Salazar. He passed away at the age of 68, on April 21, 2022. Upon graduating from St. Michael’s High School in 1971, he attended the University of New Mexico, later transferring to New Mexico State University,...
Stephanie Davis
Apr 20, 2022
Stephanie Davis, born Stephanie Stutson Poor, died peacefully on April 20, 2022, at the Taos Retirement Village in Taos, NM. Stephanie, 92 years old, was born on August 6, 1929, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She spent much of her childhood in the village of Glendale, OH, and later attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Stephanie married Henry Rentschler of Hamilton,...
Richard Chavez
Apr 20, 2022
Richard G. Chavez 91, was born on March 26, 1931 in Gallup NM. He passed away peacefully at the Santa Fe Care Center on April 20, 2022.
Richard is proceeded in death by his wife Viola Chavez of Hernandez, New Mexico. His Father, Cayetano Chavez, Mother Adela Gonzales-Chavez of Gallup New Mexico, sisters Arsenia Montoya, Priscalla Ramirez of Gallup New...
Carmen Rodriguez ~ Gomez
Apr 20, 2022
Carmen Medina Rodriguez Gomez, born September 6, 1937 was born to Miguel Rodriguez de la Peña and Carmen Medina Vasquez de la Medina in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
Carmen Medina Rodriguez and Jose Antonio Gomez Married on April 30, 1982. Carmen was a Bilingual Teacher in Puebla, Mexico and continued teaching bilingual with the Santa Fe Public Schools when she moved...
Darren Algire
Apr 18, 2022
Darren "Damien" Algire went to his heavenly home on April 18, 2022, at the age of 50, in his hometown of Santa Fe, NM.
Darren was a beautiful soul who found joy in bringing comfort and happiness to those in his life, whether it was his family, many treasured friends, or the countless people he served working in Santa Fe’s...
