Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Eppie Elizardo Pacheco
Jan 30, 2020
Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pacheco, 78, a resident of Ranchitos, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 30, 2020 in Albuquerque, New Mexico after a sudden illness.
Eppie was born on February 4, 1942 to Adelaido S. and Samuelita B. Pacheco.Epimenio E. "Eppie" Pacheco was raised in Ranchitos, New Mexico. He attended to his education at San Juan Elementary until...
Hope Jaramillo
Jan 29, 2020
Hope Ann-Marie Jaramillo (Wagner), beloved wife, mother, sister, friend and daughter of Raymond and Mary Wagner, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones.
Hope is survived by Joe Jaramillo (husband), and daughters Taylor Jaramillo, Jordan Jaramillo and Terri Jaramillo as well as extended family.
Hope was a long time resident of Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High...
Leroy Belcher
Jan 29, 2020
LeRoy Belcher, 76, of Taos passed away January 29, 2020. "Be happy and enjoy the day," was his motto. Taos will miss 'The Walking Man' as he was called. He loved Taos and he loved to walk - he could walk anywhere he wanted to go in Taos. He never met a stranger, and he was generous to a fault....
Anna Mae Torres
Jan 28, 2020
Anna Mae Torres, Beloved Sister, Wife, Mother, Nana, and Friend,74, of Santa Fe passed away with her family by her side Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was born January 16, 1946 in Trinidad, Colorado, the daughter of John and Cleo Perea. She and Gilbert Torres were married June 20, 1964 in Trinidad, Colorado. Her surviving family who loved her dearly...
Lee David Lantz
Jan 28, 2020
Lee D. Lantz, passed away on January 28, 2020.
Service will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. at Rivera Kiva Chapel of Light located at 417 E Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 followed by Interment at 12:15 p.m. at Rivera Santa Fe Memorial Gradens.
Timothy Krongaard
Jan 27, 2020
Timothy Joseph Krongaard, a long time Taos resident, passed away Monday, January 27, 2020.Born in 1944, he was 75 years of age when a massive stroke took his life. His life was a life well lived and a life lived his way. Which makes it a life worthy of celebration. Tim was born in Minneapolis, MN Second son of a...
Maria Guadalupe Salazar
Jan 27, 2020
MARIA GUADALUPE SALAZAR
Maria Guadalupe Salazar, 66, of Pojoaque, passed away with her family by her side Monday, January 27, 2020. She was born November 9, 1953 in Chihuahua, Mexico, the daughter of Dulces Numbres Mendoza and Jose Salazar Lechuga.. She and Ron Lucero were married November 9, 2017 in Santa Fe.
Maria was preceded in death by her...
Sylvia I. Gonzales
Jan 25, 2020
Sylvia Ibbara Gonzales, 31 resident of Las Vegas, New Mexico passed away on January 25, 2020 from an illness. She was born on January 9, 1989 in Kansas to Josie Gonzales.
She is preceded in death by her mother; Josie Gonzales, uncle; Gene Gonzales and grandfather; Joe Ben Gonzales.
She is survived by her grandmother; Alice Gonzales, sister Estrella (Jerry)...
Santana Martinez
Jan 24, 2020
Santana Jenay Martinez, 17, of Taos passed away unexpectedly on January 24, 2020. She is survived by her mother, Sheila Martinez-Trujillo (Michael Villanueva), father, Alex Trujillo (Sonya Romero), brothers, Santiago Martinez, Alex Trujillo Jr., Santos Martinez, Johnny Castillo, Alejandro and Valentin Trujillo and sister, Brandi Davies, grandparents. Cassie and Edmundo Martinez, Flora and Pablo Trujillo, great-grandparents, Lucas and Gloria Cordova...
Bertha Romero
Jan 24, 2020
Our beloved mother Bertha Romero, age 87, passed away January 24, 2020. She was born to Eduardo and Isabel Trujillo in Taos, NM.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Leonardo “Lalo” Romero in 2014; her daughter, Edna; her grandsons, Jeremy and Matthew Vigil; grandparents who raised her, Trinidad & Rosenda Lopez; parents, Eduardo and Isabel Trujillo; sisters,...
Maria Yolanda Barbero
Jan 23, 2020
Yolanda Barbero Age 661/18/1954-1/23/2020
Yolanda Barbero passed away peacefully on January 23, 2020 with her daughter by her side. She proceeded in death by her husband Eloy P. Barbero, and her son Patricio E. Barbero. She is survived by her daughter Jennifer (Antonio), grandson Cisco Leos, granddaughters Annalise Leos, and Angelica Barbero, she is also survived by her sister Isabel...
Robert Lafore
Jan 22, 2020
Robert D. LaFore, age 86 a resident of Questa, NM died unexpectedly on his Birthday, January 22, 2020. He was born on January 22, 1934. He is preceded in death by his Grandparents, Guillermo and Delfina Rael, Parents, Juan and Erminda LaFore and a Niece, Melissa Serna. He is survived by his children: Phillip (Wanda) LaFore, Debbie (Leroy) Romero, Jake...
Flora Magdalena Vigil
Jan 21, 2020
Flora Magdalena Vigil, 77 passed away on January 21, 2020. She was born on September 03, 1942 in Mora, New Mexico to Zenaida and Rosendo Baros. She married Jose M. Vigil on September 18, 1961.
She is preceded in death by her mother; Zenaida Baros, daughter; Mary Helen Vigil, brothers; Tony, Eloy and Nick and sisters; Gema and Mary.
She...
Janet Basinger
Jan 21, 2020
In 2000, the Light family of Hancock County, Ohio, gifted their family farmland, through a charitable remainder trust, to Liberty-Benton High School. Janet Light offered this land to be used for the school’s football and baseball fields, and the only request she had was for it to be named the Leland L. Light Memorial Athletic Fields. Sadly, the land was...
Arthur E. Montoya
Jan 21, 2020
Arthur E. Montoya
1/27/1936 – 1/21/2020
Arthur E. Montoya, 83, lifelong resident of Agua Fria Village, left this earth peacefully to be home with our Dear Lord on January 21, 2020. He was born January 27, 1936 to Pablina Padilla Montoya and Antonio Montoya.
He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Amada “Mae” Montoya, daughter Lois Mee...
Roger Carlton Bergstrom
Jan 20, 2020
Obituary for Roger “Pearl” Bergstrom
11/1/1929 – 1/20/2020
Roger “Pearl” Bergstrom died from the flu and heart disease at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Monday, January 20, 2020. Roger was an active 90-year-old and had retired to Santa Fe after many years in Arlington, Virginia. His partner of 30 years, Barry Baltzley, was at his side.
Roger...
Barbara Harden
Jan 20, 2020
Barbara, “Bobbie” to family and childhood friends, completed her journey of love, laughter, joy and heartache on Monday, January 20, 2020, in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Born to William Ray “Bill” Harden and Lula Elizabeth Goode “Pat” Harden in Birmingham, Alabama, she was big sister to brother Terry “Lee” Harden, and sister-cousin to Robbie Waldrop Elliott.
She graduated from West...
Dorothy Nan Fife
Jan 20, 2020
Nan Fife was born in Bingham Canyon, Utah to Ruth Brinton Spencer and Lawrence Pomeroy Spencer. She graduated from East High School in Salt Lake City and had two years of college before meeting and marrying Thomas P. Fife in 1950. Tom was a WWII veteran pilot and a newly minted mining engineer from Idaho and with Tom, Nan became...
Carolina Gonzales
Jan 19, 2020
Carolina Loyola Gonzales, 93, of Ranchos de Taos, NM, passed away on January 19, 2020 in Albuquerque. Carolina Loyola was born in Ranchos de Taos to Ricardo Quinto and Ursulita (Sanchez) Quinto in 1927. She married Max Gonzales on 1/29/1945 in Ranchos de Taos. Carolina Loyola is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Max Gonzales, infant daughter, Bernadette...
