Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
George Gillespie
Mar 29, 2016
George Edward Gillespie, age 79 of Santa Fe, New Mexico passed away March 29, 2016. He was born October 3, 1936 in Pueblo, Colorado to Bessie Hagens and Charles Reynolds Gillespie and married Emma Louise Tormey, December 6, 1965 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. George is preceded in death by his wife Emma Gillespie, father Charles Gillespie, mother Bessie Gillespie and...
Amado Valencia
Mar 29, 2016
Amado Tito Valencia was born March 29, 1937 in Colonias, New Mexico and passed away on March 29, 2016 at his Santa Fe home. Tito worked in Santa Fe for Chapman Homes and Robert Lucero Construction. He was preceded in death by his parents, Catarino Valencia and Tiburcia Gonzalez; brothers, Phil Valencia, Bartolo Valencia, and Tedodolo Valencia; sisters, Librada Rodriguez,...
Thomas Francis O'Rourke
Mar 29, 2016
Thomas Francis O’Rourke of Taos, New Mexico, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 29th, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings: Gary, Michael, and Sandra O’Rourke, and Roger Williams. Tom was born in Dubuque, Iowa on May 22nd, 1944 to Helen (Heim) and Thomas O’Rourke of Galena, Illinois. A graduate of the University...
Medardo "Bardo" Aguilar
Mar 29, 2016
Medardo "Bardo" Aguilar, 75, of Cerro passed away on March 29th 2016. He is preceded in death by parents; Alfredo and Elena, brothers; Tom and Gilbert "Winkie" and children; Frances and Paul "Geno." He is survived by his wife; Sadie, children; Ernest, Manuel, Ed, Horace, Carol (Omar) and "Hijita" Camilla. Brothers; Epifanio (Dorothy) and Alfonso (Frances) many loving grandchildren, great...
Louis G Silva
Mar 28, 2016
Louis Guadalupe Silva, Sr, 90, of Santa Fe, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born December 12, 1925 in Watrous, New Mexico, the son of Roman and Adela Ortiz Silva. He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Anthony Roman Silva. Mr. Silva worked for many years as a...
Corina Santistevan
Mar 28, 2016
Corina Santistevan, 97 of Taos passed away on March 28, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfredo and Raymunda Santistevan, sisters, Adela Chavez, Alice Valerio, Cleophista Santistevan and Domitila Quinto, nieces, Berlinda Martinez and Dolores Salazar, brothers in-law, Polito Valerio, Eli Chavez, Tilio Quinto and Santiago Salazar. She is survived by nieces, Violeta Velasquez (Albert), Loretta Vigil...
Olivia Roybal
Mar 28, 2016
Olivia D. Roybal 66 passed away on March 28, 2016. Olivia was born to Nelly and Rudy Alarid. She is preceded in death by her father Rudy Alarid and step-father Johnny Meads, Sister Elvira Lopez, Brother Joseph Lopez, and her son Robert M. Roybal –Vigil. She was survived by her mother Nelly Ortiz, her husband Martin Roybal Sr., brother Johnny...
Dulcinea T. Vigil
Mar 28, 2016
Dulcinea T. Vigil, 82, a resident of Rio Chiquito, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2016. Dulcinea was preceded in death by her husband, Dimas Vigil; parents, Marcos and Higinia Trujillo; sisters, Tina Trujillo and Tonie Lopez, sister-in-law Tina E. Trujillo, brothers, Esquipula and Reyes Trujillo; in-laws, Esquipula and Francesquita Vigil; brothers-in-law Albino Trujillo and Juan Trujillo; nephews Robert and...
Michael P. Gonzales
Mar 25, 2016
Michael P. Gonzales, 67, of Santa Fe, New Mexico passed away on March 25, 2016. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 to 1972. He owned and operated Agua Caliente for 40 years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Mary Gonzales, wife, Teri Gonzales and father in-law, Vicente Ojinaga. He is survived...
Birda R. Vigil
Mar 25, 2016
Birda R. Vigil, 92, of Taos passed away peacefully at home on Friday, March 25, 2016. She was born in 1924 in Ute Park to Jose Romero and Genoveva Chavez. She was a cook for many years at La Dona Luz, a homemaker, and caregiver for her family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Eloy F. Vigil, whom...
Robert Porter
Mar 25, 2016
On March 25th, 2016 Robert (Bob) Porter died. He was born in Rockford, Illinois in 1942. His family moved to California in the 1950's where he learned to surf, fell in love, married and completed his schooling at UC Santa Barbara. After his two children were born he moved the family to Northern New Mexico and lived there for 40...
Baby Aiden Francis Atkins
Mar 22, 2016
Stillborn I carried you in hope, the long nine months of my term, remembered that close hour when we made you, often felt you kick and move as slowly you grew within me, wondered what you would look like when your wet head emerged, girl or boy, and at what glad moment I should hear your birth cry, and I...
Robert Archuleta
Mar 22, 2016
Robert "Bob" Archuleta went to be with our Heavenly Father on March 22nd, 2016. Robert was surrounded by family and passed at home. Robert is proceeded in death by his parents Joseph and Connie Archuleta, Brother Joe Archuleta (Nelda) and Brother Mike Archuleta. Bob is survived by his Wife Yolanda, Daughters Denise Archuleta (Charles), Kimberly Archuleta, Stephanie Garcia (Gilbert) and...
Johnny Alex Quintana
Mar 20, 2016
Johnny Alex Quintana, 51, of Alcalde and Santa Cruz passed away unexpectedly on March, 20, 2016. He is preceded in death by his father, Dave Quintana, sister, Isabella “Bella” Jazquez, grandpa, Dave Quintana, grandparents, Juanita and Manuel Garcia (Juan Salazar), father in-law, Floyd Martinez, Padrino, Paul E. Salazar, uncles, Manuel Garcia, aka Cory, and Pete Candelaria (Teresa), aunt, Rosanna Fernandez-Hernandez....
Robert Greeney
Mar 19, 2016
ROBERT D. GREENEY DIES IN SANTA FE Robert Dennis Greeney, aka Clearwater, of Santa Fe, NM passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Christus Saint Vincent Hospital after a long illness. Robert was 74 years of age. Born in Rome, New York on August 21, 1941, he was the son of the late Harrison M. Greeney and Teresa A....
Edward Hartt
Mar 19, 2016
Edward M. Hartt, 47, of Ranchos de Taos passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edna and Belarmino Hartt. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine Montoya, daughters, Iesha Hartt and Celeste Montoya, grandchildren, Joshua, Emaliyah and Jenea, sister, Peggy Hartt, brother, Fred Hartt, nephew, Angelo Hartt, many other relatives and friends....
Corina Martinez
Mar 18, 2016
Corina M. Martinez March 25, 1925 - March 18, 2016We say farewell to our beloved "Mom-O" beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and great-great grandmother. Corina passed away in the peace of her home with loving family by her side.She is preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Martin F. Martinez our beloved Pop-O, parents Alfredo D. Martinez and...
Fred Vigil
Mar 18, 2016
Fred M. Vigil 4/26/1927 ~ 3/18/2016 Fred Vigil, loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend went to be with the Lord March 18, 2016. Fred and his wife Antonia are the proud owners of Fred Vigil Roofing Service serving Northern New Mexico for over 57 years. He will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his...
Jose Bernadino Chavez
Mar 18, 2016
Jose Bernardino Chavez, 76, of Los Cordovas passed away unexpectedly on March 18, 2016. He is preceded in death by his loving wife, Dorothy M. Chavez, parents, Benjamin and Eutimia Chavez, sisters, Juanita and Magdalena Chavez, brother, Gilbert Chavez and Eugenio Chavez, nephew, Ben Chavez, niece, Patricia Chavez, in-laws, Celso and Gregorita Trujillo and many brothers and sister in-laws. He...
Janet Lynn Nylund
Mar 17, 2016
Janet passed away March 17, 2016 in her son Justin’s home in Taos, NM. She had been fighting Frontal Temporal Dementia and cancer for years. She was born in 1948 in Streator, Illinois to Edwin Wait D.D.S. and Arlene Wait. She graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor in science degree in home economics journalism and a minor in...
