Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Steven Waterstreet
Jan 7, 2016
Steven A. Waterstreet, age 67, passed away on Thursday, January 7 2016 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe from complications of pneumonia after a long battle with lung cancer. He was born in St. Louis MO on November 5 1948 to Irving and Margaret Clark Waterstreet. He received his BS at Sacramento State College where he majored in environmental...
Emerson Ouray Meyers
Jan 7, 2016
Emerson Ouray Meyers was born at dawn in Taos, NM in 1938 to Ralph Waldo Emerson Meyers and Rowena Meyers. Ouray passed away on January 7, 2016 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque after a brief illness. Known to the Taos Pueblo Indians as ‘Toshanie’ (boy of the dawn), Ouray’s father named him after Chief Ouray of the Umcompadre Utes. Ouray...
Jose Ben Montoya
Jan 6, 2016
Jose Ben Montoya, a loving husband, father, grandfather & great grandfather from Nambe passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016. He is survived by his Children: Erlinda and husband, Bert Ortiz; Elizabeth and husband, Robert Findling; Elaine and husband, David Duran; and sons Rick Montoya and Esto Montoya; surrogated children: Angela Corriz and Michelle Gonzales; thirteen grandchildren and seventeen great...
Mary Daugherty
Jan 5, 2016
Mary Scott "Scottie" Daugherty died at home in Santa Fe, NM on January 5. Scottie was born in Houston, Texas on January 27, 1934. She was a member of the first graduating class at St. John's School in Houston. Author of Know the Mystery: For if That Which You Seek You Find Not Within Yourself You Will Never Find it...
Russellen M. Yount
Jan 5, 2016
Russellen Marie Yount, 84, January 6, 1931 – January 5, 2016. Russellen, known to most of her friends and family as “Rusty”, was born to Ruby S. (Sanchez) Payne and Russell Payne on January 6, 1931 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was a graduate of Loretto Academy. Rusty and her husband, Dean Yount (deceased February, 2013) were married on...
Serapio Anaya
Jan 5, 2016
Serapio Anaya, age 90 passed away January 5, 2016. He was born in Galisteo, N.M. to Carmelita & Serapio Anaya Sr. and married to Julia Anaya also of Galisteo, N.M. Serapio is preceded in death by his parents Carmelita Anaya and Serapio Anaya Sr. He is survived by his wife Julia Anaya; sons Rudy (Edna) Anaya, Billy (Marie) Anaya, Alex...
Gloria T. Maestas
Jan 5, 2016
Gloria T. Maestas, age 65, a resident of Rio Chama, passed away on January 5, 2016. She was born in October of 1950, in Ensenada, NM to Joe and Christina Maestas. She was preceded in death by her parents Joe and Christina Maestas, aunts, Mary Archuleta and Pauline Gutierrez, first cousins, Lola Diaz and Andy Rodriguez. She is survived by...
Louisa O. Cardenas
Jan 5, 2016
Louisa O. Cardenas, 83, of Questa, New Mexico passed away peacefully at her home on January 5, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Euligio and Rosita Ortega, parents in-law, Willie and Celina Cardenas, granddaughter, Christina Sanchez, grandson, Lito Romero, 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She is survived by the love of her life for 63 years, Abe...
Clara Montoya
Jan 5, 2016
CLARA M. MONTOYA, 97, of Santa Fe, passed away January 5, 2016. She was born March 14, 1918 in Roy, New Mexico, the daughter of Celedon and Pauline Zablocki Esquibel. She and Bernard Montoya were married on June 4, 1939 in Roy. He preceded her in death. She is also preceded by her parents, Celedon and Pauline; and her two...
Anne D. Walker
Jan 4, 2016
Anne Davis Walker, 94, a life-long resident of New Mexico passed away peacefully in Santa Fe, NM on January 4, 2016 with her son and daughter at her side. Anne was born into the Davis family in Moriarty NM on July 26, 1921; a family of 13 brothers and sisters. Anne was number 13. She married her husband Remmel Walker...
Matthew Mark Sandoval
Jan 3, 2016
Matthew M. Sandoval, age 50 years old, and resident of Chimayo, passed away after a short illness on January 3, 2016. He was born in July of 1965 to Ruth and LeRoy Sandoval of Chimayo, NM. Matthew is preceded in death by his father, LeRoy, brothers Sandy and Randy Sandoval; paternal grandparents, Ezequiel and Sofia Sandoval of Chimayo; maternal grandparents,...
Peter Looms
Jan 3, 2016
Peter Looms of Taos, NM, formerly of Vail, CO, and Denver, CO, passed away on Sunday, January 3rd, after a short illness. He was 88. Born in Denver, CO, in February of 1927, to Laura Doub Looms and the late George Looms, he attended East High School, the Colorado School of Mines and the University of Colorado at Boulder, earning...
Lucy Gordan
Jan 2, 2016
Lucy I. Gordan, 86, November 19,1929 -- January 2, 2016 Was born to Maria de la Atocha (nee Salazar) and Jose Rosendo Maestas in Alcalde, N.M. She attended the Methodist Mission schools in Alcalde, McCurdy High School in Santa Cruz, and went to York College in York, Nebraska where she met her future husband Ted R. Gordan, Jr. Lucy and...
Irma Archuleta
Jan 1, 2016
Irma Archuleta 72, of Ranchos De Taos passed away October 19, 2016. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Ann Sandoval, parents, Faustin and Clorinda Archuleta, brothers, Roger and Phillip Archuleta. She is survived by her daughter, Shirley (Julio) Reyes, stepson, Richard Martinez, grandchildren, Martin (Desarea) Gutierrez, Claudia (Victor) Torres, Joaquin (Desiree) Reyes, Alejandro Reyes, Jennifer Martinez, eight...
James J. Hunt
Dec 31, 2015
James J. Hunt, age 66, a resident of Santa Fe, NM passed away on December 31, 2015. The family of James wishes to acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation your kind expression of sympathy during this difficult time. This obituary is protected by copyright laws, unauthorized use or duplication is prohibited.
Brian Corfield
Dec 30, 2015
Brian G. Corfield, age 71, a resident of Espanola, NM passed away on December 30, 2015. Brian's family wishes to acknowledge with heartfelt appreciation your kind expression of sympathy during this difficult time. This obituary is protected by copyright laws, unauthorized use or duplication is prohibited.
Agapito Gonzales
Dec 29, 2015
Agapito G. Gonzales, age 89 passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. He was born in Canoncito, New Mexico September 20, 1926 to Salvador and Francisquita Gonzales. At the age of 16 he joined the United State Navy and served in the Pacific and the Island of Japan through WWII. Later he worked for the City of Santa Fe for...
Ahmina Alarcon
Dec 28, 2015
Ahmina Alarcon, 53, of Taos passed away on December 28, 2015. She is survived by her husband, Ahmad Alarcon, children, Robert Gordon, Gisselle Erica Eve Gordon, Pete Gordon, Donald Warzecka, Marilyn Alarcon-Warzecka, Steve Calden, Maryfaith Calden, Aaron Alarcon Gordon, Victoria Gordon, Ahnastasia Alarcon, Yuyu Marilyn Alarcon, Zeem Alarcon and assir Alarcon, special friends, Paul Jones, Grace Jones, Molly Aqua and...
