Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
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...
Lorraine Bundy
Dec 27, 2015
Lorraine V. Bundy, age 90, a resident of Santa Fe, NM, passed away on December 27, 2015.Lorraine'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.
Patrick R. Maestas Jr.
Dec 27, 2015
Patrick R. Maestas Jr., age 39, a resident of Espanola, NM, passed away on December 27, 2015. He was born on September 13, 1976 to Mary Roybal Maestas and Pat W. Maestas. He was preceded in death by his father, Pat W. Maestas, son, Daniel Maestas, daughter, Brittany Maestas, sister, Georgia Maestas and brother, Andrew Maestas. He is survived by...
Alfred Martinez
Dec 27, 2015
Alfred Anthony Martinez, at the young age of 65 left us to be with our Lord on December 27, 2015. He is from beautiful northern New Mexico where he called the vast blue skies and Mora mountain ranges of Springer home. He is proceeded in death by his parents Alfred & Antonita Martinez and brother Arthur Lawrence Martinez. He later...
Pauline Adelo
Dec 25, 2015
Pauline Adelo, a life-long resident of Pecos N.M. was called by the Lord on Christmas day 2015. She was surrounded by her loving family. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents Paul & Faye Rivera, loving husband Franklin T. Adelo, and grandson Matthew Perea. She is survived by her brother Bill Rivera (Yvonne) and Dulceline Porter; her daughters Pamela...

Sylvia Quintana
Dec 25, 2015
Sylvia Quintana, 61, of Taos passed away on December 25, 2015. She is preceded in death by her father, Eloy Quintana and son, Gabriel Cardenas. She is survived by her husband, Jose Rios, son, Requildo Cardenas, mother, Evelyn Quintana, grandsons, Gabriel, Isaac and Requildo Cardenas Jr., sister, MaryGrace Hammer, brother, Eloy Quintana Jr., nephew, Dominic Hammer, niece, Stephanie Grahn (Dillon),...
Susana "Susie" Macnamara
Dec 25, 2015
Susana “Susie” A. Macnamara, 87, of Ranchos de Taos passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Christmas Day. She is preceded in death by her parents, Demetrio and Maria Jaramillo and sister, Isabel Bonney. She is survived by her husband of sixty three years, Joseph W. Macnamara, children, Yolanda Williams (Dwight), Joseph W. Macnamara, Jr. (Toye), special daughter, Carmel...
Mary E. Trujillo
Dec 25, 2015
Mary Esnedina Trujillo, 86, passed away on Christmas morning 2015 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents Jacinto and Pablita Romero; her brothers Ubaldo, Frank, Marcelo, Audelio, and Arsenio Romero; and her sister Bernie Fernandez. Mary is survived by her companion of 35 years, Elias Gomez and his family; sisters in law, Teresa Romero, Rose...
Peter Ingrassia
Dec 25, 2015
Peter Ingrassia, a resident of Santa Fe age 65 passed away December 25, 2015. He was born in Queens, New York January 27, 1951 to Margaret and Anthony Ingrassia. Peter is survived by his son’s David and Victor Ingrassia, daughter -in- law’s Ashely Ingrassia and Felisa Pineda, grandson’s Augustine and Gabriel Ingrassia, as well as brother’s Tony and Victor Ingrassia....
Rafaelita Chacon
Dec 24, 2015
Rafaelita Chacon, 94, of Taos passed away on December 24, 2015. She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Chacon, daughter, Ida Romo, son, Andrew Chacon and parents Venseslado and Octaviana Romero. She is survived by her children, Grace Velasquez (Daniel), Melvin Chacon, Joyce Tafoya, Manuel Chacon, Jr. (Alice) and Charles Chacon all of Taos. She is also survived...
Florencio Reza
Dec 24, 2015
Florencio Reza, 48, passed away unexpectedly at his home in La Cienega, New Mexico on December 24, 2015. He was born on October 27, 1967 in Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico. He was preceded in death by his parents Victor Reza and Silvestra Venegas and his brother Alfredo Reza. Florencio is survived by his three children Luciana, Jorge, and Julio, his...
Rosemary Rachelson
Dec 23, 2015
Rosemary Rachelson, a beautiful soul, was born December 12, 1949 in a small town in southern Mississippi. She lived in Mississippi until the age of twelve when she moved to Buffalo, New York. Rosemary was a unique, gorgeous, generous, and independent woman that put herself through college to become an occupational therapist. Those that knew and loved her remember that...
Michael Apodaca
Dec 22, 2015
Michael (Apples) David Apodaca 63 of Santa Fe passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Michael was born in Santa Fe, NM on March 18, 1952 to Isabelle and Fred Apodaca Sr. Michael is preceded in death by his parents Isabelle and Fred Apodaca Sr., sisters Esther Lucero, Beatrice Salazar and Juanita Apodaca. He is survived by his sister Margaret Lucero...
Francisco (Frank) Manzanares
Dec 22, 2015
Francisco Manzanares, 73, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. He was born January 12, 1942 in Santa Fe, the son of Melaquias and Filipita Manzanares. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mary Manzanares;his sister Mary Lou Baca; and brother-in-law Gasper Maestas. He is survived by his daughter Debbie Aranda (husband Nicholas); 3 grandchildren, Nicole, Jamie...
Nina Stella Lora
Dec 22, 2015
Nina Stella Lora of Taos passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 22, after a brief illness, at age 95. She was born in Finland in 1920 to Finnish and Russian parents. She lived in France and Africa until immigrating to the U.S. in 1937. She married Eugene Lora in 1942, and they lived together until his death in 2000....
Adolfo Martinez
Dec 21, 2015
Adolfo Martinez, a resident of Santa Fe, NM passed away on December 21, 2015. Adolfo'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.
Lila Levi-Cooper
Dec 21, 2015
Lila V. Levi-Cooper, age 80, a resident of Los Alamos, NM, passed away on December 21, 2015 Lila'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.
Arturo Henry Peralta-Ramos
Dec 21, 2015
Arturo Henry Peralta-Ramos, Jr. Born in Southampton, L.I. to Arturo H. Peralta-Ramos Sr. and Millicent Rogers, Arturo Henry Peralta-Ramos, Jr. passed away December 21, 2015, at his home in Taos, N.M. at the age of 87. He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Jacqueline Blanchard Peralta-Ramos, his son Arturo H. Peralta-Ramos III,(Eunjae Peralta-Ramos) of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, his...
Jason A. Smith
Dec 20, 2015
Jason A. Smith of Santa Fe, NM was called home on December 20, 2015. He was born to Annette Chavez and Michael Smith on March 20, 1975 in Los Alamos, New Mexico. He movied to Santa Fe at 7 years old with his mother Annette C. Aragon and his stepfateher John A. Aragon. He resided at the family compound on...