Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico

Eleanor Snyder
Oct 29, 2014
Eleanor B. Snyder, age 85, of Santa Fe, New Mexico passed away on October 29, 2014. The 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.

Marvin Sands Canter Jr.
Oct 28, 2014
Marvin Sands Canter Jr., age 81, of Haron, New Mexico passed away on October 28, 2014. Private famlily services will take place at a later date. The 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.
Clorinda Abeyta
Oct 28, 2014
Clorinda Abeyta, age 76, a resident of Taos, New Mexico passed away on October 28, 2014. Services are pending at this time and the 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.
Nancy P. Maestas
Oct 27, 2014
Nancy Maestas, age 61, a resident of Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, passed away on October 27, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Narciso Lopez and Eduvigen Maestas, son, Jerry Maestas, brothers, Jimmy and Andy Maestas, and a close niece Julieanna Martinez. She is survived by her companion of 29 years, Joe L Gomez, her children Camellia Maestas...
Tonita Payton
Oct 27, 2014
Tonita Payton July 25, 1937 ~ October 27, 2014 Our beloved Mother, grandmother, and sister has gone to join our Savior Jesus Christ. She is preceded in death by her parents Romolo and Maria Carrillo, paternal father Carlos LeRouge, son Anthony Rathke, and sisters Adelaida Rivera, Priscilla Garza, Erlinda Maestas, and Josephine Ontiveros. She is survived by her daughters Cora...
Kenneth Jones
Oct 26, 2014
Kenneth R. Jones, 82, son of Ray and Mary Jones, sibling of Art, Mike and Carol, is now walking the gold streets of heaven. He lived a regular life, attended Santa Fe High School and served in the Air Force as a photographer in the Korean War and was stationed in Japan where he married Midori Kewano. They had two...
Francine Smock
Oct 26, 2014
Francine Juliet Vitetta Smock, 65 of Santa Fe, NM passed away on October 26, 2014. She was a loving mother, grandmother, wife, and friend. She was an Educational docent volunteer at Albuquerque Biopark Zoo, gardener, artist, and a successful local business owner. She is preceded in death by her parents, Patricia and Francis Vitetta, and son, Charles Succardi. She is...
Thomas Plowden-Wardlaw
Oct 25, 2014
Thomas Stephen Plowden-Wardlaw died peacefully on October 25, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Steve was born in 1939 in Oneonta, NY to Thomas Plowden-Wardlaw and Eleanor Becker. He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Commerce and received a MBA from Columbia University. An avid outdoorsman and adventurer, Steve resided in Taos for 40 years. He was the developer...
Floyd Garcia
Oct 25, 2014
Floyd Garcia, 74, of Llano Quemado, a longtime resident of Taos County and well known business owner of Floyds restaurant, lounge and bowling alley for over 20 years, passed away on October 25, 2014. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Louella Garcia, parents, Antonio and Raquel Garcia, Brothers, Levi Garcia and Leroy Salgado and sister, Rosie Garcia. He...

Pacomio Serrano
Oct 25, 2014
Pacomio Serrano, age 82, a resident of Canjilon, New Mexico passed away on October 25, 2014. The 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.
Thomas J. Fresquez
Oct 24, 2014
Thomas J. Fresquez, 92, of Ranchos de Taos passed away on October 24, 2014. Thomas was the youngest of six children. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1943 and served as a Corporal Clerk Typist and a Military Police Officer until 1946. He married the love of his life, Lucia on December 2, 1950 and had five children....
Christina Olguin-Rivas
Oct 24, 2014
Christina L. Olguin-Rivas, age 49, a resident of Taos, NM passed away on October 24, 2014. She was born in Ogden, Utah in March of 1965. She was preceded in death by her son Carlos Rendon. Christina is survived by her mother; Grace Olguin, son; Phillip Maestas, daughter; Elizabeth Rendon, granddaughter; Natasha Maestas, grandsons; Andrew Maestas, Antonio Maestas and Dylan...

Christina L. Olguin Rivas
Oct 24, 2014
Christina L. Olguin Rivas, age 49, a resident of Taos, NM passed away on October 24, 2014. The 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.
Edward T. Sanchez, Jr.
Oct 24, 2014
Edward (Eddie) T. Sanchez, Jr., age 53, a resident of Alcalde, New Mexico, passed away on October 24, 2014, peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his mother, Carmen M. Sanchez, his father, Edward T. Sanchez, Sr., maternal grandfather, Bonifacio Maestas, paternal grandparents, Antonio and Louisa Sanchez. Edward was born in Torrance, California and...
Melinda L. Vasquez
Oct 22, 2014
Melinda Vasquez, 56, of Taos passed away on October 22, 2014. She is preceded in death by her father, Daniel Vasquez, sister, Elaine Romero, brothers in law, Leroy Romero and Reuben Martinez. She is survived by her children, Camille Trujillo (Daniel), Christopher (Eva) and Alex (Kayla) Black, granddaughters, Lilyana and Vivienne Trujillo, two grandbabies on the way, mother, Loren Brooks...

Reynaldo F. Holguin
Oct 21, 2014
Reynaldo F. Holguin, age 63, a resident of El Prado, NM passed away on October 21, 2014. The 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.