Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Robert Fresquez
Mar 25, 2012
Robert T. Fresquez, 49, of Des Montes passed away March 25, 2012. He graduated from Taos High School and worked for over 30 years at the Taos Ski Valley as a Heavy Equipment Operator. He is preceded in death by his grandparents who raised him, Macario and Manuelita Fresquez, mother Teresina Tomasita Fresquez, brother, Juan Bautista Fresquez, uncle and aunt,...
Doris Welling
Mar 25, 2012
Doris E. Welling, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2012. No services were held.
Greg Harford
Mar 25, 2012
Greg Harford, 63, of Taos passed away on March 25, 2012 of pneumonia after a long illness. He was a digital artist and played Paraguayan harp and started in construction in Taos in 1992. He is survived by his wife, Margie, mother, Charmion, brother, Jim (Janet), aunt, Donna and many other relatives and friends. Memorial service will be held on...
Dixie Gillette
Mar 24, 2012
Dixie M. Gillette, resident of Taos for 45 years, died peacefully at the Taos Retirement Village on March 24. Dixie was born on December 4, 1921 in Antonito Colorado to Myrta Harrison Ellis and Elias Ellis and was subsequently raised by her maternal grandparents. She graduated from Stephens College in Missouri. then worked for the Colorado Springs Telegraph Gazette, and...
Johnny Lawson
Mar 23, 2012
Johnny Lawson, 39, of Taos, formerly of Cerro, passed away unexpectedly on March 23, 2012. He is preceded in death by his brother, Robert Quintana and grandmother, Mary Foster. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Romo, sons, Dillon and Johnny Lawson, mother, Judy Foster, sisters, Vicki (Benjie), Jenny and April Lawson, nieces, Felaina and Amanda, Tiffany Romo, nephews, James...
Donald Hoover
Mar 23, 2012
Donald K. Hoover, 81, a resident of Santa Fe, NM., passed away on Friday, March 23, 2012. No services were held.
Nell Carriker
Mar 23, 2012
Nell Carriker, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2012 in Santa Fe, NM. Services took place in Carlsbad, NM.
Louise Margaret Trujillo
Mar 23, 2012
Louise Margaret Trujillo, 72, of Ranchitos passed away on March 23, 2012. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Mary Trujillo and husband, Nelson Washburn. She is survived by her children, Jim Trujillo (Jayne) of Taos, Georgina Casias Amador (Edward) of Arizona, George Washburn (Renee) of Seattle, WA, Georgia Ann Jaramillo (Pat) of Arroyo Hondo, 9 grandchildren...
Ada Quintana
Mar 22, 2012
Ada Quintana, 93, of Taos passed away on March 22, 2012. She is preceded in death by her husband, Crisoforo Popolo Quintana, children, Ferdie, Marlou and Steve Quintana, grandson, Estevan Quintana, brothers, Roy (Connie), Paul and Gilbert (Dora) Roybal. She is survived by her son, Dr. Paul Quintana (Lee) of Los Gatos, CA, daughter-in-law, Amy Quintana of Taos, sister-in-law, Viola...
Elvira Vigil
Mar 22, 2012
Elvira A. Vigil, 86, of Arroyo Hondo passed away March 22, 2012. She is preceded in death by her husband, Julian Vigil, daughter, Victoria Ortega, son, Jerry Vigil and numerous siblings. She is survived by children, Regina Vigil (Adelmo), Raymundo Vigil (Mary Lou) Eraclio Vigil (Jennie), Lillian and Julia Vigil, son-in-law, Carlos Ortega, grandchildren she helped raise, Raul, Lydia and...
Max Gene Newman
Mar 22, 2012
Mr. Max Gene Newman, age 83, of Los Alamos, New Mexico, died peacefully on Thursday, March 22, 2012. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas, to the late Joseph E. Newman and Iona M. McNaughton. Max retired from the Los Alamos National Laboratory after 40 years as a glass blower and is a veteran of the United States Army. He was...
Edward C. Le Louis
Mar 21, 2012
Edward C. LeLouis, Jr., 79, of Ranchos de Taos passed away on March 21, 2012. He was a retired United States Marine Corps. Lt. Col. who served in the Korean War. He worked in a variety of legal and oil and gas matters around the world. He is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Alice LeLouis, Sr., sister,...
Jack Heaton
Mar 20, 2012
Jack Edward Heaton died peacefully on March 20, 2012, the first day of Spring, at Holy Cross Hospital in Taos, NM. After defying the odds for many years in a battle with cancer, Jack died comfortably and without regrets in the company of family, friends and the angelic staff at Holy Cross Hospital who eased his transition. Jack was born...
Juan E. Torres
Mar 19, 2012
Juan E. Torres, 88, of Taos passed away after a lengthy illness on March 19, 2012. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and served in Luzon in the Pacific Theater. Juan was a lifetime rancher and member of the VFW. He is preceded in death by his parents, Onesimo V. and Maria Ana Torres, brothers and sisters, Donaciano Torres...
