Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Rosier W. Dabbs
Sep 26, 2010
Mr. Rosier W. Dabbs, age 85 of Nambe, NM. died peacefully on Sunday September 26, 2010. He was born in Sumrall, Mississippi to the late Arthur and Ellen Dabbs. He is survived by his dear wife Patra P. Dabbs and a loving family. All arrangements are pending.
Patrocinia Martinez
Sep 26, 2010
Patrocinia Patsy Martinez, 92, of Questa was born on February 1, 1918 and passed September 26, 2010. She is preceded in death by her parents, Donaciano and Rebecca Martinez, husband, Marcelino E. Martinez, son, Felix Martinez, daughter, Martha Torrez and sister, Juanita Rael. She is survived by her children, Prescilla Vigil (Damian), and Glenda Martinez , 11 grandchildren, 14 great...
Eleuterio Tafoya
Sep 26, 2010
Eleuterio Luther Tafoya, 86, of Costilla passed away September 26, 2010. He is preceded in death by parents, Bernardo and Miquelita Tafoya, children, Nick, Richard and Aurora Tafoya, sisters, Porfiria Tafoya, Victoria Martinez, Donilia Ortega, brothers, Marcello Tafoya and Joe I. Tafoya. He is survived by his wife, Tive Tafoya, children, Mickie LaCombe (Lawrence), Nick Tafoya (Patsy), Ernest Tafoya (Olivia),...
Barbara Cattin Hooton
Sep 23, 2010
Barbara Cattin Hooton, 86, died on September 23, 2010. A long-time resident of Santa Fe, Barbara and her husband Bill were well-known for their involvement in numerous city affairs and for their founding of the Compound restaurant. Following Bill's death in 1988, Barbara worked for the Santa Fe Housing Trust for many years, retiring in 2004 at the age of...
Sylvia Hermann
Sep 21, 2010
Sylvia Hermann, 84, of Taos passed away on September 21, 2010 in Ogden, Utah. She was preceded in death by parents, Ollie and Myrtle Blackwell of Grimes, Oklahoma. She is survived by son, Paul and granddaughters Katherine and Madeline, all of Utah. She had many close friends in Taos. Memorial service will be held at a later date.
Rose Cordova
Sep 21, 2010
Rose Cordova, 74, of Santa Fe, passed away on September 21, 2010. She was born on November 23, 1935 in Rowe, NM to Urbano and Bernadina Martinez. She married her husband, Alan Cordova, on July 28, 1972 in Santa Fe, NM. She is preceded in death by her parents Urbano and Bernadina Martinez, brothers, Joe and Max Martinez, sister, Flora...
Wilma J. Driskell
Sep 21, 2010
Wilma J. Driskell, 67, of Taos passed away unexpectedly on September 21, 2010. She was born in Embudo, NM to Hacel and Edna Mae Holmes. She was raised in logging camps until they moved to Taos in the late 40s. She married Rudolf Doc Driskell in 1957, where they settled in Taos and owned and operated various businesses including Docs...
Thomas Romanowski
Sep 19, 2010
Thomas Romanowski, 85, of Warsaw, Poland, passed away on September 19, 2010.
Jake A. Martinez
Sep 18, 2010
Jake A. Martinez, 74, of Arroyo Seco passed away September 18, 2010. He was a loving father, husband, father in-law, brother, grandfather and great grandfather. He is preceded in death by infant son, Pedro (Fonzie), parents, Juan Pedro and Nicomedes, brothers, Lawrence, Benjamin, Bernabel and brother in law, Manuel Martinez, Sr. He is survived by wife, Ramona, Nora Barela, mother...
Harold Davis
Sep 18, 2010
Harold Davis Hal Davis died with dignity in Taos on September 18, 2010. Hal was born in New York City in 1951 and grew up in Manhattan. He attended Stuyvesant High School and the University of Pennsylvania. He trained as a physician at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Hal worked nationwide and worldwide in pediatrics and public health, including...
Barbara M. Wilson
Sep 13, 2010
Barbara M. Wilson age 81 of San Cristobal, NM. (Llama area) died peacefully in the company of loved-ones, on Monday September 13, 2010. An artist, she was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts to the late Paul and Auryl Means. She is survived by her beloved husband Dr. John N. Wilson and children; Chris, Jonathan and Benjamin Wilson and other members of...
Harriette J. Horner
Sep 12, 2010
Harriette J. Horner 59 of Chimayo, NM. died on Saturday September 11, 2010 after a year long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her parents Eleanor and Charles Horner and is survived by brother Jack Horner and wife Lindy "Clancey" Maloney of El Rancho and many friends, and other relatives. She was an art instructer at Carlos...
Thomas Alfonso Hernandez
Sep 11, 2010
Thomas Alfonso Hernandez, 20, of Taos passed away unexpectedly on September 11, 2010. He is preceded in death by his mother Nora Lopez Hernandez. He is survived by his father, Thomas Hernandez, step-mother, Guadalupe Ulla, sister, Agnes Hernandez, step brother, Max Ulla, grandmothers, Genoveva Estrada and Martha Perez, uncles and aunts, Alfonso and Elsa Hernandez and family, Javier and Sara...
Drucilla Sanchez
Sep 9, 2010
Drucilla M. Sanchez, 76, of Llano, New Mexico passed away unexpectedly on September 9, 2010. She is preceded by husband, Demecio Sanchez, two infant sons, parents, Macedonio and Merenciana Medina sister, Eralia Esquibel, brother, Adonelio Medina and Tio Tomas Medina. She is survived by daughters, Gloria Sanchez, Beatrice Rodriguez (Robert), Doris Rodriguez (Raymond), 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and many...
