Local Obituaries for Families in Santa Fe, Espanola, Taos, and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Petacio Trujillo
Mar 7, 2022
Petacio Trujillo, 96, a resident of Cordova passed away peacefully at his home on March 7, 2022. He was born on May 23, 1925. Petacio would light up the room with his sense of humor, always making everyone laugh. He enjoyed his daily cup of coffee and weekly Sonic burgers. He also took pride in being the most handsome viejito...
Joseph Block
Mar 6, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Joseph R. Block on March 6, 2022 at the age of 78. Joe was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and raised in Santa Cruz, NM.
Joe grew up as part of a large family, and an even larger extended family. Joe spent much of his working career as...
Frank Pacheco
Mar 6, 2022
Frank P. Pacheco, 79, passed away on March 6, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 10, 1942 in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Isabel Pacheco and Paul Pacheco Sr. Frank Married Joann Pacheco on November 26, 1964 in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He is preceded in death by his parents; Paul Sr. and Isabel...
Lalo Salazar
Mar 6, 2022
Lalo Joe Salazar, 73, of La Cieneguilla, NM, died peacefully at his Chante surrounded by his loving familia on March 6, 2022.
Lalo worked most of his life in construction and landscaping, but was a jack of all trades. He took pride in his familia and friends always calling him for help with their projects.
Lalo was a strong, kind...
Maurice Ezell
Mar 5, 2022
Maurice Andrew Ezell, 89, of Santa Fe, died peacefully at home on March 5, 2022. Born in Wimberley, Texas on July 7, 1932, he was the eldest son of Lester Ezell and Dora Egger. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dorothy, and his brother Charles Ezell. He is survived by his sister Alleene Martin of Overland...
Gennady Berman
Mar 5, 2022
We are saddened to write that our loved person, friend, and colleague Gennady Berman passed away surrounded by his loving family in Los Alamos, NM, on March 5, 2022.
Gennady was born in Kiev, Ukraine in 1946. In 1970 he graduated Department of Physics, Novosibirsk State University (NSU), Academic City (AC), Novosibirsk, Russia.
At the beginning of his scientific career...
Roger Waterman
Mar 5, 2022
Roger Waterman of Los Alamos, New Mexico, passed away on March 5, 2022, from a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer.
Roger was born in Wichita, Kansas on February 12, 1947 to Alice Brigham Waterman and Robert “Bob” Waterman. He was the middle son, tall and red-headed and wore glasses early. The young family moved to Los Alamos in 1947...
Robin Rubel
Mar 5, 2022
ROBIN E RUBEL, 89, passed peacefully at her home in Santa Fe, NM on March 5,2022. Robin was born in Glens Falls, New York, on April 7, 1932.
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the souland sings the tune without the words and never stops at all” -e. Dickinson
Robin is survived by her sister Gaye Shepard,...
Antonio Armijo
Mar 5, 2022
Antonio Ramon Armijo, Jr., age 76, passed away on Saturday, March 5th, 2022.
A Rosary will be recited on Sunday, March 13th, 2022 at 5:00 pm at Rivera Family Funeral Home Chapel, 417 Rodeo Rd., Santa Fe, New Mexico, Funeral Mass will be on Monday, March 14th, 2022 at 9:30 am at Cristo Rey Catholic Church, 1120 Canyon Rd. Santa...
Anna "Anita" Montoya
Mar 4, 2022
Anna “Anita” Maria Montoya, March 16, 1948 – March 4, 2022,Age 73, from El Prado, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2022, surrounded by family and friends in her beloved Taos Valley. Anita is preceded in death by her parents Ernesto and Laura Montoya from Cañon, maternal grandparents Maximiliano and Emelina Lucero, paternal grandparents Vidal and Zoriada Montoya, siblings Zoriada...
Robert Cady
Mar 3, 2022
Robert L. Cady recently passed away 4 months short of his 98th birthday.
He was known to us as Daddy, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, and to his “other family” in Los Alamos as Grandpa Bob. He was a quiet, kind person with a subtle great sense of humor. Bob’s jokes were frequently made at the spur of the moment.
Robert...
Patrick Sanchez
Mar 3, 2022
Patrick Sanchez passed away at the age of 55 on March 3, 2022 after battling many illnesses throughout his life. He was a fighter until the end. The Lord saw he was getting tired and took him under his care.
Patrick passed away after spending the evening with his family and with his devoted loving wife, Laura, by his side,...
Alice Romero
Mar 2, 2022
Alice G. Romero, went home to her Lord and Savior on Ash Wednesday March 2, 2022. She was a devoted Catholic and a member of the Ranchos de Taos Catholic Daughter’s Group. Alice was born in El Prado, New Mexico on October 2, 1934 to the Nazario “Nick” and Carmen Gonzales family. Alice was the 3rd oldest child of a...
Elena Lucero
Mar 1, 2022
Elena Lucero, age 96, was born in Ojo De La Vaca on May 1, 1925. She was a life long resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico until she was called home on March 1, 2022.
Elena was a loving mother and grandmother. She liked papitas and tortillas for breakfast. She loved to cook and made the best tortillas and natillas....
Melissa Martinez
Feb 26, 2022
Melissa Martinez, 54, of Nambe, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2022 to be with our Heavenly Father. Melissa was preceded in death by her loving son Nikki Valdez; Brother Joseph Valdez, and Grandparents Joe and Tive Valdez. Melissa was born on May 18, 1967 in Espanola, NM. She was a retiree of 30 years from Los Alamos National Laboratory....
Luther Trujillo
Feb 26, 2022
Luther Trujillo, 71, of Llano Quemado passed away on February 26th, 2022 with his wife and daughter by his side. He is loved by many and will be remembered as an amazing grandfather, father, husband, uncle, brother, son, and friend. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Claudette Trujillo, mother, Mercedes Trujillo, father, Alejandro Trujillo, brothers, Horacio Trujillo and...
Derek Romero
Feb 26, 2022
Derek R. Romero was called home by our Lord February 26, 2022. Derek was born December 13, 1988, Santa Fe, NM. Derek attended Santa Fe Public Schools and as a youngster participated in little-league, wrestling and football. As a teenager he excelled on the basketball court. He really enjoyed participating and traveling out of town to AAU basketball tournaments.
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Lawrence Ferns Jr.
Feb 24, 2022
Following a lengthy battle with cancer, Lawrence “Larry” J. Ferns, Jr. passed away on Feb 24, 2022, at the age of 75, with the love of his family surrounding him.
Larry was born in Roswell, NM in 1946, to Lawrence Sr. and Mary Virginia Ferns. After graduating from Roswell High School in 1965, he received a BS in Civil Engineering...
John Teutsch
Feb 24, 2022
“...And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched... for nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much.”
Excerpt from Cowboy Prayer
“His Journey’s Just Begun”
By Ellen Brennerman
John Gillis Teutsch was born January 24, 1949 at St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, first child of Stanley and Betty Teutsch of Tesuque....
