Obituaries

Lillian Gurule

Mar 1, 2021

On March 1st, 2021 Lillian Gurule, age 76, passed away surrounded by her family. 

Lillian went home to her father, our lord and her Husband, Gilbert Gurule. She 

was born on April 23rd, 1944 in Gallup, New Mexico. She resided in Albuquerque, NM. 

Lillian was a gentle soul with a heart of Gold. She was a person of faith and lived 

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Mary Cruz

Mar 1, 2021

Mary Cruz, our beloved mother, passed away on March 1, 2021. She was born in San Luis, CO on October 26, 1923. She was raised in Alamosa, CO and graduated from Adams State College in 1945. Mary was a respected teacher in the Taos Municipal Schools for 37 years. She loved working with children. She also taught catechism at Our...

Clare Sebastian Johnson

Mar 1, 2021

Clare Sebastian Johnson passed away on March 1, 2021 in Rio Rancho, NM at the age of 52.

Clare is survived by her mother, Linda B. Sebastian of Costa Mesa, CA; her brothers, John (Sue) Sebastian of Escondido, CA and Rick (Lysanne) Sebastian of Costa Mesa, CA; and her sister, Alicia Sebastian of Costa Mesa, CA; and her malamute dog,...

Mary Mavromatis Pavlides

Mar 1, 2021

Mary Mavromatis Pavlides

April 1, 1929 – March 1, 2021

Mary Pavlides (née Mavromatis) departed this life surrounded by her family on March 1, 2021. Mary was born on April 1, 1929 in Zanesville, Ohio. At age five, Mary moved to Athens, Greece with her mother and siblings, and remained there for the duration of World War II. Those who...

Mary Enriquez

Mar 1, 2021

Lois W. Thompson

Feb 27, 2021

Lois West Thompson of Albuquerque, born in Dighton, Kansas, Feb. 04, 1929 to Moses and Ester West passed into the arms of the Lord on Feb. 27, 2021, at home and surrounded by her 3 devoted children.  Her survivors include both sons, Dan (Kathie), and Gary (Carla), daughter, Karen Pieper (Paul), 5 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in...

Ruth Louise Johnson

Feb 27, 2021

Ruth Louise Johnson passed away on February 27, 2021. She was 88 and passed peacefully with her children at her side.

 Ruth was born in Ithaca, New York, on June 17, 1932, to Edward and Louis Shaw. She was the eldest of three children and attended Ithaca Grade School, and Dryden Middle/High School.  Ruth graduated in 1951.  On November 30,...

Agnes Van Bastian

Feb 27, 2021

RIO RANCHO – Agnes Van Bastian passed from this life peacefully on February 27, 2021. She was 87.

Aggie was born in Geneseo, Illinois, to Leila and Howard Little on October 23, 1933. She married Theodore Van Bastian on September 5, 1953, and they raised six children together. In 1972, the family moved to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, where Aggie...

Fonda A. Kear

Feb 26, 2021

Fonda was born in Clayton, New Mexico on September 6, 1931 to Joseph and Zelma Scott. She graduated from Clayton High School in 1949, and briefly attended college at Southwestern Adventist University. She married her hometown sweetheart Fred Kear on January 11, 1953. Shortly after their marriage she joined him in Hawaii where he was stationed during his service in...

Prescilla Baca

Feb 26, 2021

Prescilla Baca, age 90, entered into eternal rest on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Socorro, New Mexico. A Memorial Service will be celebrated on October 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Daniels Family Funeral Services - Socorro Chapel at 309 Garfield Street, Socorro, New Mexico.  Inurnment will take place immediately following at the Methodist Cemetery in Escondida, New Mexico.  Prescilla's care...

Karl D. Giron

Feb 26, 2021

Giron, Karl D.

Age 60, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021. He was born in Albuquerque, NM on June 28, 1960.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Florian and Stella Giron and his sister, Catherine "Jeanette" Garcia.

Karl is survived by wife, Antoinette, daughter, Kasondra Rae, granddaughters, Aubri Isabella and Kennedy Rose as well as countless family members...