Obituaries

Patrick Matthew Aguilar

Patrick Matthew Aguilar

Dec 24, 2019

Patrick Matthew Aguilar was born March 17, 1971 in Bernalillo, New Mexico.  Patrick lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Renee P. Aguilar and son Jacob David Graston.  After 15 months of his battle with cancer, Patrick went to be with our Lord, he passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones in his home on Tuesday, December 24,...

Donald Jerome Brockwell

Donald Jerome Brockwell

Dec 23, 2019

 

Donald Jerome Brockwell

Born To Life: December 27, 1932

Born to Eternal Life: December 23, 2019

 

Don Brockwell, devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather was born on December 27, 1932 to Paul and Marguerite Brockwell in Tulsa, OK.   He was the youngest of four children.  He attended twelve years of school at Marquette Catholic School and received his...

Ellia Josephina Trujillo

Ellia Josephina Trujillo

Dec 23, 2019

Ellia J. Trujillo

09/09/1931 - 12/23/2019

Our precious mom, Ellia Josephina Trujillo, returned home this morning. She was 88 years old and the most courageous and beautiful soul we ever encountered. Our father Steve Trujillo, Jr. met her when they were 16 years old and married at 18. Their marriage endured for 70 years. Our mom modeled for us: compassion,...

Francisco Rivera

Francisco Rivera

Dec 21, 2019

Francisco "Frank/Paquito" Rivera, age 68, passed away December 21, 2019.  He was born November 12, 1951 to Francisco Rivera and Iris Aida Menees, in New York City, NY.  He graduated from Aviation High School in Queens, NY in 1969.  He then served in the United States Air Force for 21 years, retiring rank TSGT.  He married the love of his...

Joseph Oscar Muench

Joseph Oscar Muench

Dec 20, 2019

 

Joseph Oscar Muench, 97, a 68 year resident of Placitas, NM passed away December 20, 2019. He was born December 24, 1921 in Lexington, Missouri. In 1924 his parents moved to Boulder, Colorado, and four years later moved to Las Vegas, New Mexico, where his father had been appointed head of the chemistry department at New Mexico Normal University...

Richard Wayne Grooters

Richard Wayne Grooters

Dec 19, 2019

Richard Wayne Grooters, age 69, passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019. He was born in Preston, MN on January 24, 1950, to Perlum and Margie Grooters. 

Richard grew up in rural Minnesota on a farm in Harmony, Minnesota and attended Harmony High School where he graduated in 1968.  As a child, Richard won numerous ribbons in 4-H club. He went...

Thomas Andrew Pruitt

Thomas Andrew Pruitt

Dec 18, 2019

Tom passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on December 18th 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell Pruitt Sr., Theadosia Brady, and John Brady. Also preceding him in death were his brothers Michael, Donald, Robert, and Russell. Tom was born on Staten Island in New York and moved to California in 1975 where he...