Obituaries

Gladys L. McCan

Gladys L. McCan

Feb 12, 2014

Gladys Laura McCan, 88, retired Assistant Director of Nursing � Operating Room at Lovelace � Bataan Medical Center, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2014. Gladys Laura Tillapaugh was born on June 29, 1925 to Leo Jacob and Laura Eliza Tillapaugh in Carlisle, New York. The eighth child in what would grow to be a family with twelve children, Gladys...

Angel A. Garcia

Angel A. Garcia

Feb 12, 2014

Garcia, Angel Antoinette (Benavidez) Age 34, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Angel is survived by husband, Salvador Garcia; parents, Blake and Cristina Villanueva, step mother, Natalia Villanueva; daughters, Sirena Garcia, Saramarie Garcia, Raelene Lopez and Aubrey Lopez; sister, Brenda Narvaiz and husband, Angelo; niece, Jaylene Salazar; step sister, Samara Villanueva, step brother, Alex Villanueva; aunts, Flo, Sue, Cathy and...

Jesse Ross Leming Jr.

Jesse Ross Leming Jr.

Feb 12, 2014

Leming Jr., Jesse Age 83, beloved and devoted husband, father, stepfather, grandfather and friend passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Jesse is survived by his wife, Dorothy; sons, William, Michael and Patrick; and his grandson, Conner. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Kathleen. Jesse has one surviving brother, Ed, living in Kentucky. He was also much loved by...

Martin David Chavez

Martin David Chavez

Feb 11, 2014

Chavez, Martin David Martin Chavez, age 38, passed away in his home Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Martin was a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM and was a great man who enjoyed chess and animals. Martin also loved to run and made a point to run for the Duke City Dashers and Eldorado High School Cross-country as his heart desired. Martin...

William Thomas "Willie" O'Brien

William Thomas "Willie" O'Brien

Feb 11, 2014

O'Brien, William Thomas "Willie" 40, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. He was born in Socorro, NM on May 10, 1973 to Francis and Sonja (Lucero) O'Brien and was a lifelong resident. William graduated from Socorro High School in 1991 and attended ITT Tech. He was a generous and a kind hearted person who...

Mary Ann Bowman

Mary Ann Bowman

Feb 11, 2014

Passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Services will be held at a later date.

Eleanora N. Davis

Eleanora N. Davis

Feb 11, 2014

Davis, Eleanora M. Eleanora (Ellie) Davis, age 95, passed away peacefully February 11, 2014. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles J. Davis in 1997, and her great-grandson, Noah Davis in 2006. She is survived by her son, James G. (Garry) Davis, and wife Sally; grandsons, Charles B. (Bryse) Davis and wife Alberta, and Zachary G. Davis and...

Daniel Doran

Daniel Doran

Feb 10, 2014

Dan Doran, age 71, passed away peacefully in his home Monday, February 10, 2014 with his loving wife by his side. Daniel was born in Springfield, MA. and lived in Albuquerque, NM for the last 20 yrs. Daniel is survived by his wife, Nivine; children, Michael, Jennifer, and Jonny Doran; sisters, Margaret Doran, Christine Wyrostek & husband, Thomas; brother, Thomas...

Johnny Judson Proe

Johnny Judson Proe

Feb 10, 2014

Proe, Johnny J. Age 52, passed away February 10, 2014. Johnny was born in Fall River Mills, CA to Johnnie and Linda Proe on January 11, 1962. Johnny was an Albuquerque resident for almost 10 years and loved to fish at Fenton Lake. He was an expert in playing and teaching Craps, even writing an instruction book for the Craps...

Edward Bookless

Edward Bookless

Feb 9, 2014

In Loving Memory of Edward Bookless June 4, 1926 - February 9, 2014 Edward (Gene) Bookless, 87, passed peacefully at home from a combination of heart failure and pneumonia. Edward was born on a farm in Reno County outside of Nickerson, KS on June 4, 1926, the son of Cleo (VanSickle) and Ross Bookless. Edward and Ruth Steel were married...

Cleotilde Torrez

Cleotilde Torrez

Feb 9, 2014

Torrez, Cleotilde O. At age 83, Cleo passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. She was born in Mountainair, NM on June 22, 1930. She is survived by her sons, Anthony, and Amos Torrez; 3 granddaughters, Audrey King, Andrea Deets, and DesiRay Torrez; 3 great-grandchildren, Aedden, Kyra, and Athena. She passed away as a proud mother and grandmother. A mother and...

Larry E. Anaya

Larry E. Anaya

Feb 9, 2014

Anaya, Larry E. Age 86, passed away Sunday, February 9, 2014. He was born to the late Martin and Rafelita Anaya on July 7, 1927. He attended High School in Santa Rosa and worked for Sears Roebuck for 28 years. Larry was a veteran of the WWII era and a member of the VFW. He was preceded in death by...

Pascual Chavez

Pascual Chavez

Feb 8, 2014

Pascual Chavez, age 88, beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully, Saturday, February 8, 2014, while surrounded by his loving family. He was a longtime resident of Alameda, where he was a parishioner of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church. Pascual served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He...

Chris R. Cuellar

Chris R. Cuellar

Feb 8, 2014

Cuellar, Chris R. Age 56, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014. He was born in Albuquerque, NM on November 28, 1957. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Cuellar and Ella Cuellar and one brother Larry Cuellar. Chris is survived by his wife, Dolores Cuellar; one son, Christopher Cuellar; one grandson, Ryan Cuellar; two brothers, Joe Cuellar and...

Kent Randolph

Kent Randolph

Feb 8, 2014

Randolph, Kent H. Kent Hale Randolph, 3 0, completed his baptismal journey on Saturday, February 8, 2014. Kent was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in September of 2009. A successful bone marrow transplant occurred in October of 2011. He beat leukemia, but lost the fight with the side effects from the transplant. Kent is survived by his parents, Gary and...

Rev. Donald Gordon

Rev. Donald Gordon

Feb 8, 2014

Reverend Donald L. Gordon, age 73, went home to be with Jesus Saturday, February 8, 2014. He was born in Detroit, MI and was a resident of Albuquerque, NM. He was the Pastor of Exalting Jesus fellowship and Word of Faith Outreach Center. Pastor Gordon has been a minister in Albuquerque for 39 Years, and has been with the Pentecostal...

Bette Jane Mallegni

Bette Jane Mallegni

Feb 7, 2014

Mallegni, Bette Jane Age 90, a resident of Rio Rancho, passed away peacefully Friday, February 7, 2014. She was preceded in death by husbands, Tobey Evans and Emil Mallegni. Bette is survived by her daughter, Julia Rach, and husband Pete and children, Katie and Michael; daughter, Nancy Wingo, and husband Roy Summers; son, David Adams; son, Mark Evans, and wife...

Jane Johnson

Jane Johnson

Feb 6, 2014

Johnson, Jane E. Jane Elizabeth (Gunderson) (Williams) Johnson, 93, passed away February 6, 2014, after an extended illness. Born in Eagle Grove, Iowa on April 20, 1920, she was the only child of Elmer C. and Mildred (Stultz) Gunderson. Throughout her life Jane loved music, singing her first solo performance at the age of two. She sang soprano in the...

Ralph J. Tarpley

Ralph J. Tarpley

Feb 6, 2014

Tarpley, Elder Ralph J. Entered his rest Thursday, February 6, 2014 at 96 years of age. Elder Tarpley was a retired barber and locksmith. He and his loving wife, Hattie, operated a family owned, neighborhood friendly barber shop. They operated their business for twenty years in Westbury, NY. Subsequently opening Ralph's Barber Lock and Key Shop in Rio Rancho and...

Don R. Gugliotta

Don R. Gugliotta

Feb 6, 2014

Age 86, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2014.