Obituaries

Apr 22, 2009

PRATT-Verna "Joy" Pratt passed from this life into eternal life on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the age of 66. She was born February 26, 1943 in Long Beach, California to Vernon John Schwarting and Norene Joyce Fincher. Joy was a licensed beautician and loved to do ceramics and paint oil paintings. She is dearly loved and will be missed...

Apr 22, 2009

DUBEN - Nora K. Duben was lifted into our Lord's loving arms April 22, 2009 at the age of 87. Born to Frank and Nellie Sepnieski, Inn keepers in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on November 11, 1921. She married Joseph J. Duben and began a family. In 1952 with children in tow Joe and Nora moved to New Mexico. They lived in...

Apr 22, 2009

WILSON-Howard L., age 92, a resident of Albuquerque, NM, for 41 years, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2009. He was born in McPherson, Kansas on June 2, 1916. Howard served in the U. S. Army in WWII in the Pacific as a Master Sergeant. After the war he worked as a postal carrier, then owned and operated a farm...

Apr 21, 2009

BACA-Robert Anthony Baca, Sr., 76, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, April 21, 2009, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents Ramon V. and Estella Baca and his son Danny Phillip Baca. He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years,...

Apr 21, 2009

STOCK- Kevin Joseph Stock, an angel in our arms for a few moments, was called to Heaven on April 21 2009. He is the much loved son of Kevin Stock and Erica O'Leary. Besides his parents, baby Kevin is survived by his brothers and sisters, Aaron O'Leary, Tim Maldonado, Raychel Crouch and Alesha Crouch; grandmother, Diane Post; great-grandfather, Joseph Rambes...

Apr 21, 2009

Apr 21, 2009

BILLINGHAM- Maj. Ret. USAF, Albert (Al) J. Billingham, passed away in Albuquerque, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. He was born in Norwood, MA on March 10, 1925 to Anna and Arthur Billingham. He was preceded in death by his grandson, John Hon; brothers, Arthur and Warren Billingham; and sister, Jane Shirley. Surviviors include his wife Dagny; his children, Elsa Billingham of...

Apr 21, 2009

KULIGOWSKI- Marie Ackerle, 100, a resident of Haddon Heights, NJ, passed away on April 21, 2009. Mrs. Kuligowski was born on February 25, 1909. She is survived by her son, Wallace Kuligowski, DDS, and his wife, Kate, and their son, Kurt, who are all of Albuquerque. She is also survived by her daughter, Marie Hansen, grandsons, Chris Hansen, and granddaughter,...

Apr 21, 2009

FORD-John J., age 65, a resident of Albuquerque, NM, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. John was born in Memphis, TN to John and Clair (Unruh) Ford on October 4, 1943. John is survived by his wife, Eileen Sanchez, his brother Michael J. Ford and wife Patricia, sisters, Barbara Clair McIlvaine and husband Donald, Kathleen Ann Connors and numerous...

Apr 21, 2009

WILSON_Gerald E. Wilson, 68, a resident of Rio Rancho since 2005, and formerly of Silver City, NM, passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Gerald was born October 19, 1940 the son of James W. and Martha B. Eddleman Wilson in Santa Rita, New Mexico. He had been an Aeronautical Engineer with NASA before he retired. Gerald is survived by...

Apr 20, 2009

Bart Allen Jaqua of Farmington, NM passed away unexpectedly on April 20, 2009 in a motorcycle accident. He was born in Houston, Tx. on May 23, 1975 to Gary and Sandy Jaqua. His father, Gary Edward Jaqua, preceded him in death. He is survived by his parents Mike and Sandy Campbell, his daughter, Teagan Jaqua, and her mother, Sara Proctor...

Apr 20, 2009

Mattie May Hawes, 91, of Farmington, formerly of Yucaipa, California, passed away Monday, April 20, 2009 in Farmington. She was born March 15, 1918 in Ira, Texas to Fred and May Price. Cremation has taken place. Mattie was in the care of Brewer, Lee & Larkin Funeral Home 103 E. Ute Street Farmington, NM (505) 325-8688

Apr 20, 2009

LUCERO- Carlos Lucero Jr, 76, of Bloomfield, NM, passed on to a better life on Monday April, 20 2009. He was born in Chromo, CO on July 29, 1932. He was raised in Dulce and Lumberton NM. He attended parochial school in Lumberton and later graduated from Albuquerque High School. He joined the US Air Force and retired after 20...

Apr 20, 2009

HERNANDEZ - Matilda M. Hernandez, 88, passed away on April 20, 2009. Funeral Services have been entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services 2400 Southern Blvd SE Rio Rancho, NM 87124 (505) 891-9192

Apr 20, 2009

Apr 20, 2009

Knowlton - Arthur "Art" Knowlton, 61, passed away April 20, 2009. He was born on September 16, 1947 to Frances and Arthur Knowlton, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Art is survived by his wife of 34 years, Carol Knowlton; mother, Frances Branch, of West Hartford, CT; two children, Sheri and her husband, Dr. Paul Hudak, of Cross Roads, TX, and Tracy...

Apr 19, 2009

SAAVEDRA-Albert, age 83, a lifelong resident of Albuquerque, NM, passed away on Sunday April 19, 2009. Albert was born to Cresencio and Margarita (Zamora) Saavedra on August 29, 1925; He was a loyal member of the American Legion and parishioner of Queen of Heaven Catholic Church. Albert was a devoted husband to Bessie and loving father to Diana Martinez and...

Apr 19, 2009

STEED-Skyler James Steed 19 of Aztec, left us unexpectedly on Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Farmington. Skyler was born March 9, 1990 in Durango, Co. to Darrin J. Steed and Kelly R Hutchens Steed. Skyler was a great son and brother and touched the lives of everyone he came in contact with. He loved cooking, and was studing to be...

Apr 19, 2009

Apr 19, 2009

ROMERO - John Romero, age 74, beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother, was called to Eternal Life by the Lord, Sunday, April 19, 2009. He was born on January 8, 1935 in Marquez, NM, and was a resident of Algodones, NM. John retired from the Santa Fe Trail Fright Lines as a Truck Driver after 26 years of...