Local Obituaries for Families in Moriarty, NM
Debra Ann Pressly
Dec 31, 2009
Debra Ann (Lovejoy) Pressly a resident of Sandia Park, NM passed on to heaven at the age of 45 from breast cancer on December 31, 2009 at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. Debbie arrived in this world on November 16, 1964 in San Antonio, TX to the proud parents of Jerry and Pat Lovejoy. She graduated from Belton...
Vera Nell Meech
Dec 29, 2009
Vera Nell Meech, passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 after a lengthy illness. Vera was preceded in death by her husband; Charles A. Meech Sr. She is survived by her son Charles Meech, daughter Cindy Meech, granddaughter Samantha Tapia, grandson Charles Tapia, numerous other relatives and her loving family from the Stanley Union Church. Vera was a loving and...
Earl Roscoe Burns
Dec 29, 2009
Earl Roscoe Burns, 85, passed away at his home in Mountainair on December 29, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 9, 1924 in Tinnie, NM to Roscoe and Willie Clyde Burns. Earl proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. Some of the happiest times of his life was camping, fishing,...
Betty Rose Williams
Dec 26, 2009
Betty Rose Williams, 84, of Albuquerque, NM passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2009. Betty was born on April 27, 1925 in Baird, TX to Jack and Norma (Collup) Elsasser. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her daughters, Kathy Fink and her husband, Tom of Edgewood, NM, Georgeann Hughes of Talihina, OK and...
Michael Floyd Adkison
Dec 25, 2009
Michael Floyd Adkison, 49, of Edgewood, NM passed away at his home on December 25, 2009. Michael was born March 18, 1960 in Albuquerque, NM to Jewell Faye and Patsy Irene (Massey) Adkison. He married Vivian Loretta Hughes in Albuquerque, NM on December 4, 1982. He was a member of the Mountain Side Church and the Teamsters Union. Michael is...
Lewis Frank O'Neal
Dec 20, 2009
Lewis Frank O’Neal, 89, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2009. Lewis was born in Lelia Lake, Texas December 2, 1920. In 1932 Lewis moved to Moriarty, with his parents Frank and Rubine and his two brothers Leon and Glenn. The family worked at various jobs, trying to make a living. Lewis grew up learning the skills that he would...
Richard Chavez
Dec 12, 2009
Richard Chavez, 68, a lifelong resident of Wagon Wheel, went home to be with Jesus on December 12, 2009. He is preceded in death by his parents, Elmer and Mary Frances Chavez, and sister Gloria Gibson. He is survived by his wife Gloria of 44½ years of the family home; son Richard Chavez and wife Carie of Albuquerque; daughter Juanita...
Manuel Apodaca
Dec 4, 2009
Manuel Apodaca, 87, of Moriarty, NM passed away at his home on Friday, December 4, 2009 with his loving family beside him. Manuel was born on August 18, 1922 in Carrizo, NM to Emiliano and Maria C. (Garcia) Apodaca. Manuel lived, and raised his family, in Moriarty for the past sixty-one years, having previously lived in Encino, NM. He was...
Robert Lee Sturgeon
Dec 1, 2009
Robert Lee Sturgeon, 88, passed away in Albuquerque, NM on Monday, December 1, 2009. Robert was born March 10, 1921 in English, Indiana to Omer and Myrtle (Romine) Sturgeon. He married his beloved wife of 62 years, Roberta J. Sturgeon on April 20, 1947. She preceded him in death only seven months ago. Robert lived in Cedar Crest for the...
Loretta A. Pulice
Nov 22, 2009
Loretta A. Pulice, 74, of McIntosh, NM passed away in Albuquerque, NM on November 22, 2009. Loretta was born on April 25, 1935 in San Antonio, TX to Herman and Elsie (Little) Mann. Loretta lived in McIntosh since 1972, coming from San Antonio, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Robert Popum; and two brothers, Harold Mann...
Ronald O. Ensminger
Nov 21, 2009
Ronald “Ron” O. Ensminger, 66, of Moriarty, NM, passed away Saturday, November 21, 2009. Ron was born April 18, 1943 in Abilene, TX to Jeff and Betty (Street) Ensminger. Ron grew up in McIntosh and Estancia, NM. He graduated from Estancia High School in 1961. He married Pat Williams on November 14th, 1964. He attended and graduated from UNM/Highlands University....
Opal Dorine Alvarez
Nov 20, 2009
Opal Dorine Alvarez, 62, of Moriarty, NM passed away on Friday, November 20, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM. Opal was born July 16, 1947 in Clayton, NM, to Raymond and Grace Lee (Lookingbill) Fudge. She married Clyde John Alvarez on December 3, 1962. Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Grace Fudge, and daughter, Opal Marie Alvarez. She...
Elmer Graham Schalles
Nov 18, 2009
Elmer Graham Schalles, 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at his home in Mountainair, NM. Elmer was born February 10, 1931 in Durango, CO to Frank Elmer and Agnes (Graham) Schalles. Elmer married Wana Beth Fox on January 5, 1985 in Rio Rancho, NM. He lived in Mountainair for the past 15 years having previously lived in Rio...
Brenda Dahl
Nov 17, 2009
Brenda Dahl, 70, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at her home in Abo, NM. Brenda was born on February 16, 1936 in New York to David and Grace (Sumner) Griffin. Brenda lived in Abo, NM for the past nine years having previously lived in Los Lunas, NM. She married Wayne Dahl in February of 1958. Brenda was preceded...
Dennis Lee Murray
Nov 16, 2009
Dennis Lee Murray, 52, of Edgewood, NM passed on Monday, November 16, 2009 at his home. Dennis was born on May 16, 1957 in Albuquerque, NM to Jack Lee and Wanda G. (Mitchele) Murray. He married Diana Lee Zupko on March 5, 1977 in Albuquerque, NM. Dennis lived in Edgewood for the past fourteen years, having previously lived in North...
Domingo Barela
Nov 15, 2009
Domingo Barela, 60, of Tajique, NM passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at his home with his loving family beside him. Domingo was born on April 6, 1949 in Tajique, NM to Domingo and Adelita (Aragon) Barela. Domingo lived in Tajique for the past 60 years. He was a member of the San Antonio Catholic Church in Tajique. Domingo...
Bruce King
Nov 13, 2009
Bruce King, 85, of Stanley, NM passed away on Friday, November 13, 2009 at his ranch surrounded by his loving family. New Mexico’s longest serving Governor, Bruce King, was born to Mollie and William King near Stanley, NM on April 6, 1924. He graduated from Stanley High School, attended the University of New Mexico, and began his lifelong commitment to...
Zelfa D. Atkinson
Nov 12, 2009
Zelfa D. Atkinson, 97, of Corona, NM passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2009, in Durango, CO. Mrs. Atkinson was born on September 29, 1912 in Corona, NM to Wilbur S. and Pallie (Hester) Dishman. Zelfa was a longtime resident of Corona, NM. She married Joe Atkinson in Carrizozo, NM on February 9, 1936. Mrs. Atkinson was a member of...
George Marshall Brock
Nov 8, 2009
George Marshall Brock, 59, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2009. George was born in Duluth, Minnesota on August 21, 1950 to Max and Elsie (Morell) Brock, Sr. Coming from Minnesota, George lived in Estancia, NM, on and off, for the past fifty years. George is preceded in death by his parents, Max and Elsie Brock Sr. He is survived...
Adelia Frieda Rusteberg
Oct 26, 2009
Adelia Frieda Rusteberg, 85, of Moriarty, NM passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 at her home with her loving family beside her. Mrs. Rusteberg was born to Herman and Ollie F. (Illert) Louer, Sr. on May 18, 1924, at rural Valmeyer, IL; grew up there on the family farm. She married Homer C. Rusteberg on October 17, 1941. She and...
