Eileen G. Kuper
Aug 16, 2023
Eileen Kuper, age 94, a longtime resident of Albuquerque, NM passed peacefully on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. She is survived by brother; Earl Graefe, daughter; Rebecca Dollahon, grandchildren; Shanat Georgia and Tajin Simbron, and great-grandchildren; Isabella, Gabriella, Emburlyn, and Kayden. Mrs. Kuper was preceded in death by parents George and Bertha Graefe, brother; Carl Graefe, husband William Kuper, and sons;...
Donald Heinze
Aug 16, 2023
“My favorite wildflower is the one I am looking at!” (background) - Don Heinze
Donald (Don) Heinze, 85, passed away on August 16, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM. He was born on Long Island, NY, to parents Ernst and Herta Otten Heinze in 1937. Don was preceded in death by brother Ernest Heinze, sister Judy Heinze Vogue and step-son Damon Carella. He is...
Gila Yaniv
Aug 16, 2023
Gila Yaniv, age 79 of Albuquerque, NM passed away on Aug 16, 2023,
Gila was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel to Hella and Perez Yaniv (both deceased). She served two years in the IDF (Israeli Army). She received her MBA from UNM and worked 28 years at Sandia National Laboratories. Gila spent a great deal of time volunteering in her community...
Patrick Flores Cervera
Aug 15, 2023
Patrick "Pooks" "PJ" Cervera Jr., 43, a resident of Rio Rancho, went home to our heavenly father on August15, 2023. He is survived by his spouse, Therese Martinez-Cervera; Mariyah Martinez (daughter), Jacob Good (son in law), Miah Good (granddaughter) and Jayden Good (grandson); Jalecia Cervera (daughter), and Elijah Cervera (son); Patrick Cervera Sr. (father); Laura Zamora (mother); Brandy Cervera (sister)...
Jeanette Marie Alimia
Aug 14, 2023
We gather to celebrate our mom's life and to mourn her passing. She fought hard for years with a terminal illness, and now she is finally out of pain. While I miss her very much, the knowledge that she is no longer suffering is what has kept my spirits lifted in these early days since her passing. This eulogy is...
Melissa Ann Benevegna
Aug 10, 2023
MELISSA ANN BENEVEGNA
Melissa Ann Benevegna, born in Brooklyn, New York 1971, and a resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico since 1978, died Thursday, August 10, 2023, at Presbyterian Rust Hospital. She is survived by her parents Salvatore and MaryLou Benevegna of Rio Rancho and brother David Benevegna and wife Katrina Polhamus, Rosalie Hope Benevegna, niece, and Jonah Monroe...
Ida Gomecinda Romero
Aug 10, 2023
Ida G. Romero, 96, was called to Heaven on August 10, 2023. Ida was preceded in death by her husband James, mother Gomecinda, sister Rufina, daughter Donna, and granddaughter Cambrian. She is lovingly remembered by her five children, Jimmy, Robert, Michael, Nancy, and Jenny; 9 grandchildren, Victoria, Joshua, Christina, Amanda, Jacquelynn, Steven, Zachary, Nicholas, and Christina; her five great-grandchildren, Mariana,...
John David Meister
Aug 9, 2023
The family of John David Meister sorrowfully announces his passing on August 9, 2023. David passed away gently with his wife of sixty-one years, Martha, by his side. David suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease for nine years and is now at peace.
David was born on April 16, 1939, in Miami, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rose...
Madeline Isabela Newman
Aug 9, 2023
Kimberly “Madeline” Newman
Kimberly “Madeline” passed away on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at the age of 48, born on Monday, September 2, 1974, at Andrews Airforce Base in Maryland. She is survived by her two children Archibald, and Dexter, her sister Karen, two nieces, Sydney, and Britney, several aunts, uncles, and cousins here and overseas as well as many...
Flora Apodaca Baca
Aug 7, 2023
Our beloved mother / grandmother / great grandmother, Flora Apodaca Baca aka Maggie, celebrated her 100th birthday on April 17, 2023, at a wonderful joy-filled party. As always, she was in high-spirits and charmed us all with her quick wit, laughter and great stories about her life in California, New Mexico and Florida, On August 7, Mom passed away...
Kent Marc Sidlow
Aug 7, 2023
Kent Marc Sidlow June 30,1993 – August 7, 2023
Kent was born in Albuquerque, NM, then moved to Tijeras, NM as a young boy. He passed away on Monday, August 7, 2023, surrounded by family and friends. He is survived by his Grandmother, Pauline Perez, Parents, Marc and Sonia Sidlow, Sister, Kathryn Tung, Niece, Theodora Tung, and Brother-in-Law, Paul Tung.
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Ronald Gonzales
Aug 6, 2023
Ronald Gonzales, age 65, a longtime resident of Rio Rancho, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2023, at UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center, after a long battle of kidney failure and other health issues.
Ronald was born on July 26, 1958, in Sena, New Mexico. He is survived by his wife, Janet Gonzales; son, Ron Gonzales (wife, Andrea Gonzales)...
Sheila Mae Arce
Aug 4, 2023
Sheila Mae Arce (Stamp), age 81, formerly of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, passed away August 4, 2023 after a short illness.
Sheila was born on September 8, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA to Harold Yates Stamp, Jr. and Della Mae McClintock. She was a graduate of Lakewood High School (Lakewood, CA) in 1959. She lived in Albuquerque, NM for a...
Cleofas Albert Padilla Jr.
Aug 4, 2023
Cleofas (“Cleo” and “Papa”) Albert Padilla, passed peacefully into his Savior’s Arms on August 4, 2023. He was surrounded by family who were a source of comfort and strength in his final days.
Cleo was born on August 24, 1946, and grew up in Belen, where he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Belen High School. ...
Thomas Leyba
Jul 31, 2023
Thomas Richard Leyba
February 18, 1942 - July 31, 2023
A longtime resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, since 1976, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2023. He is survived by his son, Tom Leyba and daughter, Anjeanette, (husband) Jerry Martin, grandchildren; Jerry Wayne Martin III, Ashely Jacobus, Allison Martin and Gabriel Leyba, sisters;...
Monica Therese Martinez
Jul 31, 2023
Monica was a resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, since 1990.
Monica is survived by her mother, Patricia Martinez; sister, Debra Jackson, and brother-in-law Greg Jackson; brother, Filiberto Martinez, and sister-in-law Nancy Martinez; sister, Elizabeth Martinez, and several nieces and nephews. Monica is preceded in death by her father, Filiberto “Sonny” Martinez, and sister, Patricia Padilla.
Monica was...
Leslie Alan Trottier
Jul 31, 2023
Leslie (Les) Alan Trottier, aged 67, died unexpectedly on Monday, July 31, 2023, at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. After a long battle with Rheumatoid arthritis and Lung Cancer.
Leslie was born on March 03, 1956, to Roland and Lorraine Trottier in Moorhead, Minnesota. He is survived by his daughter, Melissa Ilene Trottier; brother, Gary (Cathi) Trottier; sisters, Ilene...
Anna Pietrzak
Jul 29, 2023
Anna Pietrzak, 80, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Loveland, Ohio. Anna was originally from Ozierodowicze, Poland. She emigrated to the United States in 1963. She met and married Stanley Pietrzak in 1964. The two of them moved with their two daughters from New York to Rio Rancho in 1970. Anna worked at the Rio Rancho Country Club for almost 30 years. She was...
Ronald Frank Bobert
Jul 29, 2023
Ronald Frank Bobert a resident of Rio Rancho, New Mexico since 2015, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the age of 55. Ronald leaves behind his loving wife of 34 years, Gina Bobert; his three sons; Zackary, Elijah, and Christopher; his granddaughter, Autumn.
Ronald took pride in serving in the United States Army for 22 years. Where he...
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