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Local Obituaries for Families in Moriarty, NM
John G Phillips Iii
Feb 27, 2016
John G. Phillips III, 79, passed away on February 27, 2016 in Encino, New Mexico. He entered this world on August 11, 1936 in Highland Park, Michigan to the late Gordon and Caroline Phillips. On November 9, 1988 he married his best friend and soul mate Martha Apodaca in Santa Fe, NM. John served in the United States Navy. He...
Bertha Mae Dean
Feb 27, 2016
One of the most respected teachers in Torrance Co. passed away February 27, 2016. Bertha was born November 24, 1914 in Moorhead, Iowa the daughter of Frank and Effie (Montgomery) Larson. Bertha, her parents and brothers Voyle and Merrill settled in the Estancia Valley in 1932. Bertha began her teaching career when she was eighteen in a one-room school house...
Richard Steven Savelli
Feb 23, 2016
Richard Steven Savelli, 68, of Moriarty, New Mexico, passed away on February 23, 2016. He was born in San Francisco, CA on December 18, 1947. On July 6, 1985 He married Judy Griffin. He was a member of the Edgewood, NM High Desert Riders, Valley of the Moon Riding Club of California and belonged the Moriarty Church of Christ. Richard...
Alice M Olson
Feb 22, 2016
Alice M. Olson, 78, peacefully passed away on February 22, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexcio. She was born in Esmond, North Dakota on September 16, 1937 to the late Conrad and Regarda Erck. Alice was a devout Christian and a member of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Moriarty. She is also preceded in death by her...
William "Bill" Sidney Crawford
Feb 22, 2016
William S. “Bill” Crawford, 80, went to be with the Lord on February 22, 2016. He entered this world on June 13, 1935 in Parkin, Arkansas to the late Aubrey and Modenia Crawford. On March 18, 1988 in Tijeras, NM he married his soul mate Sue A “Sanny” Silvius. Bill served in the Korean War in the United States Marine...
Jerry Blake Liston
Feb 21, 2016
Jerry Blake Liston, 70, passed away on February 21, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born on January 1, 1946 in Provo, Utah to the late Blake and Norine Liston. Jerry is also preceded in death by his Son, Michael Liston in 1968. He is survived by his beloved Wife, Mary Liston and Son, Stephen S. Liston. A Funeral...
Marcella Trujillo
Feb 20, 2016
Marcella Trujillo, 75, entered Heavens Gates on February 20, 2016 in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. She was born to the late Antonio Serna and Desideria Nunez on August 22, 1940 in Manzano, New Mexico. Marcella was a lifetime New Mexico resident and a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Albuquerque, NM. Family was the most important thing to...
Justin Michael Howell
Feb 20, 2016
Justin Michael Howell, age 20, passed away on February 20, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He entered this world on June 26, 1995 in Lake Wales, Florida. He is survived by his Father, Charles “Leon” Howell of Quincy, FL; Mother, Alvera Howell of Los Lunas, NM; Grandparents, Benjamin F. Sr. and Peggy Ruth Barnhill and Peggy Sue Jones; Brother, Daniel...
Norma Jean Boyd
Feb 19, 2016
Norma Jean Boyd, 83, peacefully passed on February 19, 2016 in Moriarty, NM. She was born on July 12, 1932 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the late Zacharia Watkins and Maurine Brotherton. Norma loved animals and volunteered her time with charities such as the Humane Society. She also supported D.A.V. and had a great skill and love for crocheting as...
Erma Ann Mcgee
Feb 16, 2016
Erma Ann McGee, 87, went to be with her Lord on February 16, 2016. She entered this world on March 31, 1928 in Estancia, New Mexico, born to William and Irene Thomas. Erma was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Estancia and taught Sunday school there as well. She was the Torrance County Clerk for 8 years...
Alejandro G Encinias
Feb 16, 2016
Alejandro G. Encinias, 81, entered Heavens Gates on February 16, 2016 in his home in Stanley, New Mexico surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on February 3, 1935 in Aurora, New Mexico to the late Benjamin and Adelida Encinias. Alejandro was a Rancher and devout Catholic belonging to the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Villanueva, NM....
Charles John Rhoades
Feb 15, 2016
Charles John Rhoades, age 65, passed away on February, 15, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. He was born on March 20, 1950 to the late Wilfred and Mary (Graham) Rhoades in Bryn Mawr, PA. Charles was a member of the United States Marine Corps. On October 8, 1993 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, he married the love of his life Annette Thorpe....
Karen Bartelt-Marshall
Feb 13, 2016
Karen Bartelt-Marshall – went home on February 13, 2016. Karen was born on September 9, 1956 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Burton Bartelt (deceased) and Lorraine (Malueg) Bartelt (deceased). Lived in Wisconsin until 1992 when she moved to Florida for a job with Comcast as the Pay Per View Coordinator for the area from Jacksonville to Key West. As Coordinator she...
Ronald Elroy Laabs
Feb 11, 2016
Ronald Elroy Laabs, age 79, passed on February 11, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born on February 27, 1936 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to the late Norman and Mable (Booth) Laabs. On December 22, 1956 Ronald married his soul mate Doreen Williams in Birmingham, England. He was a member of the United States Air Force, serving in the Korean...
Joan E Carlson
Feb 5, 2016
Joan E. Carlson, age 74, passed away in Moriarty, NM on February 5, 2016. She was born on June 23, 1942 in Lubbock, Texas. Joan was a corrections officer with C.C.A. for 13 years. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Joan is preceded in death by her Father, Arlie Pope and Son, Johnny F. Rich Jr....
Troy Shane Greenwood
Feb 3, 2016
Troy Shane Greenwood, 51, of Moriarty, NM, passed away on February 3, 2016. He was born on December 11, 1964 in Albuquerque, NM. Troy was a lifetime NM resident and a member of the Victory Faith Fellowship in Moriarty, NM. On April 8, 1989 he married the love of his life, Ramona Molina in Albuquerque, NM. Troy was a Manager...
Carol C Diehl
Feb 2, 2016
A joint Funeral Service will be held for longtime New Mexicans Robert Leroy and Carol (Mills) Diehl. They passed away just weeks apart – he on January 10, 2016 and she on February 2, 2016. The Graveside Service will be held on Tuesday February 16, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. at the Mountain View Cemetery in Moriarty, NM. Brandon Shaffer to...
Randall Jacobs Witt
Feb 1, 2016
Randall Jacobs Witt, 60, died of natural causes on February 1, 2016. He was born on May 19, 1955 at the Air Force Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana to father Eric George Witt and mother Shirley Hill Witt. As a teenager, he dreamed of a military career and after high school in New Jersey, he enlisted in the Marine Corps...
Ethel May Simmons
Jan 29, 2016
Ethel May Simmons, age 83, passed away on January 29, 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was born in Pacoima, California on September 10, 1932 to the late John and Gertrude (Murphy) Wagner. Ethel was a kind soul and will be deeply missed. She is also preceded in death by her Husband, Maxwell Simmons; Daughter, Donna Jean Bowers and Sister,...
Raymond Monroe Wood
Jan 29, 2016
Raymond Monroe Wood, age 86, passed away on January 29, 2016 in Mountainair, New Mexico. He was born on July 4, 1929 in Mountainair, NM to the late Henry and Ora (Storey) Wood. Raymond was very active with the Mountainair Senior Citizens. He was a lifetime resident of Mountainair and an active member of the Mountainair Church of Christ. Raymond...
