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Local Obituaries for Families in Moriarty, NM
Virginia O'Neal
Jan 24, 2010
Virginia Williams O’Neal, was born November 28, 1923, east of Moriarty at the home of her parents, John and Maggie Williams. Virginia died Sunday, January 24, 2010. She started school in Moriarty and graduated from Moriarty High School in 1940. Virginia and Lewis attended school together. They married June 27, 1942. Lewis was called to World War II August 1942....
Joey Allen Chavez
Jan 24, 2010
Joey Allen Chavez, 28, of Torreon, NM passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Joey was born on August 25, 1981 in Albuquerque, NM to Mike and Virginia (Vigil) Chavez. Joey was a lifetime resident of Torreon. He graduated from Del Norte High School and was a member of the Believer Center of Albuquerque. Joey is survived by his parents,...
Joan Mae Bell
Jan 22, 2010
Joan Mae Bell, 79, of Edgewood, NM passed away at her home on Friday, January 22, 2010. Joan was born August 8, 1930 in Escanaba, MI to George and Alva (Anderson) Hedsten. Joan lived in Edgewood, NM for the past six years coming from Albuquerque, NM. She was a member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Edgewood. Joan was...
Ernest Jake Perea
Jan 15, 2010
Ernest Jake Perea, 43, of Cedar Grove, NM passed away peacefully on Friday, January 15, 2010 in Shiprock, NM. Ernest was born on May 17, 1966 in Albuquerque, NM to Jake and Reyes (Larrañaga) Perea. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Edgewood, NM. Ernest is survived by his parents, Jake and Reyes Perea of...
Cayetano Andres Chavez Jr.
Jan 13, 2010
Cayetano Andres Chavez Jr., 49, passed away at his home in Moriarty, NM on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Cayetano was born to Cayetano L. Chavez Sr. and Simona Trujillo on January 16, 1960 in Vaughn, NM. Cayetano was a lifetime resident of Moriarty. He graduated from Moriarty High School in 1979. He was a member of the National High School...
Carlota Charlotte Dial
Jan 9, 2010
Carlota Garcia Dial, was born in Mathis, Texas on November 4th, 1942 to Jesus and Elogia Garcia. She was the 5th of 10 children. She began picking carrots, cabbage, broom corn and cotton at just 12 years old to help support the family. Charlotte met Almer (Buster) Dial when she was 20 years old while he was stationed in Killeen,...
Annie Mae Cardwell
Jan 9, 2010
Annie Mae Cardwell, 92, of Sandia Park, NM passed away at her home on Saturday, January 9, 2010. Annie was born in Celina, TX on May 17, 1917 to John Wesley and Janie Florence (Blanchard) O’Dell. She married Homer Lee Cardwell, who preceded her in death in 1992. Annie lived in Moriarty for the past 5 ½ years, having previously...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
