Obituaries
Robert Welling
May 7, 2025
Robert Blaine Welling, 70 of Farmington, NM., passed away on May 7, 2025. He was born October 3, 1954, in Cody, WY. to Marion Lyman Welling and Marjorie Birdsley.
He is preceded in death by his parents Marion and Marjorie Welling and his sister Louise Konecnik.
He is survived by his son Shane Welling; daughters Elise Welling, Bethany Welling, and Marie Welling;...
Alice Delores Bates
May 4, 2025
Alice D. Bates, 95, of Shiprock, NM passed away peacefully on May 4, 2025. Alice was born on June 13, 1929, in Cornfields, AZ to John and Katherine Stevens. Her clans were the Naaneesht’ezhi Tachii’nii (Zuni Red Running into the Water) Cliff Dwellers (Tsinijikinii).
Alice attended St. Michaels Indian School. She was a seamstress during her early years. She moved to...
Janet Zoe Martin
May 2, 2025
Janet Zoe Martin, 88, of Bloomfield, NM passed away on May 2, 2025. She was born on December 18, 1936, in Del Norte, CO to John Thurman Harbour and Jewel Oleta Proctor.
She is preceded in death by her husband Delmar L. Roberts II, sons James Lester Roberts and David Kent Roberts, parents John Thurman Harbour and Jewel Oleta Proctor, brothers...
John R. Dorner
May 1, 2025
John R. Dorner, 88, of Bayfield, Colorado, passed away on May 1, 2025, in Farmington, New Mexico. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and mentor, John was known for his deep love for his family and friends and his unwavering willingness to go above and beyond for those he cared about. He will be dearly missed by all who had the...
Aubrey Dee Wood
Apr 30, 2025
Aubrey Dee Wood, 86, of Bloomfield, New Mexico, passed away on April 30, 2025, in Bloomfield, New Mexico. Aubrey was born on October 31, 1938, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to parents Edward F. Wood and Sadie E. Wood.
Aubrey Dee Wood, a devoted cowboy, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on April 30, 2025, at the age of 86. A proud...
Lyle Merilatt
Apr 30, 2025
Lyle Buford Merilatt born May 14, 1935, in Clayton NM peacefully passed away April 30, 2025, in his home in Farmington NM at the age of 89. Lyle was born in Clayton NM on May 14, 1935, to Carl Stebbin Merilatt and Cyvilla Inez Merilatt of Clayton, NM. Lyle is the oldest of three boys. He was preceded in death...
Edna Ann Wageman
Apr 28, 2025
Edna Ann Wageman, 86, of Farmington, NM, passed away surrounded by her grandchildren on Monday morning, April 28, 2025. She was born on May 3, 1938, in Santa Fe, NM, to Irene and Clyde Faulk. She graduated from Santa Fe High School and received her Associate’s degree from Stephens College in Columbia, MO, and a Bachelor of Science from Arizona...
Maria Delfida Corrales
Apr 23, 2025
Maria Delfida Corrales, 107, of Bloomfield NM, passed away on April 23, 2025. Maria was born on November 21,1917 in Gallina NM, to her parents Delfido and Rumalda Martinez.
Delfida loved God above all. She was a very devout catholic. She was loved by so many. She was the Matriarch of our family, she had seven children and 114 grand and...
Oscar Kenneth Pierce
Apr 20, 2025
Oscar Kenneth Pierce, 79, of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on April 20th, 2025, at his home.
He was born on September 8th, 1945, in Laramie, Wyoming, to Lester Vernon Pierce and Myrtle Lucille Orre.
Oscar graduated from Pocatello High School, Idaho, in 1963. He then went on to receive his associate’s degree in Meteorology, Accounting, and Information Systems. He served...
Ricky Smith
Apr 18, 2025
Mr. Ricky Lee Smith, aged 67 of Aztec, NM, passed away on Friday April 18, 2025. Ricky was born on November 10, 1957, in Farmington, NM to the late John Edwin Smith and Carolyn Sue Sedlmayr-Reevs.
Ricky was a lifelong resident of San Juan County and was a certified Mechanic and Electronic Technician. If it was broken, he could...
Shane L. McDaniel
Apr 18, 2025
Shane L. McDaniel, a beloved resident of Farmington, NM, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025, at the age of 65. Born on August 1, 1959 in Farmington, Shane spent his life deeply rooted in the community he cherished.Shane's life was marked by his enduring marriage to his loving wife, Elena Valdez McDaniel, and his dedication to his family, which...
Donald Dale Bradford
Apr 18, 2025
Donald Dale Bradford of Farmington, New Mexico went to meet his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on April 18th, 2025 (Good Friday) at the age of 50. Donny was born in Farmington, NM on June 15th, 1974, to Doug Sr. and Paula Bradford. Donny’s love for the Lord came first and foremost. He studied the Word and lived a life...
Mark Hunter Riley
Apr 16, 2025
Beloved son and brother Mark Hunter Riley passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on the evening of April 16th from complications related to a brain tumor caused by neurofibromatosis. He was 24 years old.
Mark was born July 18th, 2000, in Farmington, New Mexico to Brenda Lang Riley and the late Jeffrey Donald Riley.
He is survived by his mother Brenda (Lang) Riley...
Jayne Foutz
Apr 16, 2025
Jayne Marie Howe Foutz was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico on May 25, 1938. She passed away peacefully on April 16, 2025.
Jayne lived in Las Vegas, New Mexico for most of her youth before she moved to Kirtland, New Mexico. She graduated from Kirtland Central High School in 1956. She married Hugh L. (Hank) Foutz on June...
Johnny J. Tom
Apr 16, 2025
Johnny J. Tom, 74, of Aztec, New Mexico, passed away on April 16, 2025, in Shiprock, New Mexico. Johnny was born on April 1, 1951, in Keams Canyon, Arizona to parents John and Eva Tom. Johnny was born to Tabaaha and born for Hashkaan halzohi. Johny’s paternal clan is Todichiinii, and maternal clan is Totsohnii.
Johnny retired from the Coal Mine...
Linda Crabtree
Apr 15, 2025
Linda B. Crabtree, 73, of Farmington passed away on April 15, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with kidney disease caused by ANCA Vasculitis and the complications that followed. Linda was born on December 10, 1951, in Helena, Montana, to her parents, Bobbie and Glenn Goss. Linda moved to Farmington in 1968 and graduated from FHS in 1970. She attended Fort...
Christopher Horton
Apr 12, 2025
Christopher Horton passed away on April 12, 2025, in Bloomfield, NM. He was born on February 16, 1971, in El Paso, TX, to Dwayne and Debby Horton.
Chris was a proud graduate of Bloomfield High School and spent much of his life working as an Oil Field Mechanic—work he poured his heart into and truly took pride in. He also served...
Margaret "Peggy" Lynne Brown
Apr 11, 2025
Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" Lynne Brown, aged 75 of Bloomfield, New Mexico passed away on Friday April 11, 2025. She was born on April 6, 1950, in Santa Monica, California to the late David Vanderpool and Verna Johnson.
Margaret lived in Venice Beach, CA. until the family moved to Fair Oaks, CA. in 1958. She graduated from High School in 1968 and...
Rex Paul Rosenbaugh Sr.
Apr 11, 2025
Rex Paul Rosenbaugh, Sr., of Aztec, New Mexico, passed away peacefully and with his family, at Mercy Medical Center in Durango, CO, on April 11, 2025. He was 74 years of age. Rex was born on January 16, 1951, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Elizabeth Luella and Paul Harold Rosenbaugh. After leaving Iowa, the family eventually settled in Aztec, where...
Nora Alice Shannon
Apr 11, 2025
Nora A. Shannon, 85, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, passed away on April 11, 2025, in Bloomfield, New Mexico. Nora was born on April 3, 1940, in Gallina, New Mexico, to parents Faviana and Theodore Serrano.
Nora Shannon, the iconic “Nani” of Rio Rancho, passed away on April 11, 2025. She was surrounded by her family at her daughter’s family home...
