Obituaries
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...
Lyla Kay Troutner
Apr 10, 2025
Lyla Kay Troutner, 74, of Farmington, NM, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2025. She was born on March 9, 1951, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Albert and Viola Joan Johnston.
Lyla was a devoted wife, loving mother, proud grandmother, and caring daughter. Her family meant everything to her, and she spent her life making sure they felt loved and supported....
Kathryn Robbins
Apr 10, 2025
Kathryn "Kathy" Eleanor Robbins, born May 20, 1942, in San Diego, California, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on April 10, 2025, at the age of 82, after a long and courageous journey with dementia.
A dedicated teacher and lifelong learner, Kathy spent her career shaping young minds with patience, warmth, and a deep commitment to education. After graduating from...
Elizabeth Johnson Rogers
Apr 9, 2025
Elizabeth Johnson Rogers December 15, 1937 – April 9, 2025
Elizabeth Johnson Rogers, 87, of Farmington, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 15, 1937, in Grand Island, Nebraska to Everett and Maxine Johnson and was raised in the close-knit community of Burwell, Nebraska.
After graduating from Brownell...
Patricia Ann Gunn
Apr 8, 2025
Patricia A. Gunn, 87, of Farmington, NM, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2025, surrounded by the family she loved so dearly. She was born on August 3, 1937, in Mesa, Arizona, to Nasser Nick Romley and Rose Saba Romley.
Patricia dedicated her life to being a stay-at-home mother, a role she embraced with love and pride. She had a special...
Isaiah James Herrera
Apr 7, 2025
Isaiah James Herrera, 20, of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away on April 7, 2025. He was born on May 11, 2004, in El Paso, Texas to Sarah Combs and Wesley Herrera.
Isaiah (Zai) was born prematurely and spent the 1st four weeks of his life in NICU, due to his birth weight of 3.5lbs. No one noticed his smaller stature after...
Connie Stock
Apr 6, 2025
Connie J. Stock of Farmington, slipped away peacefully on April 6, 2025 at her home surrounded by all her loved ones. She fought a long battle with emphysema and COPD. She was born on June 6, 1946 in Forrest City, Iowa to Agnes H. Schultz.
She was an only child and is preceded in death by her mother and her step...
Margaret Walter Granillo
Apr 5, 2025
Margaret Walter Granillo, beloved mother and grandmother, peacefully passed away on April 5, 2025, in Farmington, NM at the age of 85. She was born on January 16, 1940, in Chicago, IL, to her loving parents, Wilfred H. Walter and Margaret Mc’Cann Walter.
Margaret was known to love cheese, opera, crocheting, and (to the dismay of her children) adding everything she...
Sherri Lynn Durham
Apr 4, 2025
Sherri Lynn Durham, 62, of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away on April 4, 2025, in Farmington, New Mexico. Sherri was born on January 4, 1963, in Farmington, New Mexico to parents Robert Clinton Scott, Ruby Eloise (Taylor) Scott.
Sherri graduated from Kirtland Central High School in 1981, where she was an active member of the band and played the flute. Known...
Samuel Ellison
Apr 2, 2025
Samuel Ellison left us on April 2, 2025, at the age of 66. Born on June 3, 1958, in Fort Defiance, AZ to Don and Mary Ellison.
His clans are: Bit'ahnii, Oozei Tachii'nii, Dziltl'ahnii, Naakai Dine'e,
He was a very hardworking man. He was a welder for APS for 38 years.
He is preceded in death by his parents Don and Mary Ellison.
Samuel...
Donna Motteshard
Apr 1, 2025
Donna Jean Motteshard, age 87 of Kirtland, NM passed away Tuesday April 1, 2025, in Aztec, NM. Donna was born on June 6, 1937, in Enid, OK to the late John H. Vincent and Henryetta Taylor. She is survived by several children.
Visitation with the family will be held from 11am to 12:00 noon Monday April 7th, 2025, at...
Cheryl Lee Goolsby
Mar 31, 2025
Cheryl Lee Goolsby, 75, of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away on March 31, 2025, in Farmington, New Mexico. Cheryl was born on August 8, 1949, in San Jose, California, to parents Dorothy L Duncan and Orland J. Patrick.
Cheryl graduated from Mountain View High in California. She loved making jewelry and diamond art. She also loved going to the casino.
Cheryl is...
Virginia Rae Piercey
Mar 30, 2025
We are saddened to announce the passing of Virginia Rae Gustin Piercey, 87, of Kirtland on March 30, 2025. She was born January 14, 1938 in Farmington to Hugh and Iva Sterling. Ginger was a loving and wonderful woman until the very end, she will be greatly missed.
Needing her car repaired, Ginger headed to the closest repair shop where she...
Christine Mary Summers
Mar 30, 2025
Christine Mary Summers, a painter of flowers and ocean scenes through watercolors, has gently laid down her brushes and palette. Her hands, once so adept at creativity and selflessly giving to others, are now at rest, but her legacy of artistry will live on. Her paintings were inspired by the colorful life she lived. She was wonderfully caring and vivacious,...
Vickie Ileen Robinson
Mar 28, 2025
Vickie Robinson, 66, of Aztec, New Mexico, passed away on March 28, 2025, in Aztec, New Mexico. Vickie was born on March 2, 1959, in Farmington, New Mexico, to parents Benjamin and Edith Kendrick (Thomas).
Her dad, Ben, was in the army, making her an army brat moving all over the world. She started school in France and graduated from Farmington...
