Obituaries
Christopher Lawrence Martinez
Jul 24, 2023
Chris, of Bloomfield NM, was born to Jesse Martinez and Tahirih Branch on January 29th, 1993. Chris was the heartbeat of the family. He was very intelligent as well as talented, Music was the song in his heart. He loved ripping Metallica on the guitar, drawing and writing poetry. His most favorite past time was going to heavy metal concerts...
Mary Lee Baker
Jul 21, 2023
Mary Lee Baker, 90, passed into God's loving arms July 21, 2023. Mary was born April 22, 1933 to Opal and Alfred Blakley. She was the oldest of 11 children.
Mary met the love of her life, Emsley Baker, at the drug store in Duncan Oklahoma, where he worked as a cook. It was love at first sight. They married...
Jimmy Matta
Jul 19, 2023
On July 19th, 2023, our beloved husband, father, and papa Jimmy Matta left this world to join his heavenly father. He was born to Carlos and Tomasa Matta in Roswell, NM on February 25, 1962.
Jimmy had a love for life. You could depend on him to brighten up any room he walked into just by smiling his million dollar...
Maxine Goff
Jul 18, 2023
Maxine Gladys Goff aged 96 of Farmington, NM passed from this life July 18, 2023. She was born June 13, 1927, in Dove Creek, CO. to Albert and Myrtle Wancura.
Maxine was preceded in death by her husband Marion Goff, her two sons Duane Goff and Larry Goff as well as parents Albert and Myrtle Wancura and brothers Frank and...
John Nicholas Stolfa
Jul 18, 2023
John Nicholas Stolfa, 78, a resident of Aztec, NM, passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. John was born in Bloomington, Illinois on June 20, 1945, the son of Christopher Nicholas and Margaret Josephine Stolfa.
Born and raised in Illinois, John raised his six children in the Chicagoland area. John fell in love with the landscape of the...
Mildred Louise Giles
Jul 17, 2023
Mildred Louise Giles, age 94 of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away on Monday July 17, 2023. she was born on August 16, 1928, in Curry County, New Mexico to William Reeves and Annie Gertrude Curd Kirklin. She was along time resident of Farmington, New Mexico and was employed by the State of New Mexico from 1977 until 1997. She...
Shawna Graham
Jul 16, 2023
The heavenly gates opened on July 16 to welcome home a beloved mother, daughter, sister, auntie and friend.
Shawna dedicated her life to being an incredible mother to her one and only son Martell. Shawna understood what life was really about. She was very free spirited, outgoing, adventurous and full of spunk. She had such a unique and contagious laugh....
Emily Ruth Hamblin
Jul 14, 2023
Emily Ruth Hamblin of La Plata, NM passed away on July 14, 2023, following an unfortunate diagnosis of stage 4 breast cancer. Emily was born in California and was immediately adopted into the Hamblin family. She grew up on the Hamblin farm and had many fond memories with her brother and numerous cousins. She was an avid reader and always...
Ronald Norman Solberg
Jul 12, 2023
Ronald Norman Solberg was born on January 17, 1941, and passed away on July 12, 2023, at age 82. He passed away due to natural causes, his body was tired of hurting. The angels came down on Wednesday, July 12th and took Ron to Heaven to be with his lovely wife, Penny Lee Marrie Thrap-Solberg, Daughter Ronda Lee Solberg, grandson...
Violeta Clark
Jul 12, 2023
Violet Carpio Clark of Farmington, NM passed from this life on July 12, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents Carlos and Evangeline Van Hoven. She was born in Manila, Philippines on September 19, 1944. She earned a degree in nursing and served as a registered nurse Captain in the United States Air Force. In her younger days...
Anthony Lee Lattin
Jul 12, 2023
Everybody who knew Anthony, knew him as “Tony”. Tony was a resident of, Alburquerque N.M., where he made a home with his long time girlfriend, Crystal Ortega, whom he loved with all of his soul.Anyone who knew, Tony, has a great “Tony story” to tell. Everybody knows that he loved hard,played hard, lived hard and enjoyed life to the fullest....
Elvin Ritchey
Jul 10, 2023
Elvin Thomas Ritchey, 81, passed away in Bloomfield, NM on July 10, 2023.
Elvin was born in Sherman Valley, PA, September 1, 1941. Elvin attended high school at Northern Bedford, PA and graduated in 1959. In 1964, he moved to New Mexico to work at the Brethren in Christ Navajo Mission in Huerfano, New Mexico. He met the love of...
Wallace McGilbert
Jul 7, 2023
Services for Wallace McGilbert are scheduled for Friday July 14, 2023 at 10:00am located at Bethel Reform Christian Church located in Shiprock, New Mexico. Burial will take place at Sweetwater Family Plot following service.
Calvin Ford
Jul 2, 2023
Calvin Charley Ford (40) passed away July 2, 2023, in Westminster, CO. Calvin was born in Shiprock, NM on August 25, 1982, to his birth parents, Cecil Ford and Jacqueline Ellen Charley. Later, he was adopted and raised by Wilson & Agnes Ford. Calvin was born to the Naaneesht'ézhidine'é clan and born for the Naakai dine'e clan.
Calvin Ford attended...
Kenneth Martin
Jul 2, 2023
Kenneth Wayne Martin, 65 of Aztec, NM. passed away July 2, 2023. He was born October 24, 1957 in Farmington, NM.
He was better known to friends and family as "Kenny." His life is one to be celebrated; family was his life.
He was married to Helen Elizabeth Chitwood-Martin for 47 years. They began and created their lives together starting...
Thomas Bruce
Jun 30, 2023
Thomas W. Bruce, 76, of Farmington, New Mexico, passed away peacefully at home on June 30th, 2023.
He was born on September 26th, 1946, in Shattuck, Oklahoma, to L.J. and Marjorie Bruce. They remained in Oklahoma for a time before moving to Farmington, NM, in the early 1950s.
Thomas graduated from Farmington High School in 1964. Shortly thereafter, in 1965,...
Susan Nay
Jun 27, 2023
Susan Doris Nay, age 69, resided in Farmington New Mexico. She was born in Manchester New Hampshire on March 19, 1954. She has passed away in Farmington New Mexico. Although she had a year long battle with her health she died suddenly on June 27,2023. She was married to Michael Charles Nay, aged 67, when he passed away in Farmington,...
Pamela Adams
Jun 26, 2023
Pam left this earth on June 26, 2023 to begin her heavenly trip to meet up with her beloved husband Danny and many other family members and friends. At the time of her passing she was at home under the loving care of her daughter and son-in-law, Stacey & Jeff.
She was born April 11, 1950 in Farmington...
Jack Daniel Stagg
Jun 26, 2023
Jack Daniel Stagg was born April 6, 2007 and passed away June 26,2023. He was 16 years old. Jack is survived by his parents Garrett and Leah Michele Stagg, his sister Katie Stagg, of Aztec,NM, grandparents Terry & Jeanne Stagg of Pahrump, NV, Dan & Liz Pousson of Bloomfield, NM, and MaryLynn & Danny Livingston of Aztec, NM, numerous uncles,...
