Obituaries
Leonard Benally
Sep 22, 2022
Leonard Benally age 55 of Farmington, New Mexico passed from life September 22, 2022. He was born to Albert and Mary E. Benally on January 12, 1967, in Shiprock, New Mexico. Leonard attended San Juan College for the automotive program and was a mechanic by trade. He worked at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, where he was highly regarded as an...
Nadean Lichliter
Sep 22, 2022
Nadean Lichliter was born November 9, 1943 in Durango, LaPlata, Colorado. She passed away September 22, 2022. Nadean was able to join her mother on her birthday in heaven. Maybe that move will help her be favorite child in the family. Nadean moved to Cortez Colorado when she was two and spent the rest of her childhood in Cortez. Nadean...
PeggySue Holdaway
Sep 21, 2022
PeggySue Bradley was born on March 30, 1959 in Cuba, New Mexico in a small country Doctor’s home to parents Eugene LaVon Bradley and Alice Maria Post. She was one of 5 children from that marriage, with siblings Elizabeth, Zelma, and Jimmy before her, and brother Owen born after.She attended schools in New Mexico, developing a love of reading,...
Joyce Wilks McDaniel
Sep 21, 2022
Joyce Wilks McDaniel 71, born 4/18/51 to W.R. "Buddy" and Joanne K. Wilks, joined her parents, sister Donna K. and grandson Christopher in heaven on September 21, 2022. She was beloved by all who knew her. She was a devoted wife, mom, granny, and great granny. She met her husband in Farmington NM, they married 2/14/69. She worked...
Cimberly Begshaw
Sep 18, 2022
Cimberly Dawn Begshaw born November 10, 1963 passed from this life September 18, 2022. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time.
Susan Wilson
Sep 18, 2022
Susan Wilson was born October 17, 1952 in Cortez, Colorado. She passed away on September 18th , 2022 after a long battle with heart problems. She is survived by her sons Shawn Shay, Ron Wilson, Rick Wilson, her many grand kids and her sisters. Susan was a baker, a hairstylist, and an interior designer at different points in her life....
Zelta Baker
Sep 16, 2022
Zelta Baker born March 3rd, 1933 passed from this life September 16, 2022. Cremation has taken place and no services are scheduled at this time.
John D Roe
Sep 15, 2022
John D. Roe, Jr. passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday September 15, 2022. He was a much loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.
John was born in Cody, Wyoming on June 30, 1948 to John D. Roe Sr. and Clara Rowena (Reding) Roe. He was the oldest of 3 brothers. His father worked...
Steven Alan Vitzthum
Sep 11, 2022
Steven Alan Vitzthum was born on November 1st, 1955 in Kalamazoo, Michigan to Conrad &June Vitzthum. He passed after a 4 year courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side, on September 11th, 2022. Steven was 66 years old.
Steve married Jeanette (Jeanie) Vitzthum on February 15, 1986 in Farmington New Mexico. They had 3 children together; Joseph...
Neva M Smouse
Sep 11, 2022
Neva Schwenke Baca Smouse was born April 2nd, 1928, in Schulenburg, Texas, to Paul and Lydia Schwenke. She passed September 11th, 2022 into the arms of our heavenly father.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Myrtle and Grace, brother Kenton and stepson Michael Smouse.
Neva married A.J. (Tom) Baca in 1947 and moved to NM. They...
Heimo Trathnigg
Sep 10, 2022
Heimo Trathnigg born May 27, 1941 passed from this life September 10, 2022. Please check back later for a full obituary.
Jose Martinez
Sep 9, 2022
Jose Abedon “Abe” Martinez (87), of Bloomfield, NM, passed away September 9, 2022. Abe was born July 15, 1935, in McPhee, CO, to Abidon & Creatilda Martinez. At the age of 17 he joined the Air force and served four years as an aircraft mechanic. In 1958 he met and married Elizabeth Martinez. From this marriage he had 5 children,...
Tom Harrison
Sep 8, 2022
Tom Tso Harrison of Farmington passed away peacefully at home on 09/ 08/ 2022. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Kee Tso and Barbra Harrison, wife Atta, son Sean, grandson Theron Harrison and brother, Kee Augustine. He survived by his daughters, Theresa Harrison- Asad, and Tammy Wethington, son, Val Harrison, sisters: Ruth Atencio, Ena Trujillo, Eva Rentz, brother,...
Eddie Lee Tafoya
Sep 7, 2022
Eddie was born May 11th 1953 in Farmington, New Mexico to parents Leo and Patsy Tafoya.
Eddie attended High school in Aztec NM and learned to weld from his uncle Ike Padilla where he went on to be a welder most of his life. He later became interested in dirt work and started EDCO Construction in 1984. Eddie married Debbie...
Matt Dean Ashworth
Sep 7, 2022
Matt Ashworth passed away peacefully at home on September 1, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born July 14, 1952 in Hotel Dieu hospital, El Paso, Texas. Matt and Allen were identical twins. Then Mom and Dad moved to Farmington, New Mexico with 5 little children. We roamed the hills north of 30th St with our dogs catching...
Ruben Rue
Sep 2, 2022
On September 2nd, 2022 this cool cat was called to heaven. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ held out his hand and lead him to eternal paradise. While we are left here on Earth to grieve, we are comforted with the knowledge, through our faith, that Ruben is no longer in pain and his body is whole once again. He...
Hugh Demar Motto
Sep 2, 2022
Hugh Demar Motto, 70, of Bloomfield was a cherished husband, dad, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend. He was uplifted to his heavenly Father on Friday, September 2, 2022 due to natural causes. Hugh was born in Farmington, NM on September 26, 1951. Although he will be dearly missed by all; we are happy that he has found peace...
Kenneth Kuhl
Sep 1, 2022
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle, Kenneth Arthur Kuhl, 79, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home September 1, 2022.
He is survived by his wife, Judith, and children Tracy (John, deceased) Elliott, Tyrin (Christie) Kuhl, Heather (Romel) Gonzales, and Heidi (Aaron) Wade. 6 grandchildren; Michelle (Wes), Alyssa (Allen), Alex, Caleb, Kaden, and Albrecht; 2 great-granddaughters, Reese...
Paul Hecht
Sep 1, 2022
Paul William Hecht
Born January 2, 1941, in Miami, Florida. Died September 1, 2022, surrounded by his family.
Paul moved to New Mexico in 1949 where he graduated from Valley High School in Albuquerque, NM, in 1959.
Paul met the love of his life, Joyce, in 1958. They were married February 20, 1959, and soon moved to Farmington and made...
Wilma Sisson
Aug 31, 2022
Wilma Jean (Grace) Sisson, of Scottsdale Arizona, was called home to be be with the Lord August 31, 2022. Wilma was born July 28th 1931 in McAlester, Oklahoma to Hershel Hobert Grace and Alta May (Beshear) Grace, the eldest of 4 sisters. Wilma married John Franklin Drollinger in Arizona in 1946. Their eldest son Stephen Michael Drollinger was born in...
