Obituaries

In Memory of Rodney L. Pacheco, age 48, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. Mr. Pacheco was a Local 412 members for 24 years.

In Memory of Hugh A. Honeycutt 1929-2020 Al Honeycutt of Los Chavez, NM, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Al was born on June 15, 1929 in Tucumcari, NM. He served in the US Navy from 1948-1952, and was a disabled Korean War Combat Veteran. Al was a pipefitter by trade ...

Kenneth (Kenny) Cole, 63, passed away at his home in Roswell, N.M, on February 19, 2020. Kenny was born to William D. and Elivra Cole on June 29, 1956. Kenny grew up in and around Portales, NM where he attended school. Kenny knew at the age of 10 he wanted to be like his dad and become ...

Edwin W. Brown was born in Winslow, AZ on June 23, 1974. He passed away at his home in Bread Springs, NM on February 1, 2020. He attended Red Rock Elementary School, Gallup Middle School, and graduated from Gallup High School in 1992. He went to University of New Mexico – Gallup, NM Branch right ...

Robert F. “Bob” Lee passed away on December 22nd, 2019 at the age of 70 in the town of his birth, Las Cruces, NM. Bob moved to Santa Fe at a young age, where he graduated high school in 1968. In 1974, he moved to Grants to work at the uranium mine. There, he married his ...

In Memory of Gerald B. Perkins, age 79, passed away on November 25, 2019. Mr. Perkins was a Local 412 member for 62 years.

In Memory of Armando Gomez, age 73, passed away on October 22, 2019. Mr. Gomez was a Local 412 member for 46 years.

Bryan Bruce Wheeler, age 44, returned to his Father in Heaven on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Bryan was born in Kearny, AZ on March 30, 1975 to Bruce and Linda Wheeler. In 1982, at the age of 7, the Wheeler family moved to White Rock, NM. Growing up he enjoyed fishing, camping, riding motorcycles and loved ...

El Paso – John Frank Saldivar, May 24, 1936 – Nov. 11, 2019, lifelong resident of El Paso and graduate of Austin High School Class of 1955. Born to Genaro and Francisca Saldivar. Following in his father’s footsteps as a barber, he owned and operated Eastwood Barbershop from 1961 to 1978. Long hair styles of ...

Farmington – Justin Wade Cole was born October 16, 1980 and passed on October 7, 2019 at the age of 38. Justin put his heart into everything and into every role he had throughout his life. Justin was a loving father, son, brother, grandson and friend to those close to him. His love for his ...

Age 61, passed away Friday, September 6, 2019. He was born in Farmington, NM on August 18, 1958, to John Maloof and Gloria Rudolph. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force. Ronald was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his children, Stephen Hardy and Chelsea Hardy Flores; siblings, Brenda ...

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El Paso – Carlos Carrasco, age 99 of El Paso, Texas passed away of natural causes on the 4th of July, 2019. Carlos was born on September 13, 1919 to Jose and Carolina Elizalde and welcomed by his sister Maria Antonia. He was drafted in 1941 and served in the New Guinea Campaign where he ...

Garry Tolbert, 74, of Peralta, NM, passed away Friday, June 21st, 2019. A memorial service (Celebration of Life) will be held on July 12th, 2019 at the Belen Sheriff’s Posse at 7:00p.m. Garry was born on January 28, 1945 in Albuquerque, NM to Cecil and Jean Tolbert . He graduated from Valley High School ...

Farmington – Richard James “Irish Pat” Meagher, a Veteran in the Air Force, 77, passed away peacefully March 28, 2019. Richard was born to parents Hazel and James Meagher on May 23, 1941 in Fair Haven, Vermont. Pat was a small business owner and a boilermaker by trade. He traveled to different construction sites across ...

James M. Beaty, age 82, a resident of Belen, passed away from COPD at the Veterans Hospital, on Saturday, February 2, 2019. He sold his farm in Indiana to move to New Mexico for a family member with asthma. James was born to the late Warren and Anne Beaty, his mother was from Ireland. He ...

Jose Santistevan was called home by his Lord and Savior to his eternal resting place on December 12, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Fort Collins, CO to Ricardo and Silveria Santistevan. He is preceded in death by his parents; Mary, his beautiful wife of 57 years; and his two sons, Lawrence ...

In Memory of: James W. Costello, 80, died peacefully at home on December 9, 2018. He was born in Cresco, Iowa on September 8, 1938. He is preceded in death by his wife Wanda Costello, mother Anna Arnes-Costello, father Bernard Costello, brothers John and Bernard Jr. Costello, brother-in-law Norman Melver. James belonged to Holy Trinity Church in ...

Edward Joseph Sosaya Sr. (“Eddie” to his friends, “GaGa” to his family), our wonderful and loving patriarch passed away at home surrounded by his family on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at the age of 85. Eddie was born in Santa Fe, NM on August 8, 1933. He graduated from Santa Fe High School as a ...

Bill E. Brasell died of natural causes on November 16, 2018 in Roswell, NM with his daughters, Tracy Byrd and Carla Lamb, both from Albuquerque, NM by his side. He was 93, born in 1925 in Crosbyton, TX; one of eight children to John and Lottie Brasell. He is survived by his Brother, Wayne Brasell ...

Published in Jemez Thunder on Sept. 15, 2018

LeRoy A. Ortiz, age 83, a lifetime resident of Albuquerque, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 26, 2018. He is survived by his son, Freddie Ortiz and wife, Penni of Farmington, NM; daughters, Ann Arguello and husband, Leslie of Raton, NM, Joyce Boeck and husband, Dennis of Garland, TX, and Annette Ortiz ...

GILBERTO GIL ULIBARRI Gilberto “Gil” Ulibarri, 80, passed peacefully at home with his family by his side on Sunday, May 27, 2018. He was born on College Street in Santa Fe to Carmelita Jacquez Ulibarri and Eulogio F. Ulibarri. He is predeceased by his parents, his brothers: Toby, Leo, Jake, Carlos; sister: Jean Lopez; his ...

1930 – 2018 It is with great sadness that the family of John (Bud) Benton, loving husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather and grandfather, passed away on April 9th, 2018 at the age of 87 after a courageous battle with cancer. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 63 years, Margie Benton, his daughter Julie ...

January 15, 1975 – April 06, 2018   On Friday, April 6th Mark Parras, husband, father, grandpa(papa), brother and uncle, went home to be with the Lord. Mark will be remembered forever by his wife and best friend Julie, his girls, Julianna Duran(Gabriel Salcido), Reyna and Marisol, his grandchildren Bubba, Elario, Anneliese and Mateo, his mom Lydia ...