Obituaries

George Edward Neel

Jun 3, 2015

Bloomfield George Edward Neel June 18, 1931 - June 3, 2015 George Edward Neel was born June 18, 1931, in the town of Lincoln. He was deceased on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, just outside of the town of Flora Vista in San Juan County,. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Georgetta Neel and one son Greg Neel....

Claudine Riddle

May 31, 2015

Claudine Maxwell Riddle age 95 of Farmington passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015. She was born April 22, 1920 in Coryell County Texas to James Maxwell and Jessie Dossey. Claudine was born into a Texas sharecropper's family. By working hard her whole life she would become a successful realtor and political activist in the state of New Mexico. Claudine had...

Milford Etsitty

May 31, 2015

Milford Etsitty, 45, of Sanostee, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2015, in Little Water. He was born Feb. 1, 1970, in Farmington. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 5 at Mesa Baptist Church in Sanostee. Burial will be in the family cemetery in Sanostee.

Service Details

Friday, June 5th,...

Jessie Martinez (Martinez) Sam

May 30, 2015

Harry Nelson Burns

May 29, 2015

HARRY N. BURNS December 12, 1949 - May 29, 2015 Harry N. Burns, 65, of Farmington passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. Harry was born December 12, 1949 in New Haven, Connecticut the son of Donald and Louise Burns. Harry and his family moved from North Branford, Connecticut to Farmington in 1996....

Alma Jo (Wright) Russey

May 27, 2015

Farmington Alma Jo Russey March 17, 1927 - May 27, 2015 Alma Jo Russey, 88, of Farmington, passed away on May 27, 2015, in Farmington. She was born March 17, 1927, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Lucy Snow and Emmett Wright. Jo graduated from Wichita Falls High in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jo married the love of her life, Wade Russey...

Darren Lee Bitsuie

May 27, 2015

Albuquerque Darren Lee April 15, 1981 - May 27, 2015 Darren Lee Bitsuie, 34, of Albuquerque, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Flagstaff, Ariz. He was born April 15, 1981, in Gallup, to David Bitsuie and Jane M. Makovicka. He was born to the Czech Republic and born for the Tlaashchii (Red Bottom People). Darren graduated in 1999,...

Benny Gutierrez

May 24, 2015

Benny "Froge" Gutierrez, born April 26, 1928, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 24, 2015, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by two daughters Sergia and Betty Gutierrez. Benny is survived by his wife Fidela Gutierrez of 61 years; children Lupita (Louis) Montoya, Linda Gutierrez, Lisa (James) Taylor, Benjamin Gutierrez, Jr., Tom (Christina) Gutierrez,...

Mary Elizabeth (McCarty) Marx

May 24, 2015

Aztec Mary Elizabeth Marx July 30, 1920 - May 24, 2015 Mary Elizabeth Marx, 94, of Aztec, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015, in Aztec. She was born July 30, 1920, in San Diego, Calif. Mary's care is entrusted to Alternative Choice Burial and Cremation, 804 N. Dustin Ave. in Farmington, 505-325-9611. Those who wish to express their condolences...

Jake C. Valdez

May 22, 2015

JAKE C. VALDEZ, 58, of Farmington passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at his home. Jake was born June 1, 1956 in La Jara, New Mexico to Joe E. Valdez and Edna Herrera. Jake graduated from Cuba High School in 1974. He attended Highlands University and San Juan College. Jake enlisted in the US Army in December of 1975 and...

Sharlene Rose Yazzie

May 22, 2015

Sharlene Rose Yazzie, 44, of Kirtland, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015, in Farmington. She was born Dec. 7, 1970, in Fort Defiance, Ariz., to Larry B. Price and Irene R. Mason. Sharlene was preceded in death by her father Larry B. Price and her grandparents, Tohtsoni Neal, Elsie R. Neal and Thomas Bia. She is survived by her...

Clyda Bradley

May 22, 2015

CLDYA "GRANNY" NICHOLS BRADLEY May 29, 1917 - May 22, 2015 Clyda "Granny" Nichols Bradley, 97, of Aztec, NM passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 at Four Corner's Good Samaritan Center in Aztec. Clyda was born May 29, 1917 in Maryville, Tennessee the daughter of Thomas Henry Nichols and Laura Bell Romines Nichols. Clyda met and married JL Bradley and...

Patrick Ulibarri

May 22, 2015

Patrick Ulibarri Continental Divide Funeral services for Patrick "Bam Bam' Ulibarri, 41, will by at 11 a.m. Friday, May 29, 2015, at Cope Memorial. The Reverend Pio O'Connor, OFM, will officiate. Ulibarri graduated form Thoreau High School in 1992. He enjoyed watching boxing and wrestling. Survivors include his wife, Samantha Ulibarri; daughter Nicole Amber-Starr Ulibarri; parents Raymond and Lee Ulibarri,...

Ronald Bachman

May 20, 2015

Flora Vista Ronald L. Bachman March 25, 1948 - May 20, 2015 Ronald Lee Bachman, 67, of Flora Vista, passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in Farmington. He was born March 25, 1948, in Durango, Colo., to Harry and Annie Bachman. Ron was a retired truck driver. He was a loving and devoted husband, brother, uncle and friend to...

Mike Roy Skeets

May 18, 2015

Mike R. Skeets Vanderwagen, NM Services for Mike R. Skeets, 73, will be at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Cope Memorial Chapel. Virgil Chee will officiate. Burial will be in Vanderwagen, NM at Pine Tree Mission. Skeets died May 18, 2015, in Gallup. He was born June 1, 1941, in Vanderwagen into the Red Running into the Water...

Tommy Draper Jr

May 17, 2015

Service Details

Thursday, May 21st, 2015 10:00am, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Interment Details

Kirtland - Fruitland Cemetery

Mable Pete (Pete) Garfield

May 17, 2015

Mable Garfield, 90, of Shiprock, passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Farmington. She was born Aug. 15, 1924, in Mitten Rock.

Service Details

Friday, May 22nd, 2015 12:00pm, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Interment Details

Memory Gardens Cemetery

Debra Lee Evans

May 16, 2015

Farmington Debbie Evans Dec. 18, 1958 - May 16, 2015 Debbie Evans, 56, of Farmington, passed away on Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Farmington. She was born Dec. 8, 1958, in Farmington, to Wilbur and Sally Lorett. Debbie had a Bachelors of the Arts degree in elementary education. She was employed with the Northeast Elementary School in Farmington. She liked...

Lorna Hester Beal

May 16, 2015

Aztec Lorna Beal Jan. 18, 1909 - May 16, 2015 Lorna Beal was born Jan. 18, 1909, in Delta County, Colo., the only child of Sina and John Allen. The family was one of the pioneers who came from Ohio in a covered wagon and settled on the western slope of Colorado. Lorna lived most of her life in Delta...

Robert "Tucker" Truby

May 14, 2015

Bloomfield Robert "Tucker" Truby Oct. 5, 1993 - May 14, 2015 Because tomorrow never came ... Robert "Tucker" Truby, 21, of Bloomfield, left this world Thursday, May 14, 2015, to be with Jesus with his best friend, Sam, by his side until the end. He was born Oct. 5, 1993, in Durango, Colo., to Rory and Lori Truby. In 2011,...