NEAL PATRICK LINDEN, 68, of San Cristobal died Monday.
He was a Vietnam veteran.
He is survived by sons, Eric S. Linden and Matthew T. Linden and wife Jenifer; brothers, Gorden and Dennis Linden; sisters, Lois and Cathy Linden; and three grandchildren. A family service will be held in Kansas.
Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, (505) 758-3841.
Dated: November 27, 2003
ALMA J. SIMON, 80, of Alcalde died Tuesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert W. Simen.
She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Farrell; granddaughter Lisa Abeyta; and many other relatives and friends.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Hobbs.
DeVargas Funeral Home of the Espaņola Valley, 747-7477.
Dated: November 27, 2003
LORENCITA TAPIA, 63, of Santa Fe died on Tuesday after a long illness. She was employed as a CCD and a home schooling teacher for more than 30 years. She was an active member of Nocturnal Adoration. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pedro and Magdalena Velarde; sisters, Erlinda Chavez and Mary Ann Romero, and brother, Esmundo Velarde. She is survived by her husband, Nick Tapia; children, Tommy Tapia and wife Debbie, Clara Holmes and husband Glenn, Peggy Vigil and companion Leonard Baros, Manuel Tapia, Lee Tapia and companion Anna Vigil, Henry Tapia and wife Johanna, and Lorenzo Tapia and companion Celeste Larranaga; sisters, Isabel Griego, Connie Trujillo and husband Joe, Lilly Valencia and Agnes Ortiz; brother, Steve Velarde and wife Virginia; 15 grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. Visitations will be held from 3-5 p.m. Friday at Berardinelli Family Chapel and at 6 p.m. at St. Anne's Catholic Church with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anne's Catholic Church with burial to follow at San Antonio Cemetery in Tapia. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 984-8600.
Dated: November 27, 2003
CECILIA G. GREENIER, 86, a lifelong resident of Las Vegas, N.M., died Wednesday at Northeastern Regional Hospital after a brief illness.
She was born in Delia on April 5, 1917, to the late Jose R. Gallegos and Juanita Casaus. She was married to the late Manuel Greenier. She was a loving mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She loved to crochet, sew and read. She especially loved being with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Anthony Greenier; grandson, Paul Baca; and sister, Florencia L. Gallegos. She is survived by her daughters, Suzie Baca and husband Manuel, and Rachel Pino and husband Robert, all of Las Vegas, N.M.; brothers, Raymond Gallegos and wife Sophia of Alamagordo, Joe R. Gallegos and wife Faye from Albuquerque, Joe G. Gallegos and wife Rose from Tuscon, Ariz., and Greg Gallegos and wife Rita from Fort Sumner; sisters, Rosarito Gallegos and husband Benny, Ernestina Sena, and Elsie Gallegos, all of Fort Sumner; 11 grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. Rosaries will be recited at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rogers Chapel and at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Immaculate Conception Church. She will lie in state at the Rogers Chapel 2-7 p.m. Saturday and all day Sunday. A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at the same church with burial to follow at St. Anthony's Cemetery in Las Vegas, N.M. Rogers Mortuary of Las Vegas, N.M., (505) 425-3511.
Dated: November 28, 2003
HERMINIA V. ABEYTA, 82, of San Pedro died Thursday. She was the valedictorian of her Espaņola High School graduating class and graduated from El Rito Normal School. She volunteered as a Brownie and Girl Scout leader. She volunteered more than 5,000 hours as a "Pink Lady" with the Espaņola Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of the Santa Cruz Carmelitas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry J. Abeyta; parents, Eliseo Valdez and Josefa de la Luz Montano Valdez; and sister, Olivama Lopez.
She is survived by her children, Valdez Abeyta y Valdez of Santa Fe, Henry A. Abeyta of Albuquerque and Elizabeth Price and husband Craig of Jensen Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren; brother, Eliseo Valdez Jr. and wife Josephine of San Pedro; and many other relatives and friends.
Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Sunday, and a rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. at Block-Salazar Mortuary. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Canada with burial to follow at 11 a.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Salazar Family of Block-Salazar Mortuary, (505) 753-2288.
Dated: November 29, 2003
ANTHONY VINCENT CHAVEZ, 20, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Monday.
He attended Robertson High School up until the 11th grade and Luna Community College. He was best known for remodeling his own low-rider cars and belonged to the Dreamin' II Reality Car Club. He was employed at the Las Vegas Medical Center and was a delivery clerk for the dietary department.
He is survived by his parents, Jose Garcia and Charlotte Chavez; his companion and mother of his daughter, Felicita Baca; daughter, Amor Cariuna Chavez; sisters, Erica and Katelynn Chavez; brothers, Jose C., Isiah and Christopher Chavez, half sisters, Antionette and Rochelle Gutierrez and her husband Jose of Ogden, Utah; and many other relatives and friends.
Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. today at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, 425-9319.
Dated: November 29, 2003
EUGENIO GARCIA a longtime resident of Fairview, died Thursday following an accidental fall.
He grew up in Taos and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory after 36 years of service. He was elected a Santa Fe County magistrate judge from 1974 to 1982. He was an active member of La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Caņada and was a member of the Knights of Columbus, a member of Los Padres Assembly 4th Degree and a member of the archdiocese of Santa Fe Pilgrimage for Vocations. He was preceded in death by his parents, Filiberto and Escolastica Garcia.
He is survived by his wife, Ernestine Garcia of Fairview; children, Eugene L. Garcia and wife Olga of Fairview, Deborah Garcia, Russell Garcia and Yolanda Turner and husband Michael; two grandchildren; brother, Gustavo Garcia and wife Christine of Taos; sisters, Casilda Jaramillo of Taos, Consuelo Martinez of Dixon, Angie Graham and husband Alfonso of Santa Fe; and many other relatives.
Visitation will be held from 2:30-5 p.m. today in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home. Visitation will also be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Caņada with a rosary to be recited at 3 p.m. Mass will be celebrated Monday at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Caņada. Contact the funeral home for the time of services. Burial will follow at the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery.
DeVargas Funeral Home of the Espaņola Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: November 29, 2003
HAL GENE HUTCHINSON, 68, of Espaņola died Wednesday.
He was a businessman for many years. He was the owner and operator of Hutchinson Construction and Excavation and also the Espaņola Nursery and Garden Center.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Velma Hutchinson; and brother, James Hutchinson.
He is survived by his wife, Carol Jean Hutchinson of La Puebla; sons, Henry Hutchison and wife Toni of Alamosa, Colo., Doug Hutchinson and wife Barbara of San Juan, Daniel Hutchinson and wife Laurie of Thornton, Colo., and Hoyt Hutchinson and wife Grace of Winslow, Ariz.; brother, Kenneth Hutchinson and wife Karen of Ruidoso; sister, Mary Stacy of Santa Fe; nine grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. today at Block-Salazar Mortuary with burial to follow at the Loma Vista Cemetery in Alcalde.
Block-Salazar Mortuary, (505) 753-2288.
Dated: November 29, 2003
