MARIA RITA CARRILLO, 80, of Santa Fe died Thursday after a long illness.
She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her father, Carlos Garcia and mother, Carlotta Garcia.
She is survived by her husband, Joe F. Carrillo; children, Charlotte Duran and husband David Duran, and Steve Carrillo and Belinda Marquez; five grandchildren; brother, Manuel Garcia; sister, Francis Marquez and husband Manuel Marquez; special person, Wanda Carrillo; and many other relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be donated to Odyssey Healthcare, 1701 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, N.M., 87505.
A visitation will be held at 4 p.m. followed by a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Cathedral with burial to follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: August 27, 2004
PABLO ORTIZ CARRILLO, 77, of Santa Fe died Wednesday after a long illness.
He was born in Santa Fe, the son of Andres and Fidelia Ortiz. He was adopted and raised by Dalio and Rufina Carrillo. He married Mercedes Carrillo in Santa Fe in 1946. He was employed by the Los Alamos National Laboratory for more than 50 years. He was also a Eucharist minister at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and a member of La Union Protectiva and the Carpenters Union Local 1353.
He was preceded in death by his son, Fidel Carrillo; parents, Andres and Fidelia Ortiz; brother, Ralph Ortiz; and sisters, Bessie and husband Joe Gurule, Mary and husband Larry Gurule, Andrea and husband Florencio Gallegos, and Pina and husband Landus Bourland.
He is survived by his wife, Mercedes Gonzales Carrillo; children, Rosalina and husband Emilano Rivera, Andres and wife Melinda Carrillo, Miguel and wife Patricia Carrillo, Paul Carrillo, Stella and husband Luciano Mendoza, Ruby Carrillo and partner Victor Salazar, Veronica Carrillo and partner Pancho Valencia, David Carrillo, Jerry Carrillo and fiancé Carol Salazar, and Anita and husband Joe Martinez; 25 grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
Memorial contributions may be donated to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church's soup kitchen.
A visitation will be held at 6 p.m. followed by a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. today at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at the same church with burial to follow at Lamy Cemetery.
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: August 27, 2004
CARMELITA DURAN, 72, of El Rancho died Thursday after a lengthy illness.
She was born and raised in Rinconada. She was a nurse at the Embudo Clinic. She was a good cook and gardener. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in El Rancho. After the loss of her husband at the age of 30, she raised her family on her own.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fidencio Duran; parents, Jose Maria and Rita Vigil; brothers, Elegio and Lupe Vigil; and sister, Beatrice Martinez.
She is survived by her children, Joseph Duran and wife Melissa of Española, Bobby Duran and wife Yvette of Santa Fe, Delma Duran and Tomas Duran and wife Darlene, all of Albuquerque; brother, Jose Natividad Vigil and wife Maria of Albuquerque; sister, Estefana Gonzales of Rinconada; 13 grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held at 6 p.m. followed by a wake at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home. A second wake will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday in the same chapel. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the same chapel with burial to follow at 1:30 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: August 27, 2004
KRISTINE R. FOGLE, 57, of Los Alamos died Wednesday after a long battle with diabetes. Her passion was for children's ministries at various churches. She last served as a Busy Bee Day Care director at the First Baptist Church in Los Alamos.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon and Lela Kirschenbaum and brother, Lee Kirschenbaum, all of Neptune, N.J.
She is survived by her husband, Terry Fogle of Los Alamos and son, Matthew Fogle of Denver.
A public visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at DeVargas Funeral Home, 623 N. Railroad Ave. in Española. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Guaje Pines Cemetery in Los Alamos.
DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: August 27, 2004
MARY ISABEL GRIFFIN, 95, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Wednesday.
She was born in Denver. Her family moved to Las Vegas, N.M., where she graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1928. She lived in Las Vegas, N.M., until 1940. During this time, she worked at various jobs and earned her bachelor of arts degree in teaching and English at New Mexico Normal University, now Highlands University. She worked for the Charles Ilfeld Company for 10 years and then went to Santa Fe and worked in the land office. She had a civil service job during World War II in Gallup, where she met her husband, a surveillance officer. They lived in Washington, D.C., and then in Japan during the occupation. They were stationed in Ogden, Utah, and Pueblo, Colo., where they lived for 29 years and then retired to Las Vegas, N.M. They always worked as volunteers in community service. She set up scholarship funds at several different colleges and universities. She was a member and assistant pianist at the First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, A.H. Harris and Bess Harris; husband, George T. Griffin; brothers, John Harris, Wayne Harris and Ted Harris; and sister, Madeline Phillips.
She is survived by her sister, Naomi Skaggs of Sacramento, Calif., and many other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at the First Baptist Church, 201 Mountain View Drive, Las Vegas, N.M., with burial to follow at the Masonic Cemetery.
The family suggests that memorials be given to Hospice or the First Baptist Church, 201 Mountain View Drive, Las Vegas, N.M., 87701.
Rogers Mortuary, Las Vegas, N.M., (505) 425-3511.
Dated: August 27, 2004
RUDY RIVERA, 52, of Nambé died suddenly Wednesday.
He did a lot of landscaping and remodeling. In his younger days, he was associated with the Job Corps. He helped build the Nambé Dam. He liked to go fishing and loved the outdoors. He enjoyed being the comedian and always had close friends around him.
He was preceded in death by his father, Benjamin Rivera, and brother, Toby Rivera.
He is survived by his mother, Celina Rivera of Nambé; daughter, Jessica; brothers, Gilbert Rivera and wife Lisa, Joe Rivera, Richard Rivera and wife Martha, all of Nambé and Benny Rivera and wife Gloria of La Villita; sister, Judy Hamilton and husband Greg of Nambé; mother of his daughter, Ernestina Lopez; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held at 6 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. today at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nambé. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at the same church with burial to follow at Nambé Catholic Cemetery.
DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: August 27, 2004
