Reymundo "Landy" Maestas
Born: April 22, 1942
Place of Birth: Talpa, NM
Death: February 26, 2005
Place of Death: Taos, NM
Reymundo "Landy" Maestas, 62, of Talpa passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2005. He is preceded in death by his parents, Andres C. & Eloisa Maestas. He is survived by his brothers and sisters, Guillerma Romero (Jose), Anastacio Maestas (Kathy), Esther Santistevan (Roy), Andres Maestas Jr., Corrine Valdez (Eugene), Uvaldo Maestas (Linda), Bernida Maestas, Tomasita Maestas and Manuel Maestas (Cecilia). He is also survived by aunt, Emilina Garcia, many nephews, nieces and other relatives.
Rosary was recited on March 01, 2005. Funeral mass was held on March 02, 2005. Both services were held at San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church. Interment was held at Talpa cemetery. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
Sophie L. Graves
Born: September 15, 1915
Place of Birth: Arroyo Seco, NM
Death: February 19, 2005
Place of Death: Santa Fe, NM
Occupation: Homemaker
Sophie L. Graves, 89, of Taos passed away on February 19, 2005. She is preceded in death by her husband, Frank L. Graves in 1974 and grandson, Mike Graves. She is survived by her children, Bonnie H. Ryan (Bill) of Taos, Tony L. Graves (Louise) of Taos and Gilbert Graves (Deborah) of Tusas. She is also survived by sisters, Ernestine Maestas (Ben) of Taos and Polly Duran of Des Montes, seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Memorial service will be held on Friday, February 25, 2005 at 1 PM at Rivera Chapel with reception to follow from 2-4 PM at Ramada Inn. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
Ubertino Gonzales
Born: July 17, 1937
Place of Birth: Mexico
Death: March 03, 2005
Place of Death: Taos, NM
Ubertino P. Gonzales, 67, of Ranchos de Taos passed away on March 03, 2005. He is preceded in death by his son, Davi Gonzales. He is survived by his wife, Ezperanza Gonzales, children, Jaime Gonzales (Sandra), Margarita Gonzales (Jose), Consuelo Gonzales (Alejandro Chavez), Belen Gonzales (Pedro Chaca), Rosario Gonzales (Antonio Rivera) and Maria Gonzales (Tereso) and many other relatives.
Rosary will be recited on Friday, March 04, 2005 at 7 PM at Rivera-Chapel. Funeral mass will be held on Saturday, March 05, 2005 at 10 AM at San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
Anna Marie Martinez Gonzales
May 05, 1964 - February 08, 2005
Anna Marie "Annie" Martinez de Gonzales, 40, of El Prado passed away on Tuesday, February 08, 2005. She was a school bus contractor for Taos Municipal Schools and a 1982 graduate of Taos High School. She is preceded in death by her father, Ernest Martinez, grandparents, Jose & Marina Cordova, Toribio & Celina Martinez, Rafelita & Armando Claudio Gonzales, Petrita & Luis Fernandez. She is survived by her husband, Faustin "Tiner" Gonzales Jr., children, Amanda and Faustin "Juno" Gonzales, mother, Cecilia Martinez (Jose Claudio Romero), sisters, Ernestine Padilla (Ray), Dianna Watson (Adonais) and Dolores Martinez (Mike), in laws, Flora & Faustin Gonzales, sisters and brother in law, Loretta Gonzales (Bruce), Debra Blythe (John), Raymond Gonzales (Viviana), special nephew, Ernesto Martinez, many other relatives and friends. She loved all her nephews and nieces and was always thinking about them.
Rosary was recited on February 10, 2005. Funeral mass was held on February 11, 2005. Both services were held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment was held at Dolores cemetery. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
Cornelio Rendon
Born: July 22, 1922
Place of Birth: Arroyo Seco, NM
Death: February 25, 2005
Place of Death: Taos, NM
Occupation: Rancher
Cornelio Rendon, 82, of Arroyo Seco passed away on Friday, February 25, 2005. He is survived by his brothers, Jose Rendon of Arroyo Seco and Sabino Rendon of Rio Rancho.
Service was held on March 01, 2005 at Rivera Chapel. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
Eloy V. Quintana
Born: February 14, 1933
Place of Birth: Taos, NM
Death: February 27, 2005
Place of Death: El Prado, NM
Eloy Quintana, Sr., 72, of El Prado passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2005. He worked for Holy Cross Hospital for 47 years. He is preceded in death by his mother, Eliza Salazar and grandson, Gabriel Cardenas. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn Quintana and children, Eloy Quintana Jr., Marygrace Hammer and Sylvia Quintana (Jose) all of Taos. He is also survived by grandchildren, Dominic and Stephanie Hammer, Requildo Cardenas, great grandchildren, Gabriel and Isaac Cardenas, brother and sisters, Sam Quintana, Dolores Baca (Juan), Mercy Trujillo (Ray), Angie Gonzales, many nephews, nieces and other relatives.
Rosary was recited on March 01, 2005. Funeral mass was held on March 02, 2005. Both services were held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment was held at Dolores cemetery. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
Gloria Arellano
Born: April 11, 1929
Place of Birth: San Cristobal, NM
Death: November 28, 2004
Place of Death: Taos, NM
Gloria Arellano, 75, of Arroyo Hondo passed away on November 28, 2004. She is preceded in death by her parents, Federico & Patrocinia Medina, stepfather, Esequias Vigil, sister, Florence Vigil, Adela Garduno, brothers, Victoriano Silva, Orlando and Eliu Vigil. She is survived by her husband, Eli Arellano, children, Fred Arellano (Jackie), Dickie Arellano, Gilbert Arellano (Pearl), Roy Arellano (Lisa), Danny Arellano (Trudy), Nadine Vigil (Ricky), Kathy Romero (Bobby), Margaret Abeyta (Rudy), Ralph Arellano (Karen), Eli Arellano (Joanne), David Arellano (Annette) and Jake Arellano (Christina). She is also survived by twenty two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, sister, Antonia Vigil and brother, Benino Vigil.
Rosary was recited on November 30, 2004. Funeral mass was held on December 01, 2004. Both services were held at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Arroyo Hondo. Pallbearers were Dickie Arellano, Robert and Adam Romero, Justin, Shawn, Skyler, Brandin and Joshua Arellano. Honorary pallbearers were Santiago and Arturo Arellano and Zachary Frias. Arrangements by Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home.
John/Denise Kunesh
Died July 29, 2006
John George Kunesh, age 67 and Denise Hancock Kunesh, age 63 died on Saturday July 29, 2006 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. John and Denise had been happily married
for 20 years and during their marriage they enjoyed many adventures including trips to Hawaii, Florida, Europe, the Far East and anywhere that the wind took them. On one of these vacations, they traveled to Red River, NM and fell in love with the town and the community. They returned to Red River each year on vacation and then eight years later, they built their dream home in 2002 and became permanent residents of the Community.
In Red River Denise and John enjoyed hiking, snow shoeing, and cross country skiing and through these activities made several good friends who became a part of their family. They had a strong love for all animals and owned several dogs throughout their marriage. They also had a tendency to take in stray cats, and, at one point their home was the home for all homeless cats as Denise had set up heat lamps on timers and beds and fed all that came by for feeding. They loved each and every one of their animals with all of their hearts and treated them like the valued children they were.
John and Denise were also active in community activities and were known to spend Thanksgiving morning working in soup kitchens for the needy. John was planning on teaching math at the University this Fall and was working as an independent contractor on projects for the Department of Energy. Denise was employed as a director of nurse certification and traveled throughout New Mexico administering certification tests and managing nursing programs. They enjoyed hiking with their dog Diego and were known to bring him all over town and on many of their journeys. They also loved traveling back East to visit with their family and grandchildren and made the trip two to three times each year. Denise never missed a baby or bridal shower and really made a strong effort to not let the distance interfere with family relations. Prior to living in New Mexico John and Denise lived in New Jersey where they met and fell in love and then were relocated to Burbank, California. While in Burbank they took up mountain biking and cycled nearly every weekend. Eventually John's job brought them to Stillwater, Oklahoma where Denise continued her work in home health care and earned her PH.D. They made several life long friends and joined a cycling club and participated in regular weekend rides and Oklahoma FreeWheel, an annual week-long cross-state bicycle ride.
Denise is survived by her two daughters, sons-in-law and grand children: Diane, Tom and Thomas Oborne of Hamilton, NJ; Linda, John and Julia Ahrens of Clarksburg, MD and her sisters Beth Jablonski of Manahawkin, NJ, Eileen Brown of Surf City, NJ and Sister-In-Law Colleen Hancock of Hamilton, NJ as well as many aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. John is survived by his three children and a son-in-law and daughter-in-law and 4 grandchildren: Susan, Christopher Sean, Megan Burke of Phoenix, Arizona; Jan Kunesh of Los Angeles, California; and John, Lisa, Jacqueline and Katy Kunesh of Manhattan Beach, California.
John and Denise touched the lives of many people and have many friends across the Country.
A service was held at Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, on August 05, 2006. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the ASPCA or the Red River Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1020, Red River, NM 87558