CECILIA 'PILA' MONTOYA, 71, of Santa Fe died Saturday.
She was raised by her grandparents, Epifanio and Agatha Garcia, after losing her mother at an early age.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Adolfo and Anita Montoya; and brother, Arsenio "Sapo" Montoya.
She is survived by her sisters, Margaret Ulibarri, Martha Jane Vasquez and husband Joe, and Rosie Montoya; brothers, Danny Montoya, Adolph Montoya Jr., and wife Susie, Nathan Montoya and wife Joanne and Johnny Montoya; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. today with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. at McGee Memorial Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Francis Cathedral with burial following at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
McGee Memorial Chapel Mortuary, 983-9151.
Dated: March 2, 2004
EVA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, 95, of Santa Cruz died Sunday after a long illness.
She was born and raised in Truchas. She was married to Jose Inez Lopez of Truchas and together they raised 11 children. She loved caring for and shaping the lives of her children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Seberiano and Luisita Rodriguez of Truchas; husband and father of her children, Jose Inez Lopez; husband, Gabriel Rodriquez of Santo Nino; and sisters, Rebecca Archuleta, Beneranda Martinez, Eloisa Trujillo, Elena Romero, and Doloritas Montoya, one brother; and many other relatives.
She is survived by sisters, Florinda Sandoval, Maria Inez Lopez, Graciolita Gutierrez; brother, Antonio Delfin Rodriguez; 29 grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
A visitation will held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. today in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Caņada. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the same church with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
DeVargas Funeral Home in the Espaņola Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: March 2, 2004
RUBEN ORLANDO TRUJILLO, 24, of Ojo Caliente died unexpectedly Friday.
He is survived by his mother, Elaine Trujillo and husband Carlos; brother, Carlos Gonzales Jr.; sister, Miranda Gonzales, all of Pecos; daughters, Esmeralda, Jessica and Denise Angel of Las Cruces; mother of his children, Juanita; fianceé, Danielle Valdez from Ojo Caliente; and many other relatives and friends.
Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Ojo Caliente with burial to follow at the Ojo Caliente Cemetery.
DeVargas Funeral Home of the Espaņola Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: March 2, 2004
LOYOLA DOROTEA TRUJILLO ARMINE, 75, of Taos died Sunday.
She worked for the Ancianos from 1985 to 1987 and the Taos Chamber of Commerce from 1989 to 1990.
She was preceded in death by her son, Bill Yarborough.
She is survived by her children, Maria Romano, and Harold Armine, both of Taos, Billie Yarborough Dresser and husband Larry of Albuquerque, George Yarborough and wife Cindy of Idaho Springs, Colo., Allen Armine and wife Christene, and Louis Romano, all of Denver, Marta Romano of Phoenix, Bobbie "Roberta" Romano and husband Michael Black of Canada, brother, Eloy Trujillo; and sisters, Rebecca Metzgar and Trudy Tafoya.
A service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.
Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, (505) 758-3841.
Dated: March 3, 2004
RORY DIPALMA, 25, of Taos died Dec. 3, 2003. He had been missing until Feb. 25.
He is survived by his parents, Frank T. DiPalma and Karen Butler.
A public visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Rivera Chapel. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the same chapel.
Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, (505) 758-3841.
Dated: March 3, 2004
ROBERT A. "BONGO" GURULE, 63, of Santa Fe died Sunday after a long illness.
He was born in Santa Fe, attended St. Michael's high school, and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He served many years in law enforcement with the New Mexico State Police Department, and the Sheriff's Department in Grand Junction, Colo., and then returned to live in Taos. He worked for Southwest Distributing before returning to Santa Fe as an insurance investigator for the State Corporation Commission. He was an avid golfer and fisherman. He was a former member of Los Hermanos de Taos, the Knights of Columbus, F.O.E. 2811, and was past president of the Taos Fiesta Council. The 2003 Taos Fiesta was dedicated to him for being a pioneering force in the fiesta's revitalization.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Antonio and Juanita Fernandez Gurule; and brothers, Leopoldo, Patricio, and Mario.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice; sons, Anthony and Erick of Las Vegas, Nev. and Robert and wife Julia; stepchildren, Darla Nore and husband Erik, Donna Delgado and husband Robert, Daniel Ortiz and wife Delia; 13 grandchildren; siblings, Joe, Carlos, Peter, Berna Carter, Joan Ulibarri, and Helen Letnicky and husband Jim; and many other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to OPEN HANDS. A public visitation will be held at 5 p.m. at Berardinelli Funeral Home with a memorial and rosary to be recited at 6:30 p.m. A mass will be celebrated at noon Thursday at St. Anne's Church followed by burial at the National Cemetery; and reception at 2 p.m. at the Santa Fe Women's Club.
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, (505) 983-4331.
Dated: March 3, 2004
ALAN F. LEE, 76, of Santa Fe died Saturday at St. Vincent Hospital after a fall at his home that resulted in devastating injury to the brain.
He was born in Neenah, Wis. He received his bachelor's degree, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where he was involved in the NAACP. He then attended the University of Munich in Germany for postgraduate work, and stayed on in Munich to work at Radio Free Europe. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy, was admitted to Officer's Candidate School, and served as a Lieutenant j.g. in the South Pacific. Upon his discharge from the Navy he attended Columbia University and earned a master's degree in international affairs. He entered the Foreign Service and served at a number of posts over the next 10 years in Intelligence and Research in Washington D.C.; as vice-consul in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; as aide to the ambassador in Bonn, Germany; as a student of the Turkish language for nine months at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington, D.C.; and as economic officer in the Central Treaty Organization in Ankara, Turkey. He resigned from the Foreign Service in 1966, moving his family of five children to Keokuk, Iowa, the birthplace of his wife. There he took on the position of vice president and secretary of the Hubinger Co., an independent corn-refining company. When Hubinger's was acquired by H.J. Heinz, he left the company and, with his wife, started Lee Travel Associates, a travel agency. They later added a second office in Fort Madison, Iowa. After eight years in the business, they sold the agencies and moved to Santa Fe. He went into real estate, working as manager of AAA Travel for a short time and eventually developing his own company, Alan Lee Real Estate. During his years as a business executive, he served on many boards and civic associations. In Keokuk he was a member of the Rotary Club; sat on the Board of Directors of the State Central Savings Bank and the Salvation Army; and was president and a member of the Board of the Keokuk Art Center.
Over the last 20 years he was a member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Santa Fe.
He retired for good in 1998 and he and his wife spent their time traveling with friends and family, enjoying concerts and art events, gardening, and becoming involved in local Democratic Party activities. While living in Iowa he spent many hours sailing on the Mississippi River, and in his retirement years he loved to sail on the Sea of Cortez.
Adding to his fluency in German and his general interest in languages, he had been studying Spanish for several years at the Santa Fe Community College. He had recently begun a new activity that brought him great joy and fulfillment, tutoring Patrick Sena's fourth grade class at Salazar Elementary School.
He is survived by his wife, Lynn, of Santa Fe; daughter, Carolyn Lee and son-in-law Ted Larsen of Santa Fe, daughter, Elizabeth Lee of Santa Fe, son, David and wife Christine Lee of Boston, son, Robert Lee of Phoenix, and daughter, Catherine Lee of Boston; seven grandchildren; sister, Barbara of Toquerville, Utah.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Santa Fe, followed by a reception at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Salazar Partnership, 978 Indian Ridge Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, in care of the Alan Lee Memorial. The donations will be used to provide reading books for the elementary school students for them to begin their personal libraries. Donations may also be made to MoveOn.org Voter Fund, P.O. Box 9063, Berkely, CA 94709. Please indicate on the memo line of the check "In Memory of Alan Lee".
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: March 3, 2004
