LEONOR ROMERO, 75, of Santa Fe died at home Thursday after a long illness.
She was employed as a sales associate for Woolworth for 33 years. She was a loving mother figure.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Agueda Romero; father, Flavio Romero; and sisters, Ersinia Baca and Helen Montano.
She is survived by her brothers, Tony Romero, Jose C. Romero, Gilbert Romero and wife Rita, Moises Romero and wife Ann, Robert Romero and wife Mela, all of Santa Fe, and Lou Romero and wife Alice of Pecos; sister, Della Torres of Farmington; and many other relatives.
Memorial contributions may be donated to the Santa Fe Dialysis Center, 641 Harkle Road, Santa Fe, N.M., 87505.
A visitation will be held at 3 p.m. with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at San Isidro Catholic Church (old).
Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the same church with burial to follow at Agua Fria Cemetery.
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: April 10, 2004
CLIVE C. WHITTAKER III, 68, of White Rock died Tuesday.
He was born in Kansas. He was a computer programmer for IBM.
He is survived by his wife, Marilyn Whittaker of the family home; daughter, Carol Westphal; sons, Charles Whittaker and Bill Whittaker; brothers, Robert Whittaker, James Whittaker and Mike Whittaker; and six grandchildren.
Cremation has taken place. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made in his memory to: MD Anderson Cancer Research Center in Houston.
Block-Salazar Mortuary of the Española Valley, (505) 753-2288.
Dated: April 10, 2004
LOUISA A. ARAGON, 85, of Trujillo died Monday at Northeastern Regional Hospital.
She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Matias Aragon.
She is survived by her son, Jimmy Aragon and wife Dora of Littlerock, Calif.; daughter, Tomasita Romero of Las Vegas, N.M.; sisters, Lydia Cordova and husband Fred and Antonia Yara, all of Las Vegas, N.M., Corina Gutierrez of Pueblo, Colo., and Rosalito Gutierrez of Maker, Colo.; six grandchildren; and many other relatives. Services have been held. Gonzales Funerals & Cremations, (505) 425-9319.
Dated: April 1, 2004
ARABELLA M. GONZALES, 75, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Tuesday after an extended illness. She was born in Montezuma. She was a homemaker who raised six children and loved to cook, bake and read. She was a member of the Foster Grandparents. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pedro Romero and Tomasita Martinez Romero; and sisters, Anne Sisneros and Teresita de Jesus Romero. She is survived by her sons, Tony Sisneros and wife Terese of Laraime, Wyo., Albert Gonzales and partner Bea Valdez, Abel Gonzales and wife Merlyn; daughter, Tomasita Baca and husband Casey; sons, John Gonzales and Joseph Gonzales, all of Las Vegas, N.M.; 14 grandchildren; sister, Cora Coca of Laraime, Wyo.; and many other relatives and friends. A public visitation will be held all day Friday at the Rogers Chapel until time of rosary. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at the Immaculate Conception Church. A funeral service will be held at noon Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church with burial to follow at Sociedad de San Antonio Cemetery. Rogers Mortuary, (505) 425-3511.
Dated: April 1, 2004
ISAAC I. GONZALES of Taos died Monday. He was president of the First State Bank of Taos.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac and Carmen Gonzales; and grandparents who raised him, Castulita and Salamon Cisneros. He is survived by his wife, Erlinda Gonzales; children, Mark Gonzales and wife Carmela, Andrew Gonzales and wife Roberta and Francine Gonzales; three grandchildren; sister, Martha Chacon and husband Celso; brothers, Felix Fernando Gonzales, Emilio Gonzales and wife Gloria, and Jimmy Gonzales; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Eufelio and Adonelia Sanchez; and many other relatives.
A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.
A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the same church. Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, (505) 758-3841.
Dated: April 1, 2004
JACK CRUZ HOPKINS SR. of Santa Fe died Tuesday after a short illness. He was born in 1924 in Castle Gate, Utah. At a young age he moved to Taos Pueblo with his mother, American Indian artist Pop Chalee (Merina Lujan) and father Otis Hopkins. Later, they moved to Santa Fe, where he enrolled at the Santa Fe Indian School and graduated from Santa Fe High School. He attended George Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn. He was an avid aviator and received his commercial pilot's license at the age of 17, joining the Army Air Corps in 1943. He qualified as a pilot for both fighter aircraft and multiengine B24 and B29 bombers. His last station in the Army Air Corps was in Colorado Springs as a member of what is now known as the Strategic Air Command. He was employed as a senior manager for the Zia Company for the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where previously his father was a machinist with the Manhattan Project. He was an accomplished jewelry artist, having won acclaim and awards from the Hurd Museum, the Gallup Indian Ceremonial. He showed his work locally at Packard's on the Plaza and nationally through commissions for Neiman Marcus. He is survived by his wife, Gerry Taylor Hopkins; sons, Jack Cruz Jr. and Antonio; two grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. A celebration of life will be announced at a later date. Burial will be private. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: April 1, 2004
JOSE T. MADRID, 69, of Tecolotito died Sunday at Northeastern Regional Hospital. He was born in Tecolotito. He married Maria Antonia Urioste in 1954 in Las Vegas, N.M. He was a rancher who loved gardening, landscaping, playing music and spending time with his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ramon Donato and Maria Mercedes Madrid; and sister, Deluvina Encinias. He is survived by his wife, Maria Antonia Madrid of the family home in Tecolotito; children, Lorraine Matta and husband Jessie, Ramon Madrid and wife Erman, Zenaida Madrid, Donaciano Madrid and wife Antonia, Jose Tobias Madrid Jr. and Eric Madrid, all of Tecolotito, Elizabeth Matta and husband Mike of Amarillo, Texas; 12 grandchildren; brothers, Salomon Madrid and wife Aurelia and Juan Madrid and wife Abelina, all of Muleshoe, Texas; sister, Frances Madrid of Tucumcari; and many other relatives and friends. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. today, followed by burial at the Upper Anton Chico Cemetery. Rogers Mortuary, (505) 425-3511.
Dated: April 1, 2004
CARMEL "MEL" ROMERO, 94, of Nambé died Tuesday. He was the owner and operator of the Adobe Club in Pojoaque for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Romero. He is survived by his children, Lorraine Montoya and husband Ben, Bennie Trujillo and husband Willie, Gwendolyn Romero and husband Peter and Eloy and Vangie Herrera, all of Pojoaque, Tillie Garcia and husband Johnny of Cañoncito, Mary Ann Griego, David Romero and wife Luggie, Mino Romero and wife Agnes, Carmen Herrera and husband Frutoso, Sophia Howard and husband Harry, Sam Romero and wife Cristina, all of Nambé; 31 grandchildren; brother, Delfino Romero and wife Ruth; sister, Frances and husband Medardo; and many other relatives and friends. A visitation will be held at 6 p.m. today with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nambé. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at the same church with burial to follow at the Nambé Catholic Church. DeVargas Funeral Home of the Española Valley, (505) 747-7477.
Dated: April 1, 2004
DOROTHEA (DERLIE) CORAZZI, 83, of Santa Fe died Sunday after a battle with Alzheimer's disease.
She came to Santa Fe in 1948 from south Texas and was married in 1949. She was reared on a cattle ranch in Texas and was an avid horsewoman. She was a licensed pilot, seamstress, cook, and enjoyed exploring the arts. She felt her primary purpose in life was to love and serve her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Edna Schwarz; and brothers, William and Leonard Schwarz of Mercedes, Texas.
She is survived by her husband, Ray Corazzi of Santa Fe; son, Sylvan Corazzi; daughter, Gale Humes and husband Harold; and grandson, Aaron, all of San Francisco; sisters, Mariam Yarbrough of Brownsville, Texas, Irene Hoverson of Houston, and Marjorie Haddad of Fort Worth; brother, Marvin Schwarz of Mercedes, Texas; and many other relatives and friends.
Cremation has taken place. A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Memorial remembrances may be sent to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., 17th Floor, Chicago, Ill. 60601-7633.
Berardinelli Family and Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: April 13, 2004
