PAMELA S. TEMPLE of White Rock died suddenly Monday.
She is survived by her husband, Rodney D. Temple; children, Jennifer and Ryan; and mother, Miss Kiddy.
A visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Friday followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m. at Calvary Chapel of Los Alamos, 580 North Mesa Road. Burial will take place at 3 p.m. at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, New Mexico chapter, 4004 Carlisle, NE, Suite B, Albuquerque, N.M., 87107.
McGee Memorial Chapel Mortuary, 983-9151.
Dated: November 4, 2004
LELAND Thompson JR., 83, died Tuesday.
There will be a private service for the immediate family only.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to the Santa Fe Preparatory School, 1101 Camino de la Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, N.M., 87505.
Dated: November 4, 2004
JULIANA MARGARET KOVES BLATZ, 89, of Berzete-Koros, Gomor Megye, Austria-Hungary died Tuesday in Albuquerque. She emigrated to the United States with her parents, Zsusanna and Balint Koves and grew up in the Hungarian community in East Chicago, Ind. She attended Washington High School and the University of Indiana. She studied art at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago. She moved to Los Alamos from Chicago in the 1950s with her husband who was a scientist at Los Alamos Laboratory. Enchanted by New Mexico, she was active in the New Mexico art community and served several times as president of the Los Alamos Art Association. Her pastel landscapes have graced the walls of Los Alamos High School and the governor's office in Santa Fe. She taught Sunday school for many years at the Unitarian Church in Los Alamos. She taught art at the University of New Mexico extension and in the Los Alamos Public Schools. She was a frequent exhibitor in the Biennial Exhibition for New Mexico Artists in Santa Fe and her work was featured in Les Editions de La Revue Moderne Des Arts et de la Vie in Paris. In 1993, her pastel painting, "Aspens," won first place in the Fuller Lodge Art Center Gallery and Museum juried exhibition. She participated in Abstract Reality Squared, a group interested in the expression and exploration of non-objective art. Warm and affectionate, she loved drawing, painting sewing, children, gardening and cooking. Her recipe for apple strudel was published in "Sweetness and Light, A Book of Desserts," in 1996. In her later life, her grandchildren were particularly dear to her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Laurence. She is survived by her brother, William John Koves and wife Ethel of Schaumberg, Ill.; daughters, Susan Juliana Blatz of Evanston, Ill., and Karen Driscoll and husband Peter of Albuquerque; four grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. Cremation has taken place. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, (505) 823-9400.
Dated: November 5, 2004
WILLIE GARCIA, 24, of Sombrillo died Monday. He is survived by his parents, Fermin and Joann Garcia; sister, Carrie Garcia; brother, Fermin Garcia Jr. and wife Karen; and many other relatives. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at La Iglesia de Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. at the same church. Block Salazar Mortuary of the Española Valley, (505)753-2288.
Dated: November 5, 2004
ADELIA O. HERRERA, 95, of Tecolote died Tuesday at the Alta Vista Regional Hospital. She was born in La Manga to the late Juan Ortega and Ignacita Benavidez. She was married in 1927 to the late Juan Suazo of No Agua, who passed away in 1940. She then married the late Cleofas Herrera of Tecolote in 1941. She retired from the West Las Vegas Schools where she was employed as cook. She lived a long, healthy life and loved to play bingo at Camel Rock Casino. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Church and the Santo Nino De Atocha Church in La Manga. She was preceded in death by her parents, Juan and Ignacita Ortega; first and second husbands; and stepson, Esequiel Herrera. She is survived by her son, Manuel Suazo and wife Mary of Denver; daughters, Ursula Huerera and husband Abelino and Frances Gallegos, all of Denver, Olive George of Antonito, Colo., Jane Pacheco and husband Lorenzo of Tecolote and Viola Trujillo and husband Primitivo of Albuquerque; stepchildren, Noverto Herrera of Roseville, Calif., Jose Herrera and wife Helen of Las Vegas, N.M.; Tiofilo Chavez and wife Mary and Andalecia Pacheco, all of Tecolote, and Angie Trujillo of Albuquerque, 21 grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Las Vegas, N.M. A funeral service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday with burial to follow at Santo Niño de Atocha Cemetery in La Manga. Rogers Mortuary, Las Vegas, N.M., 1 (800) 479-3511.
Dated: November 5, 2004
LELAND Thompson JR., 83, died Tuesday. There will be a private service for the immediate family. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial gifts to the Santa Fe Preparatory School, 1101 Camino de la Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, N.M. 87505.
Dated: November 5, 2004
PRISCILLA V. ABEYTA, 69, of Ranchos de Taos died Thursday.
She worked at Taos Historical Museums for many years.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elias Abeyta; parents, Telesfor D. and Sarita D. Velarde; brothers, Juanito, Ferdinando, David and Philemon Velarde; and sister, Elviria Santistevan.
She is survived by her children, Norbert Abeyta and Marietta Martinez and husband Greg, all of Ranchos de Taos, Geralyn Marquez and husband Fabian of El Salto, and Lawrence Abeyta of Albuquerque; 10 grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Ernesto Velarde and wife Carmen, Francis Velarde and wife Rose, Rudy Velarde and wife Reginia, Patsy Abeyta, Annabel Velarde and Roger Velarde and wife Ramona.
Mass will be celebrated at noon today at San Francisco de Asis Catholic Church with burial to follow at Nuestro Padre Jesus Cemetery.
Rivera-Hanlon Funeral Home, (505) 758-3841.
Dated: November 6, 2004
BRIDGET K. BELL-HOSKINS, 38, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Tuesday.
She was born in Shattock, Okla. to Robin Clyne and John David Bell.
She is survived by her mother, Robin Clyne of the family home in Las Vegas, N.M.; father, John David Bell of Fort Jackson, Texas; daughter, Chetz Hoskins of the family home in Las Vegas, N.M.; brother, Roger Bell of Oakland, Calif.; and many other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Paul's Peace Church, 8th and National, Las Vegas, N.M.
Nelson Funeral Home, (877) 542-2421.
Dated: November 6, 2004
JUAN A. "TONY" CHAVEZ, 92, of Albuquerque died Wednesday.
A rosary will be recited at 10 a.m. Monday at Berardinelli Family Chapel. Burial will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Santa Fe National Cemetery.
Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, 983-4331.
Dated: November 6, 2004
