Obituaries
Obituaries for the San Juan County, NM Area
Adeltha Collyer
Jan 3, 2025
Adeltha Collyer, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, peacefully transitioned from this world to the next on January 3, 2025 at the age of 85. She leaves behind a legacy of faith, family and love for others. Adeltha was born in Farmington, New Mexico on November 9, 1939 to Edward Wheeler and Emma Julia Nelson. She was a self proclaimed...
Joann Marie Farley
Dec 27, 2024
Joann Marie Farley was born on October 20, 1938, in Farmington, New Mexico, to George Allen and Mary Ellen Hood. She passed away peacefully on December 27, 2024 into God’s loving arms.
Joann spent her entire life in Farmington, building her legacy on the family homestead. She graduated from Farmington High School in 1956.
Joann met the love of her life while...
Verdell Kartchner
Dec 23, 2024
Verdell Kartchner was born on September 9, 1948, in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico in the same bedroom where her mother was born. She was delivered by her paternal grandmother, Ida Kartchner, who was a mid-wife. Verdell was called home by her Heavenly Father on December 23, 2024. Verdell’s parents were Elfida Alicia (Alice) Corn and George Kartchner.
Verdell was a very...
John Ray McGee
Dec 13, 2024
John Ray McGee of Farmington, NM passed away on December 13, 2024, at San Juan Regional Medical Center after a brief illness from pneumonia. He was born June 2, 1943, to Ulysses Ray McGee and Ethel Wade McGee in Farmington, NM. He was the 4th of 7 children. John was raised in the Four Corners Area including Delores, Cortez, and...
Zelpha May Brown Zufelt McCleve
Nov 30, 2024
Zelpha May Brown Zufelt McCleve beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away on November 30,2024 at her home in Aztec, NM at the age of 92. Her life was full of love and hard work and filled everyone's life with love and caring. Especially her family.
Zelpha was preceded in death by Leland Zufelt, son, Gary Zufelt, husband, Roy McCleve....
Roy D McCleve
Nov 27, 2024
Roy D McCleve, (91) beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on November 27, 2024 at his home in Aztec, NM after a life filled with love and service to others. Many lives were touched as he served in the United States Navy, then gave many years of service to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in assignments...
Patricia Fay Glatz
Nov 19, 2024
Patricia Fay Glatz of Farmington passed away at the age of 81 on November 19, 2024. She was born August 21, 1943 to Nora Blanche and Walter Edward Fonburg in Lewiston, ID. Patricia was married to Robert Allen Glatz on September 17, 1980 in Farmington, NM. They had been married 34 years when Robert passed away.
Patricia devoted much of her...
Mary Elizabeth Scott
Nov 15, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Scott a long time Durango resident, passed away Friday, November 15, 2024, at age 91. Mrs. Scott was born June 2, 1933, to Harry and Harriet Donnelly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She grew up on the East Coast. After graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in East Camden, New Jersey, she then graduated from the National School of Practical...
David Hinson
Nov 9, 2024
David Hinson 69, of Farmington was born January 1st 1955 to Natalie Irving and David Lee Hinson in Clovis NM. David was called home to his lord and savior Jesus Christ November 9th. David peacefully passed with his wife and 2 daughters by his side.
David grew up between Levelland Texas and Farmington NM where he met the love of his...
Johnnie Von Franchini
Nov 7, 2024
Johnnie Franchini was called to Heaven by our Lord Jesus Christ on November 7, 2024. He was born in Bloomfield, NM to John and Wilma (Reid) Franchini on August 14, 1933. Johnnie graduated from Aztec High School in 1952, known for his prowess in basketball and football, and was subsequently selected to serve in the U.S. Army. He met the...
Ernesta G. Shellabarger
Oct 24, 2024
Ernesta Shellabarger was born Ernesta Gertrude Engle in Koblenz, Germany on May 20th, 1936.
On November 20th, 1977, she married Stan Shellabarger in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Ernesta and Stan had many adventures together in many different places.
Ernesta placed her trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation at a young age.
In 1996, Ernesta and Stan made their permanent home in Farmington, New...
Ricardo "Richard" Garcia
Oct 23, 2024
On Wednesday October 23, 2024, Ricardo “Richard” Garcia, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away in Farmington, NM at age 81.
Richard was born in Ignacio, CO on April 3, 1943, to Maximo Garcia and Dolores (Martinez) Garcia. Richard served in the Airforce after high school. He spent most of adult life living in Bloomfield, NM and working for the County,...
James D. Tanner
Oct 21, 2024
In Loving Memory of James D. Tanner, born in Durango, Colorado. Jim was the sixth child of seven children born to Don and Ruth McGee Tanner. At the age of two years, his family moved to Farmington, NM where he graduated, Class of 1967. He attended college three years University of New Mexico and University of Utah.
As a young man,...
Amador Gonzales
Oct 20, 2024
> It is with heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Amador Filimon Gonzales 86. He was born November 22, 1937 in Pump Canyon, New Mexico, to Pablo and Lugardita Gonzales. He left to his Heavenly Home on October 20, 2024, to finally heal his broken heart and rejoin with his Beautiful Viejita (wife) Irene.
> After God,...
Monica Price Grossheim
Oct 6, 2024
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Monica Price Grossheim. She was a loving and loyal wife, a spectacular and dedicated mother, a dear friend, intrepid traveler, gifted quilter, voracious reader and the epicenter of her family. Her feisty, determined spirit was infectious to those around her. She died peacefully, surrounded by family on Sunday, October...
Guinevere M. Wager
Oct 2, 2024
Guinevere M. Wager 33, of Navajo, New Mexico passed away on October 2, 2024 in Ignacio, Colorado. She was born October 24, 1990 in Gallup, New Mexico to Guy G. Benally Jr. and Elsie M. Benally.
Guinevere attended Navajo Pine High School and was Class of 2008 Salutatorian and she loved the Dallas Cowboys. She is survived by her parents, Guy...
Charles "Chuck" Logan Klunder
2024
Charles "Chuck" Logan Klunder has gone to heaven and into the loving arms of his family. He was preceded to heaven by his parents: Anne & Toby Klunder, his brother, his sister and brother-in-law, Jamie & Rich Masters. He was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on January 5, 1950. His family owned a very large ranch, he was a true cowboy!...
Ann Phelps
Sep 21, 2024
Ann Phelps, 84, of Farmington, NM, died 9/21/2024 surrounded by family. Born 7/18/1940, in Durango, Colorado. She graduated from Farmington NM High School, she went to San Juan College and received an Associate of Arts degree with honors. She loved her friends, family and especially her grandkids and great grandkids.
Mrs. Phelps is survived by her 2 sons. Tom (Kathy) Phelps...
Jack Martin Wolfe
Sep 20, 2024
Jack Martin Wolfe, 84, of Farmington, New Mexico passed away on September 20, 2024 in Farmington. He was born January 11, 1940, in Des Moines, Iowa to Roy Russell Wolfe and Maxine Laverl Hood.
Jack graduated from Gallup High School, Gallup, New Mexico. He worked for Shell Oil Company and transferred to Mesa, Arizona, then to Houston, Texas. He chose to move...
Alice Faye Wiggins
Sep 16, 2024
Alice Faye Wiggins, 79, went to be with her Lord and Savior on September 16, 2024. Known as Faye to friends or Sissy to Family.
Faye was born September 1, 1945, in Farley, New Mexico to Monty and Lois McCarty. Lois and Monty welcomed fraternal twins, Alice Faye and Jimmy Ray.
Faye went to school in Farley through her senior year. She...
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