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DILLOW -- WILMA P. Mrs. Wilma P. Dillow, 77, a resident of Albuquerque, formerly of Belen, NM, passed away on May 28, 2007, with her loving family at her side. Mrs. Dillow is survived by her loving children, Anita West and husband, Herman, Joline Ortega, Dianne Baca and husband, Pat, Buddy Dillow and wife, Teresa and Jeff Dillow; her sisters, Florence Watson, Faye Scutt, Fern Kahlor and Phyllis Stevens; her brother, Phillip Rockwell and wife, Sandra; 11 grandchildren, Stacey West, Kristi Wills and husband, Jim, Amanda Carter and husband, Tim, Heather Gonzales and husband, Phillip, Amy Montoya and husband, Chris, Jessica Dillow and fiance, Bud, Renee Dillow, Buddy Dillow, Jaime Waggoner, Samuel Ortega and wife, Kathy, and Trinity Ortega; 16 great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mrs. Dillow was preceded in death by the love of her life, her husband, Harold Dillow; her sister, Vera Donald; her brother, Gene Rockwell; and her sister-in-law, Georgia Dillow. Visitation will be Thursday, May 31, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. with a Memorial Service at 9:00 a.m. in the Gabaldon Memorial Chapel, 1000 Old Coors Dr. SW. A Committal Service and burial of cremains will be Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Arrangements by: Gabaldon Mortuary 1000 Old Coors Dr. SW 243-7861
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ERDAL -- Bruce R. Erdal, 67, a longtime resident of New Mexico, died Wednesday, May 23, 2007. He is survived by his aunt, Lillian Madson of Albuquerque; uncle, Arnold Erdal of McIntosh NM; cousins, Naoma "Nome" Greiner and husband, Larry of Albuquerque, Gayle Greiner of Dallas TX; a wonderful friend of many years, David Janecky and family of Los Alamos. Dr. Erdal was preceded in death by his wife, Jean Erdal. He retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory after many years. He had also worked for the University of Iowa, Brookhaven National Laboratory and CERN in Switzerland. Bruce received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis and his Bachelor's Degree from the University of New Mexico in Chemistry and Music and he graduated from one of the earliest classes at Highland High School. Dr. Erdal was an eleventh generation New Mexican through his mother's side, the Hubbell Family. Cremation has taken place and memorial services will be announced in Los Alamos. Ennichement will take place Saturday, June 2, 2007, 1:00 p.m., at Sunset Memorial Park 924 Menaul Blvd. NE. Should friends desire memorial contribution may be made to the University of New Mexico 700 Lomas NE, Suit 108 Albuquerque, NM 87131 or to the school of your choice. We would like to express grateful gratitude to Home Instead, Maxim, and Vista Care Caregivers for the wonderful care given to Bruce. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
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FOSTER -- Clarence Pearl Foster, 76, went to sleep in his Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ at his home on May 27, 2007. He was born in Ramona, OK, May 29, 1931. He is survived by his wife Phyllis N. Foster, his four children Donovan & Ginger Foster of Wichita, KS, Michael & Sylvia Plummer of Estancia, NM, William & Joyce Foster of Estancia, NM, and Juanita & Wayne Kirkpatrick of Roswell, NM. He is also survived by a brother Richard L. Foster of Albuquerque, NM; a sister Joanna Sparks of Reddick, FL; a brother Donald L. Foster of La Pine, OR, who preceded him in death. He is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held at the Foster home in Estancia, NM, on June 2, 2007 at 4 p.m.
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GARCIA -- Cleofas T. Garcia passed away on May 25, 2007. She was born on November 13, 1917 to Tranquelino and Maria Trujillo in Taos, NM. She was preceded in death by her son, Rogen F. Garcia. She is survived by her husband, Frank S. Garcia, Frances Rodarte and spouse, Gilbert, Dorothy Rodarte and spouse,Don, Tony Garcia and spouse, Trudy, John C. Trujillo; brothers, Elias Trujillo and spouse, Ruby; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all. A Rosary will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph on the Rio Grande. Mass will be on Friday, June 1, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. at St. Therese with interment to follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to St. Vincent De Paul Society in care of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande 5901; St. Joseph's Drive NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120. Funeral Services are entrusted to: Daniels Family Funeral Services Garcia Mortuary 717 Stover Ave. SW 243-5222
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GRAY -- Dorothy Mae Gray, 81, a resident of Albuquerque, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2007 in Prescott, AZ. She is survived by her son, Larry D. Gray and wife, Linda of Phoenix, AZ; daughter, Kathy Nelson and husband, Jeff of Palm Bay, FL; grandson, Larry D. Gray Jr. and wife, Kathleen of Surprise, AZ; granddaughter, Michelle Houston of Peoria, AZ; grandson, David Nelson of Tallahassee, FL; and granddaughter, Kathryn Nelson of Gainesville, FL; brother, James Bowen of Bellevue, MI; and sister, Libbie Farley of Indianapolis, IN. Dorothy is also survived by her second love, John Geibel and his family, who brought joy and happiness into her life the past 19 years. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, L.D. "Dee" Gray. Dorothy was a businesswoman who took over the family business when Dee went to work at Kirtland Air Force base. After the business was sold, Dorothy was cherished by working mothers as she took care of the babies at the Kirtland Air Force Base Childcare Center for almost twenty years. Her skills and love for children was recognized with numerous awards and by grateful parents. Dee and Dorothy were instrumental in the successful move of the AA Heights Club. They were thankful for the care and support shown by many club members during difficult times. Services will be held Friday, June 1, 2007, 11:30 a.m., at French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel. Interment will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, Thursday, May 31, 2007, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the building and maintenance fund at the AA Heights Club, 8520 Marble Ave., Albuquerque, NM 87110, (505) 266-8952. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE 275-3500 www.frenchmortuary.com
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JAMES -- Betty Forsythe James, a resident of Albuquerque for more than fifty years, died on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2007. She was 92. Betty grew up on Priest Lake, in the wilderness of Northern Idaho, where her father was a foreman for the Diamond Match Company. There she became a champion long-distance swimmer and also discovered her life-long love of books and the English language. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Washington State University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Betty returned to Priest Lake after graduation where she met and married a young aerial photographer, Jack G. James. When Jack volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps at the outbreak of World War II, and was stationed in the China-Burma-India theater, Betty and Jack agreed that she should leave the home they had built in Spokane, and return with their young children to Priest Lake. There, for the duration of the war, she raised her daughters in the mountains and woods that she loved and in the familiarity of the lumber camps where she herself had grown up. Betty was a formidable poker player and an accomplished deer hunter. She gained more local fame when she defended her home by shooting a black bear set on pillaging the provisions laid in for the winter in the root cellar dug into hillside behind her cabin home on the lake. Betty was in every sense a pioneer woman, an outdoors woman, an athlete and an equestrian, whose first career was that of an Air Force wife, moving with her husband and children through many homes, and many military aerial reconnaissance assignments, before arriving in Albuquerque in 1953 where Jack served with the Weapons Effects Test Division, Defense Atomic Support Agency. By the time of his retirement in 1964, Albuquerque had become a permanent home for the family. Their two daughters attended Highland High School and completed their college educations in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Their son graduated from New Mexico Military Institute at Roswell and the University of New Mexico. Betty always, everywhere, had friends, delighted by her vitality, her intellect, and a spontaneous sense of humor. For many years in Albuquerque she was an energetic leader of a Girl Scout equestrian troop and kept her own horse "Chico" at the Four Hills stables. She returned to her first love, teaching, as the children grew up. She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she volunteered in the church library. After Jack's death in 1981, Betty continued her love of travel, including an early trip to China as it opened up to Western visitors. She was a prolific diarist and photographer of the places and people she visited. The last two years of an adventuresome life were comfortable and peaceful in Betty's residence at the Laurel Skies Healthcare Center in Albuquerque. She was mentally alert, always happy, and adaptive to a gradual loss of physical strength, but never at a loss for a well-turned phrase or a humorous comment. Betty is survived by two daughters and a son: Ann James Paden of Bernalillo, New Mexico, Beth James Nicholson of Troy, New York, and Michael Forsythe James, of Houston, Texas. Her much-loved grandchildren and great-grandchildren are John Audu Paden, Amy Paden Yendrek, Michael Ford Nicholson, and Jennifer Nicholson Keneston; and their children, Olivia Paden, Erik Paden, Sophia Paden, and Shae Yendrek. The family extends all measure of gratitude to the administrators and, especially, the staff at Laurel Skies for their love and care for Betty, and to the Hospice of the Sandias for every caring service to her and to us in the last months. Memorial Services for the family will be held at a later date when cremated remains, as Betty wished, will be interred with those of her husband, Jack on a hillside at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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LICHTENBERGER -- Forest L. "Tory" Lichtenberger, 75, of Albuquerque, NM, passed away May 26, 2007 after a long illness. Prior to owning his own grocery store (Tory's Fine Foods), he worked for Breeden's Grocers for 17 years. He spent 10 years with Continental Coffee as a sales rep before moving to Albuquerque in 1979. Tory and his wife, Claudia, owned and operated "Tory's Restaurant" in Albuquerque for 15 years. He also worked for Jack's Auto Parts, Southwest Distributing, Samon's, Winners, and Standard Restaurant Supply. He was active in Lions and Optimist Clubs. Tory is survived by wife, Claudia; son, Douglas Lichtenberger of Bloomington, IL; daughter, Carol Staley of Decatur, IL; step-children, Mark Barker, Melody Garry, Kimberly Giarratano, and Chad Barker, all born in Decatur, IL; brothers, WD Lichtenberger of Peoria, IL, Paul "Dutch" Lichtenberger of Decatur, IL; sisters, Odesa Wickersham of Peoria, IL, Jeanne Standley of Mt. Zion, IL, Janet Duggan of Glen Carbon, IL, Sandi McConnellee of LA, CA, and Linda Brawner of Lawton, OK. Tory was proud to claim 18 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, F. Lynn Lichtenberger Jr.; three brothers; and three sisters. In lieu of flowers, family requests donations to Vista Care Hospice, 5639 Jefferson NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in Vineyard Retirement Community Clubhouse at 6118 Edith Blvd. NE in Albuquerque.
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LOCKWOOD -- Eugene Edward "Eddie" (Big Grandpa) Lockwood Jr. passed away Friday, May 25, 2007. He was born January 31, 1939 in Los Angeles, CA, a son of Eugene and Goldy Belle Lockwood. He married Josefina Rodriguez, March 22, 1975 in Las Vegas, NV. She passed February 11, 2007. Survivors include three sons and three daughters: Mark Lockwood, Colton, CA; Julie (Kenneth) Amaya, Hesperia, CA; Eugene Edward (Nancy) Lockwood III, Fontana, CA; James (Rene) Lockwood, Shelton, WA; Juanita Lockwood, and Lisa (Chris) Blanshine, all of Albuquerque; grandchildren: Kenny (Reina), Thomas, Robin (Ivan), Steven (Wendy), Amber, Kevin (Jessenia), Matthew, Tiffany, Jennifer, Lauren, Daniel, and Hayley. Also surviving are four great-grandchildren: Ashley, Sonny, Ethan, and Johnny "Chubby"; two sisters and one brother: Nancy (George) Ferguson, CA; Richard (Hope) Lockwood, CA; and Carol (Dave) Harrison, VA. Memorial Services will be conducted Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at French Mortuary Westside Chapel, 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW, with Pastor Lemuel Boyles officiating. French Mortuary 9300 Golf Course Rd. NW (505) 897-0300 www.frenchmortuary.com
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LUCERO -- Heraldo J. Lucero, age 64, and a resident of Alameda, passed away Saturday morning, May 26, 2007. He is survived by his daughter, Carla; son, Michael; two sisters, Erlinda Salas and Martha Garcia-Rieth and husband, Robert, all of Albuquerque; brother, Bernardino T. Lucero and wife, Alice of Albuquerque; 14 nieces and nephews; other family members and friends who loved and will miss him. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church at 4th and Alameda NW, on Monday, June 4, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Burial will follow at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. Arrangements by Direct Funeral Services, 2919 4th St. NW, ABQ. 505-343-8008
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LUCERO -- Juan C. Lucero, aka "Gato", passed away Monday, May 28, 2007. He was born in Juan Tomas, NM to Eulalio Lucero and Louisa Trujillo Lucero. Juan was a resident of Albuquerque and a well known and respected musician. He now joins his wife, Fita and son, Mario, who preceded him in death. Juan is survived by his three sons, Albert Lucero and wife, Rita, Flavio Lucero and wife, Augusta, Roger Lucero and wife, Lucille; one daughter, Martha Duran and husband, Martin; special niece, Delilah Coop; 14 grandchildren; and many great- grandchildren; other family members and friends who loved and will miss him. Services will be held at St. Therese Catholic Church, 4th and Mildred NW. A Rosary will be recited on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 8:15 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 1, 2007 at 8:00 a.m., with burial following at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Gabaldon, Paul Lucero Sr., Paul Lucero Jr., Albert Lucero II, Tony Ewing and Reggie Tullier. Honorary pallbearers will be Anthony Ewing and Patrick Lucero. Arrangements by Direct Funeral Services, 2919 4th St. NW, ABQ. 505-343-8008
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