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Obituary for JELSO


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Wednesday February 16, 2005

Dr. Damian John Jelso, 65, a resident of Albuquerque, died Monday, February 14, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Grace Jelso; children, John Frank Jelso and wife, Desiree, Anthony Joseph Jelso and wife, Janay, Gina Marie Heise and husband, Richard, and Laura Joanne Smith and husband, Stephen; grandchildren, Hannah and Zachary Heise, William, Nicholas, and Thomas Smith, Jayden Jelso and Sydney Damiana Jelso due next month. He is also survived by his mother, Dorothy Jelso; sisters, Carolann Dungan and husband, John W. and Judith H. Taylor and husband, Larry. He was preceded in death by his father, John F. Jelso. Dr. Jelso was an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in the Albuquerque community for 35 years. He was a UNM graduate in Biology and attended Loyola Dental School in Chicago, IL where he did his post graduate work. Dr. Jelso did his oral surgery residency in Cleveland, OH. A Prayer Vigil will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2005, 7:00 p.m. at French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. A Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, January 18, 2005, 8:30 a.m., at Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Church. Interment will take place at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Friends may visit Thursday, February 17, 2005 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. Chapel. French Mortuary 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400


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