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Obituary for ELDRIDGE


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday November 23, 2004

Mildred Catherine Eldridge, 88, a resident of Albuquerque since 1983, passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2004. Mildred was born October 19, 1916 the daughter of Melville and Mary Sharfinsky Straub in St. Louis, Missouri. She had been a telephone consultant with the Sears Company before retiring. Mildred came to New Mexico from Salina, Kansas. She was a member of the Chamisa Hills Country Club; an active bowler for many years and bowled with several leagues at the Ranchero Lanes (currently Ten Pins) in Rio Rancho. Mildred was preceded in death by her husband Paul in 1990. She is survived by one daughter, Paula Fay of Albuquerque; two grandsons, Lonny of Albuquerque, and Jon-Paul and his wife Gina of Rio Rancho; two great-granddaughters, Savannah and Shelby. The Service for Mildred will be held on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at 11:30 am in the Chapel of Vista Verde Mortuary, Sara Rd. at Meadowlark Ln., Rio Rancho with Chaplain Jimmy Hood of Vistacare Hospice officiating. Interment will take place in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe at 2:00 pm. It has been suggested that contributions be made in Mildred's name to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 90790, Albuquerque, NM 87199-0790. Arrangements by Vista Verde Mortuary Rio Rancho, New Mexico 892-9920