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LEWIS, SYLVIA RUTH Sylvia Ruth Lewis, age 81, of Gran Quivira, New Mexico passed away on Sunday March 1, 2015 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was the daughter of the late Virgle and Ora Mae (Wells) Johnson. Sylvia worked for the U.S. National Park Service for over 30 years before she retired. She had an unwavering faith in God and was a devout member of the Gran Quivira Church. Sylvia enjoyed spending time with her church family and was the Secretary/ Treasurer for the church until she fell ill. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, parents, brothers and sisters. Sylvia is survived and will forever be remembered by her sons, Virgal Mark Lewis, Karl Lee Lewis and Glenn Edwin Lewis. She was blessed with several beautiful grandchildren and great- grandchildren. A funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the First Assembly of God in Mountainair, New Mexico. Graveside service to immediately follow with weather permitting.
Published on: Fri March 06, 2015
LEWIS, SYLVIA RUTH Sylvia Ruth Lewis, age 81, of Gran Quivira, New Mexico passed away on Sunday March 1, 2015 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was the daughter of the late Virgle and Ora Mae (Wells) Johnson. Sylvia worked for the U.S. National Park Service for over 30 years before she retired. She had an unwavering faith in God and was a devout member of the Gran Quivira Church. Sylvia enjoyed spending time with her church family and was the Secretary/ Treasurer for the church until she fell ill. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, parents, brothers and sisters. Sylvia is survived and will forever be remembered by her sons, Virgal Mark Lewis, Karl Lee Lewis and Glenn Edwin Lewis. She was blessed with several beautiful grandchildren and great- grandchildren. A funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. at the First Assembly of God in Mountainair, New Mexico. Graveside service to immediately follow with weather permitting.
Published on: Thu March 05, 2015
BEAUPRE, THEODORE L. June 14, 1945 - March 01, 1975 Thinking of you on the 40th anniversary of your passing. Forever missed. Marge Beaupre Lewis, Jerry Beaupre, Ken, Alexandra and Simone Beaupre
Published on: Sun March 01, 2015
BLEAKLY, DAVID On February 3, 2015, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, David Lewis Bleakly, 64, passed away due to complications of pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 17, 1950, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Richard Lewis and Bernice (Geerlings) Bleakly. He is survived by his wife, Denise (Egolf) Bleakly; son, Evan Walter Bleakly; his mother, of Albuquerque; and his brother Jeffrey William Bleakly, of Farmington, NM. David began his work career as a laboratory technologist at age 16 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, and continued in this field in Farmington, New Mexico, and Albuquerque (primarily the County Hospital then known as Bernalillo County Medical Center and St. Joseph's hospital). While working in the hospitals in 1973 he completed a Bachelor of University Studies degree at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. In 1978, he began building houses, eventually specializing in custom adobe homes while under the employ of other contractors. During the latter few years of this period he had a residential construction license (Raven Design and Construction) and operated with limited success. On June 30, 1985, David and Denise were married in Albuquerque; their only child Evan was born on July 20, 1994. In 1989 he began the third and final phase of his professional career by working in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. The goal was to get a Master's degree in biology. He entered graduate school in 1990 and was a teaching assistant teaching labs in botany and the flora of New Mexico. During the summers of 1991-1993, he helped complete a biological inventory of the new El Malpais National Monument, south of Grants, New Mexico. Using the plants collected during the inventory he finished in 1994 a thesis called Flora and Vegetation of El Malpais National Monument Area, New Mexico. In 1993, he closed his construction business and started Bleakly Botanical and Biological LLC, a one-man consulting company. Consulting jobs chiefly entailed doing surveys for rare plants before certain construction projects could commence. Eventually, his areas of expertise expanded beyond plant identification to include wetland delineations and a range of other biological specialties. He worked mostly within New Mexico but also had jobs in other states. During the consulting years he collected thousands of plants which are intended to be donated to various herbaria in the state. In the final few years, in addition to his business, he was employed by Tetra Tech, a large international environmental consulting firm. David had widely ranging interests. He had a natural talent in art which unfortunately he pursued only intermittently and very modest ability in music; nevertheless he particularly enjoyed playing the piano for his own amusement. Photography was lifelong passion; in college learned to process and print black and white film and over the years took more than 800 rolls of Kodachrome. Generally on a modest scale he collected many things including books (1000s), minerals, fossils, natural history objects, human artifacts, exotic woods, post cards, old maps and prints. He and his family enjoyed traveling especially in the western United States. Other activities he took delight in were reading and cooking. He was an active member of the First Unitarian Church. A memorial service will be held there on February 22, 2015. At 4 pm. The Church is located at 3701 Carlisle Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, near the corner of Carlisle and Comanche. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Roadrunner Food Bank or the church food pantry. His remains are interred at the San Jose de Armijo Cemetery, Albuquerque.
Published on: Sun February 22, 2015
BLEAKLY, DAVID On February 3, 2015, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, David Lewis Bleakly, 64, passed away due to complications of pancreatic cancer. He was born on August 17, 1950, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, to Richard Lewis and Bernice (Geerlings) Bleakly. He is survived by his wife, Denise (Egolf) Bleakly; son, Evan Walter Bleakly; his mother, of Albuquerque; and his brother Jeffrey William Bleakly, of Farmington, NM. David began his work career as a laboratory technologist at age 16 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa, and continued in this field in Farmington, New Mexico, and Albuquerque (primarily the County Hospital then known as Bernalillo County Medical Center and St. Joseph's hospital). While working in the hospitals in 1973 he completed a Bachelor of University Studies degree at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. In 1978, he began building houses, eventually specializing in custom adobe homes while under the employ of other contractors. During the latter few years of this period he had a residential construction license (Raven Design and Construction) and operated with limited success. On June 30, 1985, David and Denise were married in Albuquerque; their only child Evan was born on July 20, 1994. In 1989 he began the third and final phase of his professional career by working in the Biology Department at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. The goal was to get a Master's degree in biology. He entered graduate school in 1990 and was a teaching assistant teaching labs in botany and the flora of New Mexico. During the summers of 1991-1993, he helped complete a biological inventory of the new El Malpais National Monument, south of Grants, New Mexico. Using the plants collected during the inventory he finished in 1994 a thesis called Flora and Vegetation of El Malpais National Monument Area, New Mexico. In 1993, he closed his construction business and started Bleakly Botanical and Biological LLC, a one-man consulting company. Consulting jobs chiefly entailed doing surveys for rare plants before certain construction projects could commence. Eventually, his areas of expertise expanded beyond plant identification to include wetland delineations and a range of other biological specialties. He worked mostly within New Mexico but also had jobs in other states. During the consulting years he collected thousands of plants which are intended to be donated to various herbaria in the state. In the final few years, in addition to his business, he was employed by Tetra Tech, a large international environmental consulting firm. David had widely ranging interests. He had a natural talent in art which unfortunately he pursued only intermittently and very modest ability in music; nevertheless he particularly enjoyed playing the piano for his own amusement. Photography was lifelong passion; in college learned to process and print black and white film and over the years took more than 800 rolls of Kodachrome. Generally on a modest scale he collected many things including books (1000s), minerals, fossils, natural history objects, human artifacts, exotic woods, post cards, old maps and prints. He and his family enjoyed traveling especially in the western United States. Other activities he took delight in were reading and cooking. He was an active member of the First Unitarian Church. A memorial service will be held there on February 22, 2015. At 4 pm. The Church is located at 3701 Carlisle Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, near the corner of Carlisle and Comanche. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Roadrunner Food Bank or the church food pantry. His remains are interred at the San Jose de Armijo Cemetery, Albuquerque.
Published on: Sun February 15, 2015
REED, SHIRLEY MAE Age 88, died in her Albuquerque home January 28, 2015, tended by her elder daughter. She was born Shirley Mae Wheeler in Crete, Nebraska, and married Clayton Lewis Reed (1944) of Nunn, Colorado, a marriage that lasted until Clayton's death in 2007. They had three childreneach born in a different stateas Mrs. Reed counts 32 moves in the 64 years of her marriage. Wife and mother, Shirley earned her MA in education from SUNY Cortland in New York. She became an author of children's books while teaching art, remedial reading, and high school English in many of the places she has lived. Shirley also served for 50 years as the family historian for both the Wheeler and Reed family lines, spending her widowhood writing her Wheeler family history. Her archives will be donated to the Nebraska State Historical Society in Lincoln. Shirley and Clayton retired to Albuquerque, NM, in 2004 to enjoy the sunny winters and to be nearer their two oldest children. Shirley Mae Wheeler Reed is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings, and her husband. She is survived by her three children; Lona Lee, George Lewis, and Suzanne Rae Reed. Shirley and Clayton will be interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Crete, Nebraska, on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.
Published on: Tue February 03, 2015
PERRY, TOM Age 56, passed away unexpectedly on January 17, 2015 at his home in Encino, NM. Tom was born on August 25, 1958 in Durango, CO to the home of Rex and Jimmie (Lancaster) Perry. He was reared and attended schools in Shiprock, NM. Tom was a true cowboy, working in various ranches in New Mexico, Colorado and Texas. He lived in Encino for over 30 years where he served as a Town Councilman and volunteered with the Encino Fire Department. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading, the rodeo and being with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Rex Perry, his grandparents Al and Alice Lancaster and J.W. and Elizabeth Perry. He is survived by his mother Jimmie Rose Perry of Cortez, CO; sons Lucas Martinez of Anton Chico, NM, Justin Travis Perry and wife Amy of Roswell, NM; brother James H. Perry and wife Nora of Mancos, CO; sister Ann Denetdale and husband Terry of Newcomb, NM; along with numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and countless friends. A Memorial Remembrance for Tom will be held at the Encino Community Center on Saturday, January 24, at 1:00 PM. Graveside services will be held on Monday, January 26, at 10:00 AM at the Sylvan Cemetery in Cortez, CO followed by a celebration of Tom's life to be held at the Lewis Arreola Convention Center in Cortez. All services for Tom have been entrusted to the Chavez Funeral Home, 923 South 3rd St. Santa Rosa, NM, (575) 472-3369. To place an online condolence please visit our website at www.chavezfuneralhome.com
Published on: Thu January 22, 2015
BISCAMP, ROY GENE Age 90, passed away Friday, January 16, 2015. He was born in Beaumont, TX on August 18, 1924, to Emmette and Pauline Biscamp. Roy graduated from San Jacinto High School, Houston TX, in 1942, he then attended North Texas Agricultural College from 1942-1943, then Fordham University where he graduated from the Army Specialist Training Program 1943-1944, he then graduated from The University of TX in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering. Roy's military career consist of the U.S. Army 104th Infantry Division in France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. He was a PFC Automatic Rifleman, an expert BAR Gunner and wounded in WWII in November of 1944 at Huergten Forrest Western Europe at the age of 19. Roy was then awarded the Purple Heart, Bronze Star with V device for heroism (the 4th highest award for valor) Combat Infantryman. He was a FAA Civil Engineer-Senior Airport Engineer at the Albuquerque NM Sunport International Airport for twenty six years and retired GS15. He also worked for the DOT for the Sate of New Mexico - Senior Engineer Santa Fe for eight years until he retired in 1992. Roy was also State President of NMSPE (NM Society of Professional Engineers) and on the Board Registered Professional Engineer New Mexico and Texas and has won multiple awards and accommodations for civil engineering. He married his wife of fifty years Sylvia (Williams) Biscamp on January 29, 1965 in Bridge, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marie Wackym and his brother Robert Biscamp. Roy is survived by wife, Sylvia Mae Biscamp of Albuquerque, NM; his children, Emmette E. Biscamp II of N. Richard Hills, TX, Mary Anne Tipton of Rio Rancho, NM, Elayne N. Biscamp of Albuquerque, NM, Lewis W. Biscamp of Santa Fe, NM; siblings, Godfrey W. Biscamp of Houston , TX and Dolores Vernon of Baytown, TX; grandchildren, Dax R.Tipton, Lucas K. Tipton, Sharlyn Biscamp, Nicolas Shortencarier, Alexander Shortcarier; great-great-grandchildren, Contessa York, Haley Parker, Jareth A. Tipton, Timothy Parker, Delaney Smyth, Lilith Bachman. A Celebration of Life Open House Reception will be held on Monday, January 26, 2015 from 10:00am to 12:00pm at Daniels Family Funeral Services Sun Room. Interment to follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 2:15pm. In lieu of flowers donations may be given in Roy's honor to the Alzheimer's Association of New Mexico at: www.alz.org/newmexico/ To share memories with the family please visit Roy's memorial webpage at www.danielsfuneral.com. Daniels Family Funeral Services 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-821-0010
Published on: Tue January 20, 2015
CLENDENIN, CHARLES "CHUCK" M. Age 88, a long time resident of Albuquerque, passed away on January 10, 2015. He is survived by his sons, Michael B. Clendenin and wife, Isabel and Bruce Clendenin and wife, Krissy; and grandchildren, Carrie Clendenin and Neil Clendenin. Charles was preceded in death by his son, John C. Clendenin; first wife, Betty Lou; and second wife, Earla Margaret. Charles was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. After graduating from high school he enlisted and proudly served his country with the United States Army Air Corps from 1944-1946 as a tail gunner with the 8th AF, 401 Bomb Group. Following his time in the service he met and soon married Betty Lou Lewis. In 1952 they moved their family to Albuquerque, NM where they built a life and raised their children. Charles retired from Sandia National Labs in 1986 following 32 years of dedicated service. He found time to volunteer with many organizations including, the Boy Scouts and the Y Indian Guides. He will be remembered as a bit of a flirt with a lot of charm and for always being ready to help anyone in need. Services will be Tuesday, January 20, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at FRENCH - Lomas. Burial will follow at Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Please visit our online guestbook for Chuck at www.FrenchFunerals.com. FRENCH - Lomas 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
Published on: Sun January 18, 2015
MAESTAS, JOSE GASPAR born June 13, 1935 and passed away on Saturday, January 10, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Felisha; six children, Victoria, Lewis, Alice (Paul), Joseph (Grace), Kathy and Bernadette (Joey); twelve grandchildren, Leyla (James), Crystal, Jessica, Darlene, Stephanie, Cristina, Amanda, Samantha, Valerie, Alex, Thomas and Michael; twelve great-grandchildren, Joseph, Manuel, James, Destiny, Anthony, Dominic, Joshua, Elaijah, Ally, Robert, Charles and Olivia; two great-great-grandchildren, Satiana and Jeremiah; siblings, Tony, Dick, Mary, Nettie, Olivia, Rayes, Maggie and Mando; as well as many, many nephews and nieces. Services will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 1860 Griegos Rd. NW on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Viewing will begin at 8:00 AM. A Rosary will be recited at 8:30 AM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:00 AM. Interment will take place at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 3:00 PM with U.S. Army Honors. Pallbearers will be Michael, Joseph, Manuel, James, Dominic, Joshua, David and Thomas. Arrangements by Direct Funeral Services, 2919 4th St. NW. ABQ. 505-343-8008.
Published on: Tue January 13, 2015
