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Ulibarri -- Mari A. Ulibarri, 55, died on February 13, 2003 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. She was born in Springer, New Mexico on February 26, 1947, the daughter of the late Olmedo Ramirez, Sr. and Frances Vigil-Ramirez. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward, Anthony and Walter-Ramirez, and sister, Cynthia Ramirez. She is survived by her husband, Andres A. Ulibarri of Los Lunas; sons, Vincent A. Ulibarri and fiance, Annette, Jay A. Ulibarri and fiance, Lavender, and Aric A. Uliarri; borthers, Olmedo Ramirez Jr., and wife, Dorothy, Michael Ramirez and wife, Rose, John M. Ramirez and wife, Raughn, all of Springer, Robert Ramirez and wife, Cathy of Albuquerque; sisters, Geneva Ramirez and Victor Maestas of Springer, Gloria Ramariez, Louise Ramirez, and Beverly Vigil of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Vincent A. and Bridgette A. Ulibarri and many other relatives and friends. Rosary Devotional Services will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Springer recited by Deacon Edward Olona. Memorial Services will follow at 10:30 a.m. at church with Fr. John S. Dear as the celebrant. Funeral Arrangements for Mari A. Ulibarri are under the direction of the Alderette-Pomeroy Funeral Home.
        Published on: Tue February 18, 2003

Smith -- Winnifred (Winnie) M. Smith, 86, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother passed away Sunday, December 15, 2002 in Albuquerque. Her sudden passing will leave a huge void in the lives of her family. Winnifred was born on November 6, 1916 in Portales, NM to the late James L. May and Lula May Anderson. She attended school in Portales and was in the first freshman class at Eastern New Mexico University. She also attended Stephens College and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught school in Portales until she met and married George W. Smith, Jr., who preceded her in death after a marriage of 52 years. Winnifred and her husband lived in Springer, Clayton, and Tucumcari, before moving to Albuquerque in 1965. Winnifred was a tough lady with courage, having suffered from Multiple Sclerosis for over 55 years. She was an inspiration to all those who knew her. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Shiplet and husband, Wayne; her granddaughters, Jennifer and Keri, who she loved deeply, of Albuquerque; her only brother, James A. May and wife, Elizabeth of Belen; and many family and friends. Her family would like to thank Delores Stewart and the staff of Golden Years for the love and care they gave Winnie the last few years. Graveside services will be held Friday, 1:00 p.m., at Portales Cemetery, Portales, NM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to the Christian Children�s Home, 1356 New Mexico 236, Portales, NM 88130-9411. Arrangements by French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
        Published on: Thu December 19, 2002

Smith -- Winnifred (Winnie) M. Smith, 86, beloved mother, sister, and grandmother passed away Sunday, December 15, 2002 in Albuquerque. Her sudden passing will leave a huge void in the lives of her family. Winnifred was born on November 6, 1916 in Portales, NM to the late James L. May and Lula May Anderson. She attended school in Portales and was in the first freshman class at Eastern New Mexico University. She also attended Stephens College and graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught school in Portales until she met and married George W. Smith, Jr., who preceded her in death after a marriage of 52 years. Winnifred and her husband lived in Springer, Clayton, and Tucumcari, before moving to Albuquerque in 1965. Winnifred was a tough lady with courage, having suffered from Multiple Sclerosis for over 55 years. She was an inspiration to all those who knew her. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Shiplet and husband, Wayne; her granddaughters, Jennifer and Keri, who she loved deeply, of Albuquerque; her only brother, James A. May and wife, Elizabeth of Belen; and many family and friends. Her family would like to thank Delores Stewart and the staff of Golden Years for the love and care they gave Winnie the last few years. Graveside services will be held Friday, 1:00 p.m., at Portales Cemetery, Portales, NM. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to the Christian Children�s Home, 1356 New Mexico 236, Portales, NM 88130-9411. Arrangements by French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
        Published on: Wed December 18, 2002

Geist -- Jessie Kathleen Wadley Geist, an early Colorado teacher and pioneer telephone operator in northern New Mexico,"placed her final calls" in the company of family and other loved ones on November 27, 2002. She was almost 97 and died peacefully of age-related maladies while a resident of La Vida Llena Retirement Center in Albuquerque, NM. She was born in Mooresville, MO, December 29, 1905, one of five siblings born to Edith R. Galbreath Wadley and Robert Marion Wadley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob D. (Jack) Geist of Albuquerque; sister, Minnie Conrad of Pueblo, CO; brother, Robert M. Wadley of Los Angeles, CA; and sister-in-law, Barbara J. Wadley of Salt Lake City, UT. She is survived by her three children: Jerry D. Geist and wife, Sharon of Albuquerque, J. Michael Geist and wife, Charlotte of La Grande, OR, and Gretchen Geist Shipley and husband, Robert of Albuquerque; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; Two brothers, Richard J. Wadley and wife, Louise of Albuquerque and Ralph E. Wadley of Salt Lake City, UT, also survive her. She lived a full and rewarding life. Jessie graduated in 1924 from Fowler High School in Fowler, Colorado. She loved to recount an aerobatic ride she took with the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh during his barnstorming days. Her brothers Ralph and Robert slept overnight under his biplane outside Fowler to protect it from vandalism. In exchange for their night watch, the boys bargained a ride for Jessie. Lindbergh took her up and did some tailspins during their flight. Her stomach never quite recovered. She worked in Fowler for Phillips Bakery until the Fall of 1925, when she moved to Denver, CO to attend Colorado Woman's College under a full scholarship. Jessie graduated with a degree in education in 1927 and moved on to teach fourth grade in Arapaho, Colorado for the next three years. She lived in a women's boarding house, called a"teacherage."� It was in Arapaho where she met Jacob Geist, whom she married in 1929. They shared 72 years of marriage together that included a period of 25 years with 88 moves required by Jack's telegraph and telephone company's employment. In the 1930s and 1940s Jack managed the telephone offices in Springer and Taos, NM, and Jessie worked as a night operator. Money was tight in those days, and over one five-year period she remembered her pay rose from 29 to 35 cents an hour. She greeted people with the familiar"number please" when she answered those first generation switchboards; between late hour calls she could sometimes rest on a wood and canvas cot. She often placed urgent and important calls; one of those was from Mabel Dodge Luhan of Taos to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. The next two telephone company transfers took them to Las Vegas, NM in 1948 and to Albuquerque, NM in 1954. She again ventured into the business world after her husband's retirement in 1971. For years they managed several parking lots in downtown Albuquerque. She did all the bookkeeping, sales and collections for the space rentals. In the process she made many new and lasting friends. Jessie was a dedicated and long-serving Sunday school teacher in Las Vegas and Albuquerque churches. �In 1940 she joined Eastern Star Chapter 42 in Springer, NM, served in various capacities there and in Taos and Las Vegas, and became inactive in 1985. She was Worthy Matron of Taos Chapter 55 in 1945. She was initiated into the Las Vegas PEO Sisterhood, Chapter AC in 1953, and in 1956 she helped found and was a charter member of Chapter AH in Albuquerque where she attended until her death. Jessie was a woman of great dignity, style, courage, character and possessed a wonderful sense of humor. She was filled with caring and thoughtfulness for everyone she knew. Her quick wit was a delight to all her family and friends, and she was attentive to their well being, whether near or afar. She was known as a devoted wife, a loving mother and grandmother, a trusted friend, and a true lady. Memorial services will be held Saturday, 1:00 p.m., at First United� Methodist Church, 4th St. and Lead SW, with Dr. Terry Anderson officiating. A memorial service for residents of La Vida Llena will be held Saturday, 10:30 a.m., at La Vida Llena. Private interment will have taken place. Pallbearers will be Douglas Geist Jr., Bruce Kaemper Geist, Robert William Geist, Erika Kathleen Shipley, Carrie Marie Hout, D. Chris Elliott and Glynnis C. Elliott. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeffrey M. Geist, Donna C. Thomas and Jonathan M. Geist. Those who wish to remember her through a memorial are requested to donate to the Jessie K. Geist Scholarship Fund for Adult Faith Development, First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1638, Albuquerque, NM 87103, where she was a long time member. This fund will operate in perpetuity. Arrangements by French Mortuary. � �
        Published on: Sat November 30, 2002

Geist -- Jessie Kathleen Wadley Geist, an early Colorado teacher and pioneer telephone operator in northern New Mexico,"placed her final calls" in the company of family and other loved ones on November 27, 2002. She was almost 97 and died peacefully of age-related maladies while a resident of La Vida Llena Retirement Center in Albuquerque, NM. She was born in Mooresville, MO, December 29, 1905, one of five siblings born to Edith R. Galbreath Wadley and Robert Marion Wadley. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob D. (Jack) Geist of Albuquerque; sister, Minnie Conrad of Pueblo, CO; brother, Robert M. Wadley of Los Angeles, CA; and sister-in-law, Barbara J. Wadley of Salt Lake City, UT. She is survived by her three children: Jerry D. Geist and wife, Sharon of Albuquerque, J. Michael Geist and wife, Charlotte of La Grande, OR, and Gretchen Geist Shipley and husband, Robert of Albuquerque; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren; Two brothers, Richard J. Wadley and wife, Louise of Albuquerque and Ralph E. Wadley of Salt Lake City, UT, also survive her. She lived a full and rewarding life. Jessie graduated in 1924 from Fowler High School in Fowler, Colorado. She loved to recount an aerobatic ride she took with the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh during his barnstorming days. Her brothers Ralph and Robert slept overnight under his biplane outside Fowler to protect it from vandalism. In exchange for their night watch, the boys bargained a ride for Jessie. Lindbergh took her up and did some tailspins during their flight. Her stomach never quite recovered. She worked in Fowler for Phillips Bakery until the Fall of 1925, when she moved to Denver, CO to attend Colorado Woman's College under a full scholarship. Jessie graduated with a degree in education in 1927 and moved on to teach fourth grade in Arapaho, Colorado for the next three years. She lived in a women's boarding house, called a"teacherage."� It was in Arapaho where she met Jacob Geist, whom she married in 1929. They shared 72 years of marriage together that included a period of 25 years with 88 moves required by Jack's telegraph and telephone company's employment. In the 1930s and 1940s Jack managed the telephone offices in Springer and Taos, NM, and Jessie worked as a night operator. Money was tight in those days, and over one five-year period she remembered her pay rose from 29 to 35 cents an hour. She greeted people with the familiar"number please" when she answered those first generation switchboards; between late hour calls she could sometimes rest on a wood and canvas cot. She often placed urgent and important calls; one of those was from Mabel Dodge Luhan of Taos to President Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II. The next two telephone company transfers took them to Las Vegas, NM in 1948 and to Albuquerque, NM in 1954. She again ventured into the business world after her husband's retirement in 1971. For years they managed several parking lots in downtown Albuquerque. She did all the bookkeeping, sales and collections for the space rentals. In the process she made many new and lasting friends. Jessie was a dedicated and long-serving Sunday school teacher in Las Vegas and Albuquerque churches. �In 1940 she joined Eastern Star Chapter 42 in Springer, NM, served in various capacities there and in Taos and Las Vegas, and became inactive in 1985. She was Worthy Matron of Taos Chapter 55 in 1945. She was initiated into the Las Vegas PEO Sisterhood, Chapter AC in 1953, and in 1956 she helped found and was a charter member of Chapter AH in Albuquerque where she attended until her death. Jessie was a woman of great dignity, style, courage, character and possessed a wonderful sense of humor. She was filled with caring and thoughtfulness for everyone she knew. Her quick wit was a delight to all her family and friends, and she was attentive to their well being, whether near or afar. She was known as a devoted wife, a loving mother and grandmother, a trusted friend, and a true lady. Memorial services will be held Saturday, 1:00 p.m., at First United� Methodist Church, 4th St. and Lead SW, with Dr. Terry Anderson officiating. A memorial service for residents of La Vida Llena will be held Saturday, 10:30 a.m., at La Vida Llena. Private interment will have taken place. Pallbearers will be Douglas Geist Jr., Bruce Kaemper Geist, Robert William Geist, Erika Kathleen Shipley, Carrie Marie Hout, D. Chris Elliott and Glynnis C. Elliott. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeffrey M. Geist, Donna C. Thomas and Jonathan M. Geist. Friends may visit French Mortuary, Lomas Blvd. Chapel, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE, Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Those who wish to remember her through a memorial are requested to donate to the Jessie K. Geist Scholarship Fund for Adult Faith Development, First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1638, Albuquerque, NM 87103, where she was a long time member. This fund will operate in perpetuity. Arrangements by French Mortuary.
        Published on: Fri November 29, 2002

Rumbaugh -- Charles Emery Rumbaugh July 13, 1907-November 26, 2002 Mr. Charles Rumbaugh, 95, of Southwest City, MO died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 4:30 a.m. at McDonald County Health Care in Anderson, Missouri after an illness.Mr. Charles Rumbaugh was born July, 13, 1907 in Monnett, Missouri to the late Charles Augustus and Sarah Evaline (Mayfield) Rumbaugh. He and his family moved, by covered wagon, from the farm in Monett, in or about 1908 and settled in Curry County, Melrose, New Mexico. Living there as farmers, he fathered eight children, which he and his wife of 61+ years raised.He is survived by his wife Ruthann Rumbaugh at their home in Southwest City, MO; five children, Nona Kirby and family of Springer, New Mexico, Jean Hall and family of Mesa, Arizona, Bobbie Jo Kitter and family of Mesa, Arizona, Lavada Bartley and family of Eagle Rock Missouri, and Mary E. Neppl and family of Lee Summit, Missouri; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters.He was preceded in death by his parents and three children, Billy Don Rumbaugh of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Charlynee Goodrum of Albuquerque, New Mexico and George Rumbaugh of Tempe, Arizona.Cremation will be done by Bella Vista Crematory. A memorial service will be held at the family residence on Saturday, December 7, 2002 from 10:00 a.m.. until 2:00 p.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Ozark Funeral Home in Southwest City, Missouri.Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Southwest Missouri Chapter, Glen Isle Center, 1500 S. Glenstone, Springfield, Missouri 65804.
        Published on: Fri November 29, 2002

Solano -- Ramona Solano, 70, a resident of Albuquerque since 1958, died Saturday, November 9, 2002.�She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Milnor Solano of the family home; son, Manuel Solano; daughters, Yolanda Castillo and husband, Anthony and Karen Apodaca and husband, Victor; grandsons, Adam Salas and Dominic Apodaca; granddaughters, Victoria Apodaca and Stephanie Castillo; great-granddaughter, Anabel Salas, all of Albuquerque; and brothers and sisters, Vicente Gomez of Los Lunas, Mary Sisneros of Santa Rosa, NM, Ralph Gomez of Amarillo, Texas, Dolores Ortiz of Pico Rivera, California, Frances Lopez of Springer, New Mexico and Sostenes Gomez Jr. of Amarillo, Texas. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, 5415 Fortuna Rd. NW., with Father Gene Gries, O. Praem, Celebrant.�Interment will take place at 1:30 p.m., at Santa Fe National Cemetery.�Pallbearers will be Anthony Castillo, Victor Apodaca, Dominic Apodaca, Adam Salas, Ralph Gomez, and Sostenes Gomez Jr.� Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of New Mexico, P.O. Box 14238, 87191.�French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
        Published on: Wed November 13, 2002

Solano -- Ramona Solano, 70, a resident of Albuquerque since 1958, died Saturday, November 9, 2002.�She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Milnor Solano of the family home; son, Manuel Solano; daughters, Yolanda Castillo and husband, Anthony and Karen Apodaca and husband, Victor; grandsons, Adam Salas and Dominic Apodaca; granddaughters, Victoria Apodaca and Stephanie Castillo; great-granddaughter, Anabel Salas, all of Albuquerque; and brothers and sisters, Vicente Gomez of Los Lunas, Mary Sisneros of Santa Rosa, NM, Ralph Gomez of Amarillo, Texas, Dolores Ortiz of Pico Rivera, California, Frances Lopez of Springer, New Mexico and Sostenes Gomez Jr. of Amarillo, Texas.�Rosary will be recited Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, 5415 Fortuna Rd. NW, with Gabriella Nieto reciting. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish, with Father Gene Gries, O. Praem, Celebrant.�Interment will follow at 1:30 p.m., at Santa Fe National Cemetery.�Pallbearers will be Anthony Castillo, Victor Apodaca, Dominic Apodaca, Adam Salas, Ralph Gomez, and Sostenes Gomez Jr.� Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of New Mexico, P.O. Box 14238, 87191.�French Mortuary, 1111 University Blvd. NE.
        Published on: Tue November 12, 2002

Cazzola -- Harry M. Cazzola, a resident of Albuquerque since 1967, died this weekend. He grew up in Deming, NM graduated from NMSU with a degree in mechanical engineering and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. He headed several CCC camps in New Mexico. He began a hardware and lumber store in Cimarron, NM until World War II, when he was called up to the Pacific Theater as a Lieutenant Colonel for the Air Force. After the war, he began again in lumber and hardware in Springer, NM running the Shollenbarger and Cazzola Lumber Co. until 1967 when he moved the Aspen Air Manufacturing Co. to Albuquerque. Harry was a loving family man who enjoyed being outdoors and his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Cazzola, of Albuquerque; sons, Edward B. Cazzola of Albuquerque, and Harry J. Cazzola of Amarillo, TX; grandchildren, Rachel Cazzola of Albuquerque, Laura Cazzola of Marietta, OK, Daniel Cazzola of Flower Mound, TX and Phillip Cazzola of Denver, CO; and three great-grandchildren. A Rosary and Mass will be held at Queen of Heaven Church on Thursday evening. Burial will take place in Logan, NM. Memorial contributions may be made to Queen of Heaven School.
        Published on: Fri November 01, 2002

Cazzola -- Harry M. Cazzola, a resident of Albuquerque since 1967, died this weekend. He grew up in Deming, NM graduated from NMSU with a degree in mechanical engineering and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army. He headed several CCC camps in New Mexico. He began a hardware and lumber store in Cimarron, NM until World War II, when he was called up to the Pacific Theater as a Lieutenant Colonel for the Air Force. After the war, he began again in lumber and hardware in Springer, NM running the Shollenbarger and Cazzola Lumber Co. until 1967 when he moved the Aspen Air Manufacturing Co. to Albuquerque. Harry was a loving family man who enjoyed being outdoors and his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Cazzola, of Albuquerque; sons, Edward B. Cazzola of Albuquerque, and Harry J. Cazzola of Amarillo, TX; grandchildren, Rachel Cazzola of Albuquerque, Laura Cazzola of Marietta, OK, Daniel Cazzola of Flower Mound, TX and Phillip Cazzola of Denver, CO; and three great-grandchildren. A Rosary and Mass will be held at Queen of Heaven Church on Thursday evening. Burial will take place in Logan, NM. Memorial contributions may be made to Queen of Heaven School.
        Published on: Thu October 31, 2002