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ULIBARRI, ALICE Alice C. Ulibarri, age 71, left to walk with the Lord on the morning of Sunday, August 24th, 2014 after lengthy illnesses. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe A. Ulibarri in 2004, after 44 years of marriage. She was born on Sept 24, 1942 to Juan and Juanita Archuleta of Espanola, NM. One of six children, she was preceded in death by sisters Virginia Harmes and Angie Parks. She is survived by sister Mary Ann Seeds of Espanola; her brothers Tommy, Stevie, and Johnny Archuleta; also all residents of New Mexico; daughters Shirley Ulibarri-Sheets with husband Russ, Sheila Stevenson with husband Jim, Shelly Ulibarri, Sharon Ulibarri with boyfriend Siaosi Akauola; and son Jerome Ulibarri with fiancee Janice Lerma; all survive Alice, along with three grandchildren, Kendall and Connor Sheets, and Ashley Roybal; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and MANY loving in-law relatives all join in mourning Alice's passing, as well as her constant companion of the last ten years, Josie, her toy poodle. Alice was a remarkable woman, who had to adjust to a dramatic new lifestyle following the loss of her husband, Joe. She continued to live alone in their rural home in Anton Chico, NM for over eight years before deciding to move to Albuquerque for health and family reasons. She loved visiting with her many relatives, and left this life having visited with a great many of them in her final weeks. She loved boating and fishing with her husband, dancing, and playing cards with family on the holidays. Her favorite trip was with daughter Shirley and family to Hawaii in 2005, and she greatly enjoyed several trips with family to North Carolina to visit daughter Sheila. Rosary services will be at 7pm, Friday, August 29th at Riverside Funeral Home on San Mateo Blvd NE in Albuquerque. Mass will be at 9:30 am on Saturday, August 30th at St. Jude Thaddeaus Catholic Church on Paradise Blvd NW, with an after-mass reception in the St. Jude parish hall. Burial will be a private ceremony also on Saturday at St. Joseph Cemetery in Anton Chico, NM. The family requests that any donations be made to the Scleroderma Foundation.
        Published on: Thu August 28, 2014