Obituaries

Frances Lea (Calhoun) Ford

Frances Lea (Calhoun) Ford

Frances Lea (Calhoun) Ford

Frances Lea (Calhoun) Ford, July 11, 1938 – August 4, 2025, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2025, at the age of 87.Born on July 11, 1938, Frances lived a life rooted in faith and family.
Brendan F. Rodarte

Brendan F. Rodarte

Brendan F. Rodarte

Brendan F. RodarteA Celebration of Life for Brendan Rodarte of Grants, NM will be held on Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 11:00am, at The Way, The Truth, and The Life Ministries, 700 Sakelares Blvd, Grants NM. Brendan was born on April 9th, 1977, in Albuquerque, NM to Fred and Elizabeth Rodarte.
Betty Jo Apodaca

Betty Jo Apodaca

Betty Jo Apodaca

Betty Jo ApodacaBetty Jo Apodaca died peacefully in her home on July 21, 2025 in Phoenix AZ at the age of 87.She is resting with the Lord now and will forever be in our hearts. Betty was a member of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a member of the parish church, in San Rafael.
Donna Jean Tietjen Tyler

Donna Jean Tietjen Tyler

Donna Jean Tietjen Tyler

Donna JeanTietjen TylerDonna Jean Tietjen Tyler passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 21, 2025. Jean was born on March 3, 1941, in Grants, New Mexico at the old Fjord Doctor Office.
Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Jose (Rudy)RodriguezRudy Rodriguez, 81, January 5, 1944 - May 28, 2025 of Grants, New Mexico, passed away on May 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.Born in Utah in 1944 to Vianes and Cordelia Rodriguez.
Samuel Celestino Barela

Samuel Celestino Barela

Samuel Celestino Barela

Samuel Celestino Barela age 95, a resident of Placita, NM, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on July 3, 2025.
Phyllis Reese

Phyllis Reese

Phyllis Reese

Phyllis Reese, 82 of Las Cruces, NM, passed away peacefully at home on July 18, 2025. Phyllis was born on August 29, 1942, in Beckley, West Virginia, to Lola and Nathan Lusk. She lived most of her adult life in Grants, NM, and was the proprietor of Phyllis’ Ceramics and Dolls.
Judy Jule Murdoch

Judy Jule Murdoch

Judy Jule Murdoch

Judy Jule Murdoch, age 77, of Cloverport, Kentucky and Grants, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Breckinridge County Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Kentucky.Judy was born on November 16, 1947, in Creston, Iowa, to Walter and Edith Edmondson.
Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Rudy Rodriguez, 81, January 5, 1944 - May 28, 2025 of Grants, New Mexico, passed away on May 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.Born in Utah in 1944 to Vianes and Cordelia Rodriguez.
Shirley Jean Smith (Adair)

Shirley Jean Smith (Adair)

Shirley Jean Smith (Adair)

Smith (Adair) Shirley Jean Smith (Adair) was born on November 28, 1930, in Ramah, New Mexico, to Kenneth Roy Adair and Ella Adair (Merrill). She departed this life peacefully on July 7, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love and family.