Orlando Archunde

Orlando Archunde, 70, a life-long resident of San Rafael, N.M. His battle with cancer in recent years showed his courage in facing life’s challenges with a smile. Despite the pain, Orlando came out a hero and stayed strong to the end.

Raul Armando Martinez-Baca

Raul Armando Martinez-Baca, age 67, of Grants, NM, passed away on April 5, 2022 surrounded by his loving family. Raul was born on April 27, 1954 to mother and father, Matilda Baca and Alfredo Martinez.

Raymond Leroy Mirabal

Raymond Leroy Mirabal peacefully passed away on March 9, 2022, of natural causes at the age of 75. He was born to the late Vidal and Clorinda (McBride) Mirabal in Grants, NM on May 4, 1946.

Laura Mary Young

Laura Mary Young, age 84 of York, NE, died Wednesday, March 30, 2022 in York. She was born on October 25, 1937 to Marion and Burnice (Moore) Roberts in Paxton Springs, New Mexico, she always said ‘under a tree.’ She graduated from Grants, New Mexico High School in 1956.

Pablo Antonio Valdivia

Pablo Antonio Valdivia, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on March 10, 2022 after a brief illness. Pablo grew up in Cibola County, New Mexico and after graduating from St. Teresa Catholic School and Grants High School, went on to graduate from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

James Elbert Knott

James Elbert Knott was born to Tommy and Marie Roberson Knott on June 22, 1943 in Carlsbad, NM. James passed away Friday, March 18, 2022 in Roswell, NM. Funeral services were held in Carlsbad, NM on Monday, March 28, 2022 with interment at Carlsbad Cemetery and Military Honors by the U.S.

Perry E.J. Johnson

Perry E.J. Johnson, retired LCDR in the US Navy and SLAC Supervisor, died at home surrounded by loving family on 28 Jan 2022 in Los Altos, CA at the age of 93. He was born on 16 Nov 1928 in Dolores, Colorado. He graduated from Grants Union High School in 1947 and joined the US Navy that same year.

Blaine Jerome Anderson

Blaine Jerome Anderson, 88, of Grants, New Mexico passed away on March 24, surrounded by loved ones, at the end of a hard-fought health battle. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 29 at 10 A.M. at St. Teresa of Avila Church in Grants, NM, followed by a luncheon to celebrate Blaine’s life.

Pablo Antonio Valdivia

Pablo Antonio Valdivia, 30, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on March 10, 2022 after a brief illness. Pablo grew up in Cibola County, New Mexico and after graduating from St. Teresa Catholic School and Grants High School, went on to graduate from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Cecelia “CeCe” Diane (Siebert) Wheeler

Cecelia “CeCe” Diane (Siebert) Wheeler, 69, of Grants, NM passed away on March 9, 2022 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Born on May 8, 1952, in Leavenworth, Kansas. CeCe retired her 44-year nursing career from Western New Mexico Correctional Facility in 2016.