Obituaries

JOHN P. BRADLEY 1928 – Dec. 16, 2020

We mourn the death and celebrate the life of John P. Bradley, who was, as he always said, “born at a very early age” in Utica, New York, in 1928.

He grew up in Cassville, New York, and met Emily Preston, in Utica, where they married; and he has missed her very much since her death in 2006.

John very much loved the outdoors, including, as an adult, skiing, hiking, kayaking, and swimming as often as possible, as well as working around the 5-acre property he and Emily bought in 1966 in the Pojoaque Valley.

John obtained degrees in chemical and civil engineering and loved working Read More

OLIVIA ROYBAL (BARBARA) STOVER Sept. 2, 1926 – Dec. 20, 2020

Olivia Roybal (Barbara) Stover, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend passed peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2020.

Barbara was a successful business woman, partnering with her husband Charles “Smokey” Stover in opening La Mesita Restaurant in 1951 and operating the same for 45 years. She was known throughout the Pojoaque Valley for her homemade pies and chocolate and carrot cakes which were made fresh daily, and on request, she would make her famous biscochitos, and delicious papita Read More

MARTHA QUINTANA HUME FAUSSONE April 2, 1931 – Dec. 16, 2020

Martha Quintana Hume Faussone passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020.

She was born to Ramon and Libradita Quintana on April 2, 1931 in Pojoaque, NM.

Martha was fortunate to be loved by two wonderful men. James T. Hume, the father of her children who passed away in 1977 and Roscoe Faussone whom she married in 1981 and with whom she shared the great joy of grandparenting.

Martha leaves behind her husband, Roscoe Faussone; daughter, Peggy Rustin/Sherry; sons, Gordon Hume/Jeannie, Donald and Dennis Hume; three granddaughters; two grandsons; Read More

ROBERT E. HARRIS Aug. 3, 1940 – Dec. 14, 2020 

Robert E. Harris (Bob/Eddie), age 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020, in Los Alamos, NM.

Eddie was born in Brownfield, TX August 3, 1940. He was the second oldest of six children by his mother Mary (French) Newby. He married Linda Mae Wherley on June 6, 1964 in Albuquerque, NM. 

Eddie was raised by his father Floyd Harris and mother, Mary, in Tesuque, NM. He attended Santa Fe High School where he was active in football and track & field. In 1964, Eddie moved to Los Alamos to begin working at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He worked Read More

MICHAEL N. SCHULTZ Dec. 14, 2020

Michael M. Schultz, age 68, died peacefully at home in Los Alamos, NM Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, surrounded by his wife and children.

Mike was born in 1952 in Neenah, WI to Norma (Wanty) and the late Merle Schultz. He grew up in Waupaca, WI, the middle child of seven. He married his high school sweetheart, Joan (Steiner) in 1975, and they had two children, Emily and Elliot. Waupaca was their home until 2014, when they relocated in retirement to Los Alamos, and enjoyed the abundant sunshine, beautiful mountains, and the company of their grown children.

Surviving Mike is Read More

HARRIET CAMPBELL June 20, 1931 – Dec. 7, 2020 

Harriet Elizabeth Thomson Campbell, 89, most recently a resident of Carrier Mills Nursing Home, Carrier Mills, Illinois passed away Dec. 7, 2020.

Harriet started her life journey June 20, 1931 on the family farm near Fairfax, MO and Falls City, NE, the daughter of Gordon and Eleanor Thomson.

In 1949, she married Lowell W. Campbell of Pinckneyville, Illinois. They resided in the greater St. Louis metro area near Columbia, IL for over 20 years.

After the death of Lowell in 1984, Harriet moved to Highland, IL and then in 2008 to Los Alamos, New Mexico to Read More

JOE BERGSTEIN Feb. 5, 1923 – Dec. 10, 2020

Joe Bergstein died Dec. 10, 2020 at the age of 97. Joe was born in McKeesport, PA Feb. 5, 1923, the seventh of nine children by his mother Teresa (Kestenbaum) Bergstein and twelfth of fourteen by his father Sigmond Bergstein. His timing was poor. The Great Depression arrived when he was six years old and was still around when he turned eighteen.

His mother died of cancer shortly before he turned seventeen. He worked at whatever odd jobs he could find to help put food on the table. He graduated from McKeesport High School in 1940.

In Feb. 1941, after trying unsuccessfully Read More

DONALD LIND WINCHELL, JR. July 9, 1946 – Dec. 6, 2020

Donald Lind Winchell, Jr. was born in Bethesda, Maryland on July 9, 1946, the third and youngest child of Donald Lind Winchell, Sr. and Constance Palmer Winchell.

Donald and his family moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1953 and he graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1964. Through a Navy ROTC Scholarship, he attended Oregon State University, graduating in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics. Immediately following his graduation, he married his college sweetheart Donna Dykes on June 14, 1969. 

After attending the Naval Read More

ERIC MILFRED ‘NANI’ VALDEZ Nov. 16, 2020

Eric Milfred “Nani” Valdez, 59, a resident of Española, NM formerly of La Villita joined his parents in paradise on November 16, 2020.

Eric was a loving, caring, and helpful man. He was willing to help anyone who needed assistance. He could fix almost anything mechanical. He enjoyed working for Shannon Corporation in Los Alamos for over twenty years. He could often be seen driving the white truck to work on various properties around Town. His easy laugh and deep knowledge of mechanics and construction endeared him to those who knew him. 

He enjoyed working Read More

KATHLEEN LORRAINE JARAMILLO March 7, 1963 – Nov. 20, 2020

It is with an extremely heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved sister (daughter, Mother and grandmother), Kathleen Lorraine Jaramillo (Vigil). 

Our beautiful sister’s life was taken tragically on Friday, November 20th, 2020 at the age of 57. 

Kathy had a vibrant zest for life and a can-do attitude that will continue to be an inspiration for our whole family.

Kathy was preceded in death by our Father, Earl Joseph Jaramillo, only three weeks earlier.

She is survived by our Mother; Ruth Marcelina Jaramillo (Montoya); ex-husband Read More