Obituaries

MELVIN CHARLES O’SHEA April 9, 1929 – Aug. 10, 2020

Melvin (Mel) O’Shea was welcomed into the gates of Heaven on Monday, August 10, 2020. 

He was born April 9, 1929 in the family farmhouse in Cascade, Iowa to James P. O’Shea and Veronica Strang. He was their fourth child of five.

He is predeceased by his parents, 2 brothers, Lloyd and James, and a sister Aloise, and his beloved wife, Annabelle.

Mel grew up on the farm with cattle, horses, pigs, and growing crops. He never liked the cold and bitter winters of Iowa. He served in the Army and found out he liked the Southwest. 

After leaving the Army, he married Read More

DOLORES OLIVAS Oct. 23, 1928 – July 25, 2020

Dolores Olivas, 91, passed away peacefully in her home on July 25, 2020 surrounded by her children and family.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel; son-in-law, Jack Dawson, grandchildren, Sonya Olivas and Randy Mondragon, as well as other extended family members.

Dolores is survived by her seven children; Andres Olivas and wife, Verena Olivas; Manuel Olivas and wife, Donna Olivas; Felix Olivas and wife, Gloria Olivas; Marie Griego and husband, Mike Griego; Patricia Dawson; Susie Martinez and husband, Gerard Martinez; Albert Olivas Read More

GAYLE SHERRILL Feb. 24, 1938 – Aug. 3, 2020

Gayle Humes Sherrill passed away on August 3, 2020 in Fresno, California due to complications related to COVID.

 Gayle was born in Waldron, Arkansas on February 24, 1938 to Jewell Opal Plummer Sherrill and Hoyt Leslie Sherrill. 

He lived in Waldron as a small child, and from 1943-1945, during World War II, he and his family lived in various places in Idaho, California, and Texas. 

In 1945, the Sherrill family moved back to Waldron, and in 1949, they moved to Idaho Falls, Idaho. Gayle attended the University of Idaho, where he met his future wife, Nora Quijano. Read More

KRISTEN MUELLER ADAMS Oct. 9, 1971 – Aug. 2, 2020

Dr. Kristen Ann (Mueller) Adams, 48, loving wife and mother and respected educator, died peacefully at her Fort Worth home on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Due to the current pandemic, a celebration of Kristen’s life is planned for a later date.

Kristen served as Director and Jean W. Roach Chair of Laboratory Schools at Texas Christian University, where her duties included leadership of Starpoint and KinderFrogs Schools—two nationally-recognized laboratory schools serving students with a range Read More

LOU ANN FARRELL Aug. 3, 1935 – July 15, 2020

On July 15, 2020, Lou Ann Farrell, loving wife and mother of two, passed from this world at the age of 84 in Mesa, Arizona.

Lou Ann Hope was born on August 3, 1935 to Bonnie Lee (nee Phillips) and James Hugh Hope in Wichita Falls, Texas. They soon moved to Fort Worth where Lou Ann attended Arlington Heights High School and went on to earn her teaching degree from Texas Christian University.

In December of 1958, she married her Junior High School sweetheart, John Alden Farrell, and together they raised two children, Lisa, and John P. in Los Alamos, NM and ultimately Read More

DONALD E. HOARD April 14, 1928 – July 30, 2020

Donald E. Hoard, beloved father, father-in-law, and grandfather, a Los Alamos resident for nearly sixty years, passed away peacefully on July 30th at his home, with family at his side.

The date of his passing coincided with the birth date of his late wife Dorothy Hoard.

Donald Ellsworth Hoard was born on April 14th, 1928 in Seattle, to Bertha May (Smith) and George Lisle Hoard. Following graduation from Seattle Lincoln High School in 1946, he served in the United States Army before starting his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the University Read More

JANET LYNN DAMITZ Oct. 2, 1963 – June 28, 2020

Janet Lynn (Butler) Damitz, 56, passed away in hospice care on June 28, 2020, in Glendale, Arizona, succumbing to breast cancer that she fought with courage and on her own terms.

Janet was born on October 2, 1963 in Los Alamos, NM, to Thomas (Dan) and Jean Butler.

She was proceeded in death by her husband, Bruce Damitz; mother, Jean Butler; and brother, Craig Butler.

She is survived by her son, Trey Clancy, wife Tammie and sons, Jayson and Logan of Los Alamos; stepson Jeromy Damitz of Albuquerque; father, Dan Butler, wife Andrea Taylor of Los Alamos and Tucson Read More

SARA BEENE June 03, 1937 – July 19, 2020

It is with great love and sadness that we communicate that Sara Beene, 83, passed away on July 19, 2020.

She was at her home with her son Mark, his wife Lori, and granddaughters Kayla and Marissa when she passed.

Sara was born in Boonville, MO. and spent portions of her adulthood in Los Alamos, NM, Albuquerque, NM, and Tempe, AZ.

To see Sara’s photos and have the opportunity to share in her guest book, visit https://www.obituare.com/sara-hopkins-beene-obituary-78952/.

Sara was preceded in death by her daughter Deborah; her parents Woodard B. Hopkins Sr. Read More

DORIS JEANNE GULA March 13, 1940 – July 7, 2020

Doris (Dolores) J. Gula passed away on July 7, 2020 in the comfort of her home surrounded by family who will miss her very much.

Doris was born in Washington at the Tulalip Indian Hospital on March 13, 1940 to parents James Tory and Gloria St. Germaine (Jones). Doris lived the early years of her life on and around the Tulalip Indian Reservation and in Seattle. She relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada and then to Los Alamos, New Mexico where she earned her bachelor’s in arts degree from the College of Santa Fe in the early 1990’s.

She spent her working years at the Los Read More

KATHLEEN KAREN (CARROLL) TAYLOR Jan 22, 1946 – June 28, 2020

Kathleen was born on January 22, 1946 in Smithfield, PA.

After graduating from Albert Gallatin High School, she graduated from California State College (PA) where she received a B.S. degree. She furthered her education at Virginia Poly Technical Institute, where she received her Ph.D in the field of Nuclear Sciences.

After graduation, she relocated to Long Island, New York where she began her employment at Brookhaven Laboratory. It was there that she met the love of her life, George A. Taylor. The two were married in 1971.

George introduced Read More