Obituaries

SCARLETT RUBY MARTINEZ Aug. 10, 2019

Scarlett Ruby Martinez, 4 Months, a resident of Española, passed away peacefully with her parents at her side on Saturday, August 10, 2019.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Nancy Serna-Sanchez; great-grandfathers, Modesto Espinoza, Benigo Martinez and George Baca; and great-aunt Diana Martinez.

Scarlett was a beautiful baby girl who quickly gained the love of everyone around her. She had the drive to keep fighting throughout her life. She had such a feisty personality for such a young age. She loved to be held and always comforted. She loved Read More

Irene Davis-Dellinger passed away at the Los Alamos Medical Center this past Tuesday, August 6.  

A 52-year resident of White Rock, Irene was born in Freiburg, Germany, Province of Saxony, on January 28, 1924, the only child of Kaufman Wilhelm Weichelt and Flora Charlotte Irmgard Schmidt.  

Irene grew up in the City of Dresden, studied to pursue a career in music, but was forced, along with her mother, to flee the city on foot during the Allied fire bombings of February 1945.  

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MICHAEL P. GEELAN July 15, 2019

Mike Geelan, 69, passed away at his home in Aransas Pass,Texas on Monday, July 15, 2019. 

He was employed by Los Alamos National Laboratory for 28 years.

Mike grew up in Los Alamos and enjoyed the outdoors, especially the mountains. In his mid-twenties he built a cabin in the Jemez, where he loved hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and spending time with friends, family, and his dogs. 

Mike met and married Cindy Hammons, his wife of 38 years. They eventually moved to Cindy’s home state of Texas, where they enjoyed living by the ocean.

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KENNETH BERNARD BOWMAN April 15, 1926 – Aug. 2, 2019

Kenneth Bernard Bowman (Ken) entered into eternal rest on Friday, August 2, 2019 with his children at his side. He was 93.

Ken was born on April 15, 1926 in LaPorte, Indiana. He was the youngest of the three children born to Rodney Bernard and Anna Marie (Klassen) Bowman.

After graduation from La Porte High School, Ken attended Purdue College before going to Fairchild Aircraft in Hagerstown, MD to begin his drafting/engineering career. Over the years he also worked for Pullman Car Company and then Bendix Corporation in Indiana. During this time, Read More

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WILLIAM JOSHUA ‘BILL’ SCHUTZ SR. Feb. 17, 1927 – July 25, 2019

William Joshua “Bill” Schutz Sr. passed away peacefully from natural causes on July 25, 2019 in his White Rock, New Mexico home at the age of 92.

Bill was born in Silver City, New Mexico on February 17, 1927 to parents Leo Sr. and Josephine Schutz and grew up in Santa Fe.

He graduated from St. Michaels High School in 1945 and soon after enlisted in the US Navy during WW II. His service was in the Pacific theater with his best friend Dick Delgado (deceased).

Bill worked for 42 years with the US Postal Service in Los Alamos. After his retirement, Read More

CAROLYN (CJ) BUCKNER July 9, 2019 – May 7, 2019

Beloved artist and long-time resident of Los Alamos, Carolyn (CJ) Buckner passed away May 7, 2019, after a yearlong battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was just shy of her 78th birthday at the time of her passing.

CJ, as she preferred to be called, was born in Cedar Rapids, WI. on July 9, 1941. Daughter of Valentine and Alice Birch, CJ spent most of her childhood moving around in the upper Midwest in several different parts of Iowa and Wisconsin.

Upon completing high school, she began her undergraduate studies at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Read More

PAUL DAVID GAETJENS II April 15, 1959 – July 1, 2019

Paul (Paul David to his family) was educated in Los Alamos, graduating in 1977. He then attended the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Paul worked more than 20 years at Mesa Airlines, where he received many citations of excellence and was employee of the month on more than one occasion. At Mesa, he met his wife, Zeta Price, and they were married in 1991.

After his retirement in 2006, his health declined. He had a stroke in August 2016. Special thanks to his caregiver for the last two years, Levon Trujillo.

Per his wishes, there was no service. Read More

CHEYLAN TELL GRESHAM ‘CHEY-TOWN’ GRESHAM Aug. 18, 1982 – July 17, 2019

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved Son, Brother, Father and Friend to many.

“The light is gone from your beautiful blue eyes on this earth as we know it, but they will shine on into eternal life”.

Cheylan was born August 18, 1982 to Terrell and Jeanette Gresham and entered eternal life on July 17, 2019.

Chey was a graduate of Onate High School Class of 2000. Chey had many talents and a profound love for all genres of music. He owned his own D.J. Business “Chey-Town Productions”.

He had Read More