Obituaries

Obituary: Doris K. Hughes Dec. 2, 2018

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DORIS K. HUGHES  Dec. 2, 2018
 
Doris K. Hughes, 78, passed away at home on Sunday December 2, 2018 in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
 
She was born in January to Luther and Helen Knicley in Cazenovia, New York. She later married Norval Hughes in December 1961.
 
In her more recent years, Doris volunteered at The Lobby Shop at Los Alamos Medical Center. On any given Tuesday or Friday you could find her at the Big Rock Bowling Alley in Espanola, NM where she loved to bowl and compete with her teammates. Her other hobbies included crocheting, reading, time with friends and tending to her plants.
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Obituary: Louis Eugene Fernandez Nov. 30, 2018

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LOUIS EUGENE FERNANDEZ Nov. 30, 2018

Louis Eugene Fernandez, 39, a resident of Española, passed away from an illness on Friday, November 30, 2018.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Clarence and Priscilla Fernandez; maternal grandparents, Joe Benito and Mary Sanchez; his infant son, Abraham Fernandez; grandparent in-laws, Jose Merced and Petrita Quintana and uncle, Benito Sanchez Jr.

Louis worked for the Los Alamos National Laboratory for 23 years and had multiple degrees in computers and engineering. He is an extreme sports enthusiast. He is a loving husband, father, Read More

Obituary: Dorothy Mae Baird Crawford July 28, 1935 – Nov. 27, 2018

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DOROTHY MAE CRAWFORD July 28, 1935 – Nov. 27, 2018

Dorothy Mae Crawford, longtime Los Alamos resident, passed suddenly on Tuesday, November 27.

Dorothy was born in the small farming community of Casey, Illinois and received her R.N. in Nursing from Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. She moved to Colorado and attained a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Colorado in 1959.

While at CU-Boulder, Dorothy worked at a boarding house where she met Ted, her late husband of 51 years. Ted frequently described how he would have meals at the boarding house and enjoy flirting with all the girls during Read More

Obituary: Manuel Eligio Rivera Dec. 10, 1927 – Nov. 22, 2018

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MANUEL ELIGIO RIVERA Dec. 10, 1927 – Nov. 22, 2018
 
Manuel Eligio Rivera, 91, a resident of Los Alamos passed away Nov. 22, 2018. He was born Dec. 10, 1927 to Ramonsita Gonzales.
 
Mr. Rivera graduated from New Mexico Highlands University and started working for the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He was an Elks member. He was also an avid skier and golfer and had a black belt in Tao Quan Do.
 
He is survived by his wife Mary Rivera, son Manuel A. Rivera, grandson Manuel J. Rivera, sister Mary C de Baca, sisters-in-law Alice Thompson and Agnus Rivera; sister-in-law Aurelia Livingston;
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Obituary: William Lee Massengale Nov. 10, 1950 – Nov. 24, 2018

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WILLIAM LEE MASSENGALE Nov. 10, 1950 – Nov. 24, 2018

William Lee Massengale (Bill), passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018 with family by his side after living for 9 years with early-onset Alzheimer’s, complicated at the end by cancer.

He was born on November 10, 1950 in Velasco, Texas, attended Brazosport High School, became an Eagle Scout, and graduated from Texas A & M in Electrical Engineering in 1973. He worked for DuPont, Exxon, Rollins, and in 1992 came to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, leaving in 2010 for health reasons.

He loved construction and project management. He Read More

Obituary: Peter J. Adams Nov. 9, 2018

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PETER J. ADAMS Nov. 9, 2018

Peter J. Adams died November 9, 2018 while out for a walk in Bend, Oregon. He was born in Hawkhurst, Kent, England.

Peter graduated from the University of Oregon with a B.S. in mathematics and physics in 1963. During his undergraduate years, he spent summers at Lawrence Radiation Laboratory working on Project Sherwood, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and two years at the National Nuclear Rocket Development Center, working on Project Rover.

He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967. After graduating with a Ph. D in physics from the University of Oregon in Read More

Obituary: Jerry F. Davis Nov. 22, 2018

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JERRY F. DAVIS Nov. 22, 2018

Jerry F. Davis, 88, affectionately known by her family as GG, a resident of La Mesilla, passed on Thursday, November 22, 2018. She passed peacefully surrounded by more than 40 family members and friends.

Jerry was preceded in death by her daughter, Kathy, son, Max and special grandson Ray Martinez; mother Ann Neunlist; sisters, Ann Duncan and Dixie Sandlin.

Surviving her is her daughter Vici and husband Danny Castaneda; grandsons Wayne and his children, Krystal (Skye) Audree, Nevaeh, Sierra, Melvin, Angel (Dom); David and wife Vanessa and their children, Kianna Read More

Obituary: Robert Reed (Bob) Butler Dec. 2, 1950 – Nov. 19, 2018

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ROBERT REED (BOB) BUTLER, Sr. Dec. 2, 1950 – Nov. 19, 2018

Robert Reed (Bob) Butler, Sr., 67, a sheetrock contractor, died Monday, November 19, 2018, at his daughter’s residence in Paris.

Bob was born on December 2, 1950, in Oak Ridge, TN to Arnold Lee and Lodean Shankle Butler. He moved from Oak Ridge to Los Alamos, NM in 1965. He was an All State football player and a member of the Los Alamos 1966 State Football Championship team.

He graduated from Los Alamos High School in 1968. Bob attended Eastern New Mexico University before moving to Dallas to begin his sheetrock contracting business. Read More

Obituary: Dr. Eero Arnold Hakkila Aug. 4, 1931 – Nov. 10, 2018

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Dr. EERO ARNOLD HAKKILA Aug. 4, 1931 – Nov. 10, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Dr. Eero Arnold Hakkila, known affectionately as “Arnie” to his friends and family, announce his passing on November 10, 2018 at age 87 after a battle with cancer. He died lovingly surrounded by his family.

Arnie was born on his family’s farm in Canterbury, Connecticut, on August 4, 1931. He grew up taking care of chickens and sorting and packing eggs on the farm, fishing, and following Yankees baseball.  He was educated in one-room school houses and graduated from Griswold High School in Jewett City. Read More