Obituaries

DOROTHY BARTEAU ‘DEE’ WILSON May 29, 1926 – Jan. 13, 2018

Dorothy Barteau “Dee” Wilson was born on May 29, 1926 in Potrerillos, Chile to Dorothy Powell and Harry C. Barteau. Her father Harry was Chief Comptroller there with Anaconda Copper. 

Dee spent her first seven years in Chile before she and her brother Sidney Brewster moved with the family to Scarsdale, NY. She graduated from Mt. Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA with a degree in Psychology, spending her junior year in Boulder, Colorado – her first taste of the west.

From 1949-1972, Dee was married to Dr. Howard Wilson. They lived Read More

TOM CAPELLI Jan. 10, 2018

Tom Capelli, at age 85 peacefully passed away Sunday, January 10, 2018 at his son’s home.

He leaves two children, daughter Cindy Capelli, son Steve Capelli, children’s mother Jean Capelli and two grandchildren; Ryan and Nick Capelli and many close friends.

Tom was born in California in 1932 and moved to Los Alamos in 1968 with his family to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He worked at LANL as an engineer from 1968 until he retired and moved up to Chama, New Mexico.

He was quite the inspiration for many boys who played baseball and grew up here in Los Alamos. He Read More

JEAN C. JONES July 8, 1948 – Jan. 13, 2018

Jean C. Jones passed away on January 13th due to complications from ALS. She passed in her home, with family present.

She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Jones and survived by her two sons Glen and Robert, her three grandchildren, and her sister Susie Malone.

Jean was born in Los Angeles, California to Walter and Dorthy Langenberg. She was raised in North Hollywood where she married Kenneth Jones. She moved to Los Alamos in 1970, earned a bachelor’s degree from UNM, and ran an accounting business also in Los Alamos.

Jean had a love of hiking. Active Read More

PATRICK JOSEPH BEAUPARLANT Oct. 19, 1998 – Jan. 15, 2018

Patrick Joseph Beauparlant of Los Alamos passed away January 15, 2018. He was 19 years old.

Patrick was born October 19, 1998 on Long Island, New York. He moved to Vienna, Austria in 2004 and graduated from the Vienna International Primary School. He began his athletic career in little league and progressed to playing Rugby, which took him to tournaments all over Europe. Patrick repatriated to New York in 2012 and attended Commack High School where he played football. He moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico in 2014. He graduated Los Alamos High Read More

DORTHA “JUNE” PIRTLE June 27, 1929 – Jan. 14, 2018

June Pirtle, long time Los Alamos resident, left this earth to begin a new journey on January 14, 2018.

June and her husband, John moved to Los Alamos from East Texas in 1954. She was a grocery store checker for a short time prior to getting hired at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Data Administrator. She worked for the Lab until her retirement in the early 90’s.

June was a kind, soft-spoken soul who loved the Lord, her family and friends, and her church. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church for over 60 years.

June enjoyed spending Read More

EDWARD C. CARPENTER Jan. 9, 2018

Edward C. Carpenter passed away peacefully Jan. 9, 2018.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Rita, and his daughter, Brenda Lane of Norfolk, Va. He is also survived by his granddaughter Sarah Frost and her husband, and two great-granddaughters of Eagle River, Alaska.

Following his wishes, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to a charity of your choice. Read More

PATRICIA MARY PAPPAS May 17, 1931 – Jan. 12, 2018

Mrs. Patricia Mary Pappas (nee Doyle) of Los Alamos, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 12, 2018 at the age of 86 after battling dementia for several years. Patricia is survived by her daughter, Mary Beth Pappas; her son, Glen Pappas; her brother, John Doyle; and grandson, Brandon Pappas. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Pappas; her parents, Patrick and Mary Doyle; her sisters, Pegge and Kathy Doyle; and her grandson, Ryan Pappas.

Patricia was born to parents Patrick and Mary Doyle on May 17, 1931 in New York, NY. She grew up as Read More

ANTOINETTE (TONI) GROOSS Aug. 3, 1926 – Jan. 10, 2018

Antoinette (Toni) Grooss died January 10, 2018 at age 91 in Los Alamos.

Toni was born August 3,1926 in Chicago, Illinois. Her parents were Frank A. Grooss and Frances Breyer Grooss. Toni graduated from Immaculata High School in Chicago and earned a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Following graduation from Northwestern, Toni taught elementary school in the Chicago area. In 1952, Toni began teaching in the Los Alamos schools where she continued as an elementary teacher, first in Read More

MILTON GLENN LOCKHART Jan. 4, 2018

Milton Glenn Lockhart, a longtime resident of White Rock, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, Winnie and Pete Lockhart; brother, James Walter.

Glenn worked for the Zia Company in Los Alamos as an accountant and later as a Systems Analyst. The New Mexico Health and Social Services as a controller and was hired by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (Later LANL) in 1976.

Through the years he worked in wage and salary, personnel, Administrative Processing and Budget. He served on the ES&H Coordination Team for Read More

RUTH A. DWINELLE Aug. 6, 1920 – Jan. 6, 2018

Ruth A. Dwinelle, 97, passed away in Los Alamos, New Mexico on January 6, 2018.

She was born on August 6, 1920.

She is survived by one daughter, two grandsons and five great-daughters. Read More