Obituaries

OBITUARY: Willie N. Montoya August 6, 1924-July 14, 2012

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Willie N. Montoya, 87, of Los Alamos, New Mexico, died peacefully on Saturday, July 14, 2012, at Sombrillo Nursing Facility. Willie was born on August 6, 1924 in Cimarron, New Mexico; the son of Abel and Manuelita Montoya. 


On June 20, 1959, he married Adonelia (Nellie) Rael, they celebrated almost 50 years together until Nellie passed away on January 28, 2009. Willie absolutely adored his wife, Nellie; they took great pleasure in dancing at various functions and events all over New Mexico.  He was employed at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) from 1949 to 1987.


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OBITUARY: Bob Gene Cousins May 22, 1929 – July 3, 2012

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Bob Gene Cousins, 83, was born May 22, 1929. Born in Tulsa Oklahoma, he was the third of three children born to George and Ruth Cousins.
 
He spent his early childhood in Tulsa, where his father passed away when Bob was only 7 years old. He moved with his mother to Kentucky before settling in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended school there eventually graduating from University City High School in 1948.
 
He served in the Army during the Korean War, based in Germany where he was part of a demolition team cleaning up after WWII.
 
He returned to St. Louis where he met Mary Ellen Nordberg. The
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OBITUARY: Daniel Archuleta July 11, 1942-June 30, 2012

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Daniel “Danny” A. Archuleta, age 69, a longtime resident of White Rock, N.M. and part time resident of La Sauces, Colo., passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday June 30, 2012. He was born in Los Montoyas, N.M. on July 11, 1942 to the late Teresita Montoya Archuleta and Antonio G. Archuleta.

He was a graduate of Pecos High School and went on to become a United States Marine and a Vietnam Vet. He started his career in security as a corrections officer at the State Penitentiary of New Mexico, then accepted a security position in Los Alamos, working for different contractors during his career including Read More

Obituary: Harold Eugene Rayburn April 1, 1916 – June 8, 2012

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Harold was born in Campbell, Missouri, the son of Charles William Rayburn and Zola Elizabeth Waltrip.  The eldest of five children, he was predeceased by sisters Virginia Paulfrey, Margaret Moates and Doris Aileen Boothby.  He is survived by a brother, Finis Rayburn.  Harold married Lois Lucille Love on January 30, 1941.  After celebrating 66 years of marriage in January 2007, Lois passed away a few months later.

Harold is survived by two children, a daughter and son-in-law, Gale and Dale Thomas, a son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Sandy Rayburn; grandchildren Kim Read More

Obituary: Thomas Keane 1956 – June 14, 2012

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Thomas Keane, 55, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2012. Tom was born in Chicago, Ill and was a 1975 graduate of Los Alamos High School.

Tom is preceded in death by his mother, Rosemary Keane, father, James R. Keane and step-daughter, Cynthia J. Archuleta.
 
He is survived by his wife, Judy Keane (Navarrette), daughter, Kristy Ortega (Chris), son, James Keane (Sarah), daughter, Dusty Rose Keane, son, TJ Keane, and 2 step-son Simon Montoya and Jerome Montoya. 2 brothers, Jim Keane (Nadine) and Terrance Keane (Dee) and 3 sisters, Sandi Hosack (Keith), Patty Remelius, and Jackie Kolakowski
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Obituary: Mae T. Cagliostro 1943 – 2012

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Mae T. Cagliostro, 68, a resident of Los Alamos passed away on June 6, 2012 after bravely battling leukemia for 6 years. She passed away peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loved ones. Mae’s husband, Dominic was always by her side, caring for her during her battle with leukemia.  Mae was a hero and inspiration to all who knew her. Mae was a wonderful, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was a kind, loving, compassionate and caring person who will be missed by all who knew her. Mae was close to all her children and grandchildren – one of her real passions was spending time with Read More

OBITUARY: James “Danny” Doss

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JAMES “DANNY” DOSS 1939–May 17, 2012

James “Danny” Doss, 73, of Los Alamos passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 17, 2012 with his family at his side, and is now in Paradise in the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Danny Doss was a long time resident of Los Alamos, retiring in 1999 from a career as an electrical engineer with the Los Alamos National Laboratory where he worked on a variety of projects, including particle accelerators and biomedical technology used in cancer therapy.

Many others knew Danny Doss as the author of 17 “Charlie Moon Mysteries,” the first of which Read More

OBITUARY: Emma Rosocha

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EMMA ROSOCHA JAN. 9, 1954–April 16, 2012

Emma Rosocha died April 16, 2012 after a long illness. She was born in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 9, 1954. She was the daughter of William J. Riemer and Eunice K. Riemer.

 

Her family moved to Gainesville, Fla., when Emma was a year old. In 1959, her father was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to the University of Tel Aviv, and Emma spent her kindergarten year in Israel.

 

Back in Florida, she went to the local elementary school until 1963 when the family moved to Maryland, in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. She attended Montgomery County, Maryland schools Read More

OBITUARY: Edna E. Marx

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Edna E. Marx Aug. 9, 1920 – May 8, 2012

On May 8, 2012, Edna E. Marx passed away at the age of 91 at Los Alamos Medical Center. Edna was born August 9, 1920 in Arena, Wisconsin, as the only child of Oran McIntosh and Charlotte Porter. She attended East Side High School and at 16 she met her future husband Joseph E. Marx. At 22, they married and that same year welcomed their first daughter, Charlotte Anne. Over the next four years they welcomed two more daughters, Mary Anne and Barbara Anne. In the fall of 1953, they moved the family from Madison, Wisconsin to Los Alamos, New Mexico following Edna’s mother to Read More

OBITUARY: Janet Lucille Fowler

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JANET LUCILLE FOWLER

June 3, 1919 – April 26, 2012

Janet Lucille Brown Fowler was born on June 3, 1919, in Bucyrus, Ohio, the daughter of Neva and Carl Brown. She graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1937 and moved to Cleveland, where she completed Nurse’s Training at St. Luke’s Hospital, received her RN degree, and then worked there as a nurse.

She met Max Fowler in Cleveland and they were married in 1942. Six months later Max joined the U.S. Navy and the newlyweds moved to Annapolis, Maryland. They lived there throughout World War II, Max teaching at the Naval Academy and Janet working Read More