Obituaries

EDNA MAY OTT Feb. 20 – April 8, 2022

Edna May Ott, 79 years old, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at Methodist North Hospital.

Edna was born Feb. 20 to the late Golden “Goldie” and Mabel Clayton in War, West Virginia. Edna has been a resident of White Rock since 1966 and just recently moved to Mason, TN.

She was an accomplished artist who enjoyed creating Western art. Edna took pride in being a homemaker and caring for those around her. She always enjoyed cooking from scratch and trying new recipes from all over the world. Edna loved animals; she raised and showed Doberman Pinschers. She enjoyed riding Read More

MARSHA MARLENE BOURQUET July 26, 1942 – March 27, 2022

Marsha Marlene Bourguet, 79, beloved mother, sister and friend, was called to her eternal resting place on March 27, 2022.

She entered this world on July 26, 1942, in Avondale, AZ, born to Marion Albert and Thelma Lito Rex.

Marsha is survived by her son, James Bourguet and his wife, Marie and Grandson James Robert of Los Alamos, NM; brothers Leroy Rex of Albuquerque and David Rex of Rio Rancho; Sisters Dalphna Beckman in Denver, Co. and Iva Atkins in West Point, Mississippi. Sisters in law Karol Rex of Rio Rancho, Lola Whitehead and Emma Asbell Read More

CAROL A. (GUENTHER) WAGEMAN March 17, 2022

Carol Ann (Guenther) Wageman, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend passed away at the age of 85 on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Carol lived a good, long life. She was born to Alvin and Reva Guenther in a small farming community in Nebraska just before Christmas in 1936. She grew up on a farm, living an idyllic life when as a teenager she met her future husband Bill Wageman through amateur radio.

Bill and Carol married in September 1954. Their oldest son, Stuart, was born in Nebraska in 1955. The young couple then moved to Los Alamos, Read More

FLORENCE OLIVIA GONZALES March 8, 1936 – March 27, 2022

Florence Olivia Gonzales, born on March 8, 1936, peacefully went to meet our Heavenly Father on Sunday, March 27, 2022, surrounded by her family.

Florence was the youngest of eight children born to Joaquin and Aurelia Garduno. She devoted her life to her family and community in the Nambé Valley, where she lived her entire life like generations of her family before her.

In 1955, Florence married the love of her life Santiago “Jimmy” Gonzales, Jr., two months after graduating from Pojoaque High School. The two met at a high school dance when Read More

JOHN WILLIAM WARD Oct. 16, 1929 – March 22, 2022

John William Ward, scientist and musician, died March 22, 2022 at the age of 92. He passed peacefully at his home in Tijeras of complications stemming from a year-long battle with prostate cancer.

John was born October 16, 1929, in Moline, IL to William and Violet Ward. He graduated from Augustana College with a BA in chemistry, followed by a master’s from Washington University in Saint Louis with and later a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of New Mexico after joining the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) full time.

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SANDRA ANNE TOLMIE Aug. 31, 1938 – March 22, 2022

Sandra Anne Tolmie of Los Alamos New Mexico was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She left this world suddenly on March 22, 2022, at the age of 83.

She was born on August 31, 1938, in Belvidere Illinois. The family moved to Albuquerque in 1947 where Sandra graduated from Highland High School in 1956. She then went on to get her teaching degree at University of New Mexico in 1960. She married Don Tolmie in the same year and moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico where she became a 2nd grade teacher at Aspen Elementary School.

Sandra and Don had two children, Read More

ROBERT L. CADY July 3, 1924 – March 3, 2022

Robert L. Cady recently passed away 4 months short of his 98th birthday.

He was known to us as Daddy, Dad, Grandpa, Great Grandpa, and to his “other family” in Los Alamos as Grandpa Bob. He was a quiet, kind person with a subtle great sense of humor. Bob’s jokes were frequently made at the spur of the moment.

Robert was born in Brawley, California and worked on a farm with his family. He served in the Army in World War II, stationed in the Philippines. After the War, He met Drexel James of Laguna Beach, California and they were married in 1951. They began their married Read More

JAMES E. STALLINGS Dec. 13, 1928 – Jan. 21, 2022
LUCINDA “LUCY” REBECCA STALLINGS Oct. 3, 1932 – Dec. 15, 2021

James E. Stallings, born Dec. 13, 1928, passed away Jan. 21, 2022, at the age of 93. At the young age of 19 he moved from his birthplace Bee, Oklahoma to Los Alamos. He called Los Alamos “home” for the rest of his long adventurous life.

Lucinda “Lucy” Rebecca Stallings, born Oct. 3, 1932, passed away Dec. 15, 2021, at the age of 89. She was born in Bingham Canyon, Utah and was raised in Santa Fe. In 1950, she met and married the “Love of Her Life”, James E. Stallings.

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MICHAEL ELI ALVAREZ March 20, 2022

Michael Eli Alvarez was a caring son, husband, father, uncle, brother, and friend.

He passed away in his home March 20, 2022 at the age of 51. He fought a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by loved ones who will honor his legacy by living their lives to the fullest.

Michael graduated from Alameda High School in Lakewood, Colorado and went on to receive a Culinary Art degree at the Colorado Institute of Arts. From there, he managed many food service hospital accounts working for Sodexo and Aramark.

He met the love of his life, Carmela, while working at Sodexo. Read More

PATRICIA JEAN HARLOW Aug. 3, 1927 – March 17, 2022

Patricia Jean (Nystuen) Harlow died peacefully on March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day, 2022, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, at age 94.

She was born on August 3, 1927, in Room 2, at the Northfield Hospital in Northfield, Minnesota. Her mother, Mary Elizabeth (Cooey) Nystuen, was from Le Center, Minnesota, the youngest of eight children. Her father, Oscar Nystuen, was from Milford, Iowa, the sixth child in a family of nine.

Oscar was a supporter of crop rotation, specifically alfalfa preceding the preferred crop. Mary was a devoted schoolteacher and mother. Read More