2010-2019, NM, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
Bernalillo
2011, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM, Obituary
Albuquerque Journal (NM) - August 28, 2011
Bibeau, Edward Age 80, passed peacefully on Friday, August 26,
2011 surrounded by his loving family.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Bonnie; his daughters,
Lorelei Bibeau, Cheryl Lenox and husband, Casey,
Debra Heifner and husband, Greg, Diana Bibeau and husband, Tony Recker,
and Jacque Bibeau and husband, Norm Page; two
grandchildren, Johnathon Edward Heifner
and Stephanie Marshall and husband, Selby; four great-grandchildren, James,
Eric, Kaylynn and Elizabeth Smith; brother, Fernand Bibeau; and sister, Claire Blankenship; in addition to many nieces and nephews.
Edward was born in Nashua, NH to Edward Alfred and Anna Marie (Soucy) Bibeau.
After moving to Albuquerque in 1947, he was in the first graduating
class of Highland High School in 1950. Edward served in the US Navy aboard the
USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) during the Korean War.
In 1954, he and Bonnie McGinty married in Sunnyvale,
CA and moved to Albuquerque, NM, where Edward founded Ed's TV & Hi
Fi/Specialty Electronics, a successful consumer electronics sales and service
company for over 38 years. Edward will be missed by all those who knew him
personally and professionally.
A Celebration of Ed's life will be held on Monday, August 29, 2011
at 6:00 p.m., at French-Lomas Reception Center. Ennichment
will take place at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at a later date.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Chaves
2012, Roswell, Chaves Co., NM, Obituary
Roswell Daily Record (NM) - January 26, 2012
Dorothy Sue LaMance, 57, of Roswell
passed away Jan. 22, 2012, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Jan. 28, 2012, at the
Club House of the Town and Country Mobile Home Park, located at 333 W. Brasher
Road. Interment will be held at a later date in Espanola.
Dorothy was born March 23, 1953, in Espanola to Orval
Eugene and Dorothy Melba (Parks) Henry.
She is survived by a stepson, Scott English; and daughters,
Samantha Padovano and Victoria Padovano.
Those left to cherish Dorothy's memory are her spouse, Andrew, her sisters,
Nancy C. Henry of Roswell and Tommie C. Shiplett and
husband Robert Lee of Chandler, Texas; brothers, Stanley Henry of Hobbs and Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Henry of Roswell; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded by her parents, Orval
Eugene and Dorothy Melba (Parks) Henry and her daughter, Christi Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Otero
Otero Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
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Blankenship, James Don 92, 01Jan1918 - 23Sep2010, Alamogordo,
Otero, NM, NC-240-16-8349
Sandoval
2010, Rio
Rancho, Sandoval Co., NM, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/386389/Haeser-Jr-John.php
John P. Haeser, (Jr),
88, a resident of Rio Rancho since July 1970 passed away October 6, 2010.
He is survived by his son, Michael Haeser
and wife Rosemary; granddaughter, Erika Haeser-Ponte
and husband Robert; grandsons, Michael II and wife Tracy, John Peter Haeser, III; three great-grandsons, William Haeser-Tobler, Evan Ponte, Zachary Haeser;
daughter, Nancy Haeser Tillen
and husband Fredrick; grandchildren,
Rika Tillen
Blankenship and husband Kent, Maike Tillen Pulliam and husband
Ronald, Erik Tillen; step-children, Norman Sweet,
Jackie K. Sweet, Carter Alan Sweet and wife Lauri, J.
Leslie Sweet Sanders and husband Stephen; step-grandchildren, Garrett Sweet,
Ryan Sweet, Aaron Sweet, April Sweet, Dakota Sanders, Stephen Sanders, Jr.;
brother, Winfield Haeser of NJ; sister, Eileen Gorham
of FL;
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Erika M. in 1972 and
his second wife, Zita in 2000. He was a U.S. Navy
veteran of WWII where he served in the Solomon Islands and Okinawa. He also
served on the New York Police Department, 43rd Precinct, Bronx,
NY from June 1950 - June 1970.
A Viewing will be held Saturday, October 16, 2010, 2:00pm to
3:00pm, Daniels Family Funeral Service, Sara Road Chapel, 4310 Sara Road SE
(located inside Vista Verde Memorial Park). A Funeral Service will follow the
visitation, 3:00pm at Daniels Family Funeral Services, Sara Road Chapel.
Entombment will follow at Vista Verde Memorial Park.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Swain
+2010, Bryson City, Swain Co., NM, Obituary
Traer Star Slipper, 14 October 2010
James Don Blankenship, 92, of Bryson City passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010 at NM
Veterans Home in Truth or Consequences, New
Mexico. Born January 1, 1918 in Robbinsville, NC, he was the son of the
late James Barent
and Arvie P. Garland Blankenship.
On December 24, 1938, he married WillaBell
Penland and was married to her for 60 years. Don
worked on the Fontana Dam for a period of two years and then made a decision to
join the USMC. He was in the Marine Corp for three years. After serving in the
military, he worked for the TVA in Bryson City for seven years. He was hired by
the construction company, Marson & Kunuson and went to work in Iceland. In 1962, he was also forman for the Smith Hamalton
& Beck Co. in Morocco, Africa, and worked in Pakistan for seven years where
the Indus River Managla Dam was built. He continued
to work in CA as a heavy equipment operator. He retired in 1973 and moved to
Asheville with WillaBell. He was a deacon of Tunnel
Road Presbyterian Church in Asheville, NC.
He was preceded in death by his wife, WillaBell
Penland Blankenship; step-son, Charles D. Woodard and
wife Helen Estes of Sylva; two brothers, Jerome and Monroe Blankenship; sister, Margaret Blankenship Gambel; nephew, James Lyle Stroud; and
niece, Betty Jean Wellen.
He is survived by his children, Donna J. Bentley
and husband Bill of N.M., Clair
A. Catts
and husband John of Tenn., Herschel
Blankenship and wife Diane of
Wash.; grandchildren, Tonya M. Harris, C. Don Pursell,
Katie Beaumont, Jillian Bates, Amber Augspurger, Lacey Blankenship; great grandchyildren,
Emily Harris, Ashely and Mikayla
Pursell, Walker and Lauren Beaumont, Chole and Charlotte Jane Bates, Zander Augspurger;
and sister, Leota Blankenship.
Graveside services were held Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Bryson
City Cemetery. Rev. Charles Ray Ball officiated with Military rites conducted
by The Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143.
From: Diane Renfrow
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