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THOMAS KETTERMAN Obituary
Thomas Lee Ketterman passed away on September 14, 2025, with family at his side.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; his children, Denise, Marie, and David; his brother, Richard; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and many other family members and friends.
A special thank-you goes to Anadine Leon and Tasha CdeBaca for their unwavering support and the exceptional, compassionate care they provided to Tom during the last months of his life.
A Celebration of Life memorial for Thomas will be held at a later date.
Please visit our online guestbook for Tom at www.FrenchFunerals.com
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Melissa Sanchez
September 28, 2025
Sylvia,
My heart goes out to you. Your family is in my prayers. Sending my love and hugs.
Melissa Sanchez
Maureen Ramirez
September 28, 2025
My condolences to the family. Tom was an exceptional person : kind, honest, funny and a fabulous mechanic. He kept my cars on the road way past their time. RIP Tom
Gerri Sisneros-Hopkins
September 28, 2025
Sylvia, David, Marie,Denise and family. My deepest condolences to all of you. I remember Tom as a quiet, kind gentleman who treated everyone with such respect. He will be missed by everyone who knew him.
Sylvia..a big hug from me to all of you.
Gerri sisneros-Hopkins
CHARLENE TALAMANTE
September 28, 2025
My Depest Condolences to the Ketterman family. I tememer Tom well from when I worked at Checker Auto Parts and used to deliver parts to you all. May God comfort you all during this time
Charlene Talamante
Julie Gomez
September 27, 2025
I have many good memories of Tom Ketterman. When Sylvia and I were young we loved to go hiking in the mountains. Every time we got lost Tom was there to rescue us, once in the middle of the night!
I loved visiting with him because we chatted about old Santa Fe. We talked about the old gas stations, the old stores and people we grew up with. He loved his family and his pets....and his coffee! My sincere condolences to your family. May God wrap his arms around you. Your forever friend, Julie Gomez
Jan Unna
September 27, 2025
Tom was a very kind man who helped a lot of people along the way with his outstanding skills, including me and my family. I'm sorry he's gone. I send you my deep condolences, Sylvia, and also to your great family.
Larry Valdez
September 27, 2025
Sorry for your loss. I grew up in the kaune school area. I was always at the garage on cerrillos Rd when he was a mechanic. He was very nice to us kids. I went to school with Denise. Larry
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