Heather René McNiel Obituary

In loving memory of Heather René McNiel of Albuquerque, New Mexico, who departed this world on June 25, 2025 at the age of 47. Heather leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her husband Eugene Warren McNiel; her children, Isabelle, Kayla and Ayden; her mother Terry Lee Grier (Lee); her stepfather James Grier (Jim); her half-siblings, Robynn Briggs Stell and Jeff Thrasher; her stepbrother Sam Ocho; her grandmother Betty Garcia (Lee); her stepgrandfather Larry Garica; her aunts and uncles, Donald Lee, Lisa Lee, Lynda Martinez, Hubert Martinez and Teresa Spaulding; her great-aunts, Barbara Stargardt and Kathy Smith; her mother-in-law Evelyn Curtis; her brother-in-law Michael McNiel (Juanita); her father Robert Paul Thrasher; her uncles, Michael Thrasher and Mark Thrasher; her grandparents, Eugene Warren Lee, Judy Young, Ray Young and Robert Paul Thrasher; her great-grandparents, Mary, Inez Campbell and Walter S. Lee; her great-granduncle Stuart Stargardt; her great-aunt Lois Tate; her great-uncles, Harold Tate and Donald Smith; and her sister-in-law Martha McNiel. She was also cherished by Seventeen nephews and nieces, many cousins and many dear friends.

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