Obituaries
Loretta A. Villanueva
Mar 13, 2021
Loretta A. Villanueva, 60 of Anton Chico, NM passed away on March 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, NM. Loretta was born on October 4, 1960 in Las Vegas, NM to Alfonso and Tina (Lucero) Aragon. Loretta was raised in Anton Chico, NM, where she attended school as well as in Santa Rosa, NM, and graduating from Santa Rosa High School....
Hubert Marshall
Mar 6, 2021
Hubert Rhea Marshall, 90 of Fort Sumner passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 06, 2021 following an illness. He was born June 15, 1930 in Fort Sumner to the home of Howard and Bertha (Kolar) Marshall. Hubert attended Fort Sumner schools and graduated from Fort Sumner High School. Following graduation he attended Highlands University where he played...
Uvaldo "Wally" Baca
Mar 3, 2021
Uvaldo “Wally” Baca, 57 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away in Clovis, NM on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Uvaldo was born on October 13, 1963, in Anton Chico, NM to Erlinda Baca. Uvaldo was raised in Anton Chico and attended school in Santa Rosa, graduating from Santa Rosa High School and also made his home in Santa Rosa 35 years...
Geraldine "Jerye" Carter
Mar 2, 2021
Geraldine "Jerye" Carter, 78 of Roswell, NM passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday evening March 02, 2021. She was born March 14, 1942 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to the home of Arthur and Ollie (Trimmer) Hesson. She attended elementary school at a one room country school in Oak Hill, Oklahoma, and graduated from Stillwater High School in 1960. She...
Levinia Ocaña
Mar 2, 2021
Levinia Ocaña, 68 of Santa Fe, NM passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Levinia, affectionately known as “Libbey”, was born on September 5, 1952 in Santa Rosa, NM to Francisco Ocaña and Eufemia (Romero) Ocaña. Levinia was raised in Puerto De Luna, NM and attended school in Santa Rosa, where she graduated from Santa...
Joyce Brown
Mar 1, 2021
Mrs. Joyce Juanita Brown, 88 of the Fort Sumner valley passed away Monday, March 01, 2021 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, TX following an illness. She was born on May 15, 1932 in Lamar County, Texas to the home of Hubert Oren Hume and the former Pauline Swindell. She attended elementary school in Deport, Texas and graduated from high...
Natalia Lorena Villanueva
Feb 27, 2021
Natalia Lorena Villanueva, born to Hilario and Brianna Villanueva, passed away on the day of her birth on February, 27, 2021 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Natalia is preceded in death by her paternal grandfather; Quirino Villanueva, paternal great-grandmother; Erlinda Villnaueva, great-uncle; Benerito Urioste, and maternal great-grandparents; Patricio and Marylou Baca. Natalia is survived by her parents; Hilario and Brianna...
Bobbie Jean Harrison
Feb 25, 2021
Bobbie Jean Harrison, 83 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully in Albuquerque, NM on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Bobbie was born on November 24, 1937 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Robert and Edna Perkins. Bobbie was raised in Albuquerque where she attended Albuquerque High School and later received her GED from Santa Rosa High in 1975. Bobbie...
Nick Lucero
Feb 14, 2021
Nick Lucero, 72 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas following an illness. He was born November 19, 1948 in Fort Sumner the son of Alfredo and Martina Garcia Lucero. Nick grew up in Fort Sumner where he attended school. Following graduation from high school in 1967, Nick attended ENMU...
Sammie Niesen
Feb 11, 2021
Sammie Ruth Niesen, 83 a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2021. Sammie was born November 23, 1937, to John H and Lillian (Koon) Bennet in Chilton, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, John and Raymond Lee. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Robert...
Michael N Gutierrez
Feb 8, 2021
Michael Nathaniel Gutierrez, 26 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 08, 2021 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM. He was born in Clovis, NM on April 28, 1994 the son of April Jean Lopez and Andy Julian Gutierrez. Michael grew up in Fort Sumner where he attended school, graduating with Fort Sumner High School...
Daniel "Ubba" Thompson
Feb 6, 2021
Daniel Thompson passed away on February 6, 2021 in Pueblo, CO. He was born on January 18, 1994 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Ben Thompson and Cayetana DuGan. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa, NM and Moriarty, NM. Daniel made his home in Santa Rosa, NM. Daniel’s hobbies included listening to music, fishing and leatherwork....
Alice Hilda Madrid
Feb 3, 2021
Alice Hilda Madrid was born in Pastura, New Mexico on December 13, 1946. She was a graduate of Santa Rosa High School. She married the love of her life, Charley on October 5, 1968. Together they made their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico where they raised their children. Alice retired from Albuquerque Public Schools as a teaching assistant for children...
Joe M. Salazar
Jan 30, 2021
Joseph Marvin Salazar born on March 17, 1948. Born in Pastura and raised in his beloved city of the Natural Lakes, Santa Rosa. Marvin left on January 30, 2021. Preceded in death by his father Bernabe and Rosa Salazar and his younger brother Roland Salazar. Survived by his Daughters Rebecca Salazar-Hernandez and Ezra Melissa Salazar and 6 grandchildren and 8...
Frank Gallegos
Jan 26, 2021
Husband, father, grandfather, friend, and mentor; Frank “Pancho” Gallegos left this earth that had restrained his free spirit over the last three months as he started on his final journey to the most beautiful destination imaginable on January 26, 2021. He was born in Santa Rosa New Mexico September 17, 1949 to Mother Florencia Moncayo and Frank Gallegos. Frank is...
Lily C. Vigil
Jan 21, 2021
Lily C. Vigil, 86 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Lily was born on October 6, 1934 in Sabinoso, New Mexico to Felipe B. Martinez and Victoria (Esquibel) Martinez. Lily married Augustine Vigil on November 6, 1953. Together they made their home in Mosquero, NM until Augustine passed away...
Leroy Casaus
Jan 16, 2021
Leroy Alfonso Casaus, 68 of Santa Rosa and Fort Sumner, NM went into God’s hands to be with his son after a valiant fight with COVID-19, Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. He was born July 4, 1952 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Alfonso and Eva Casaus. He was raised in Guadalupe/De Baca...
Ramon Guillermo Estrada
Jan 13, 2021
Ramon Guillermo Estrada, 58 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 in Albuquerque, NM. Ramon was born on February 18, 1962 in Juan Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico to Guillermo Estrada and Aurelia (Sanchez) Estrada. Ramon was raised in Nuevo Casa Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico where he worked for the railroad for 20 years, followed by 11 years...
Ruth Holland
Jan 8, 2021
Oletha Ruth Holland, 93 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Friday evening, January 8, 2021 at her home. She was born October 12, 1927 in Quail, Texas to the home of James Herbert Winegeart and the former Vetres May Furgson. She attended primary school in Quail, TX before her family moved to Pleasant Hill, NM where she attended and graduated...
Rosana Adkins
Jan 2, 2021
Rosana Adkins, 77 a lifelong resident of Vaughn, NM passed away Saturday, January 02, 2021 at Eastern NM Medical Center in Roswell following an illness. Rosana was born June 01, 1943 in Vaughn to the home of Eulalio and Jacoba (Sisneros) Madrid. She grew up in Vaughn where she attended schools, graduating with the Vaughn High School Class of 1962....
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