Obituaries
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....
Stanley York Jr.
Jan 1, 2021
Stanley Coleman York Jr., 48 of Fort Sumner passed away at his home Friday, January 01, 2021 following a sudden illness. Stanley was born March 27, 1972 in Clovis, NM. He is the son of Stanley and Margaret (Riley) York. Stanley attended schools in Amarillo, Texas. Stanley married Grace Hope Jackson on July 4, 2003 in Sudan, Texas. Stanley worked...
Angelina Quintana
Dec 31, 2020
Angelina Rael Quintana of Puerto De Luna, NM passed away on December 31, 2020. Angelina was born on May 5, 1932 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Maximilliano & Miquelita (Aragon) Rael. A loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Angelina is preceded in death by her parents, Maximilliano & Miquelita Rael, her lifelong partner Toribio Flores who died...
Betty Garcia
Dec 30, 2020
Well done good and faithful servant… Betty Jo (Hamlet) Garcia, age 90 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Retirement Ranch of Clovis. She was born August 20, 1930 in a little Texas town named, Old Glory. She met Francisco A. Garcia in Phoenix, Arizona. They were married on December 1, 1947 in Phoenix....
Leroy Lucero
Dec 29, 2020
Leroy Lucero, 61 of Anton Chico, NM, passed away suddenly on December 29, 2020 at UNM Hospital in Albuquerque, NM. Leroy was born on June 14, 1959 to Bonifacio and Louisa Lucero at Saint Anthony’s in Las Vegas, NM. Leroy (Brown) grew up, lived and raised a family in Anton Chico. Leroy was a lifelong parishioner at San Jose Parish...
Flora G. Martinez
Dec 29, 2020
Flora G. Martinez, 90 of Tucumcari, NM and most recently of Los Lunas, NM, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on December 29, 2020. Flora was born on July 24, 1930 in Puerto De Luna, NM to Ricardo Griego and Aurora (Sanchez) Griego. Flora was raised in Puerto De Luna where she also attended school....
Juan Isidro Barreras
Dec 28, 2020
Juan Isidro Barreras, age 82, entered the kingdom of our Lord on December 28, 2020, in the presence of his family. Juan was born on May 14, 1938, in Puerto De Luna (PDL), New Mexico, the only son of six children born to Nestor and Emilia Barreras. Juan left PDL as a young boy, when his family moved east to...
Bobby Foster
Dec 25, 2020
Memorial services for Bobby Foster will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, May 22, 2021 at The Church on The Hill with Pastor Anna Teeter-Gentile officiating. Bobby Dean Foster, 59 of Fort Sumner passed away Friday, December 25, 2020 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque following an illness. He was born August 29, 1961 in Fort Sumner to the home of...
Martin Blancarte Arvizo
Dec 22, 2020
Martin Blancarte Arvizo, 58 de Santa Rosa, NM falleció en el Hospital Lovelace en Albuquerque, NM el martes 22 de diciembre de 2020. Martin nació el 3 de noviembre de 1962, hijo de Jesús Blancarte Calderón y María Teresa Arvizo Sanz en Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México. Martin se crio en Nuevo Casas Grandes, donde asistió a la escuela. Estuvo...
Eddie Abeyta
Dec 18, 2020
Eddie Abeyta, 83, of Vaughn, New Mexico went to be with our Lord on December 18, 2020. Eddie grew up, lived, and raised his family in Pinos Wells, NM where he loved running his cattle ranch. He later moved his family to Vaughn and had lived there since. Eddie was a member and President of the Sociedad de San Jose...
Randy Lucero
Dec 17, 2020
Randy Lucero, 67 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away on December 17, 2020 in Santa Rosa. Randy was born on May 20, 1953 to Candelario Lucero and Marcelina (Chavez) Lucero in Santa Rosa. Randy, who was also known as “Pachuca”, was raised in Santa Rosa where he attended school and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1972. Randy served...
Jesse Craig
Dec 16, 2020
Jesse Lewis Craig passed away on December 16, 2020, at the age of 74, in Socorro, New Mexico. He was born in Fort Sumner, New Mexico November 16, 1946. He is preceded in death by his wife, Bobbie Evelyn (Giddens) Craig, his father Sprout Craig and mother Lulu May Craig. He is survived by his brother, Dan Craig, his oldest...
Joe Ford
Dec 15, 2020
Livestream of the funeral Mass at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 23, 2020 go to https://sacredheartclovis.com/. Joe Allen Ford, 61 of Clovis, NM passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Plains Regional Medical Center following a sudden illness. He was born October 28, 1959 in Nottingham, England. His family lived at Ramstein AFB Germany for four years before moving to Kirtland...
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