Obituaries
Luz R. Chavez
Dec 22, 2018
Luz R. Chavez, 96 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully at Vecinos Sanos on Saturday, December 22, 2018 with her family at her bedside. She was born December 15, 1922 in San Ignacio, NM to the home of Cristino and Sarita (Apodaca) Romero. She grew up and attended school in San Ignacio. Luz married Manuel Chavez Jr., in...
Mary Frances Salazar
Dec 20, 2018
Mary Frances Salazar, 52, of El Paso, Texas passed away unexpectedly at her home on December 20, 2018. Mary Frances was born to the home of Abel and Josie (Salazar) Lucero on December 17, 1966 in Santa Rosa, NM. After high school, she worked in the hospitality industry. Mary Frances is preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; Juan and...
Flavio Larrañaga
Dec 16, 2018
Flavio Larrañaga, 80 a longtime resident of Anton Chico, NM passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018 in Albuquerque following an illness, with his family at his bedside. He was born July 24, 1938 in Tapia, NM to the home of Juan and Josefita (Tapia) Larrañaga. He was raised in Encino where he attended and graduated from Encino High School. Flavio...
Joe Cox
Dec 13, 2018
Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, January 26, 2019 at Fort Sumner Cemetery with Anna Teeter-Gentile officiating. Joe Cox, 82 a longtime Taiban, NM resident passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018 in Yeso, NM following an illness. Joe was born May 6, 1936 in Philadelphia, Mississippi to the home of Bassett and...
Maria Juarez
Dec 10, 2018
Maria U. Juarez May 21,1941- December 10, 2018 Maria is preceded in death by her father Eduardo Garcia, mother Rebecca Coomer and sister Martha Vasquez. Maria was born May 21, 1941, in Cebolla, NM. Her family later moved to Roswell, NM where she and her siblings grew up and where she would attend St. Peters Catholic School. In 1959 she...
Violet L. Edwards
Dec 6, 2018
Miss Violet Lorene Edwards, 82, a longtime Fort Sumner, NM resident passed away Thursday, December 06, 2018 at St. Anthony Healthcare in Clovis. She was born January 13, 1936 in Las Vegas, NM, the daughter of Delman Torrbet Edwards and Edith Fay (Downs) Edwards. Violet was raised in Fort Sumner. She worked for 20 years as a wool presser at...
Carlos B. Romero
Nov 30, 2018
Carlos B. Romero, 95, of Colonias, NM passed away at New Mexico Heart Hospital in Albuquerque, NM on November 30, 2018. Carlos was born to the home of Carlos Boromeo Romero and Elvira (Gallegos) Romero on May 16, 1923 in Colonias, NM. Carlos was reared in Colonias and attended school in Santa Rosa. On July 9, 1944, Carlos married Conferina...
Frank B. Baca, Jr.
Nov 24, 2018
Frank Baca, Jr., 86, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Frank was born on March 30, 1932 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Francisco and Leandra (Ulibarri) Baca. Frank served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant from 1949 to 1952. While still in the service, Frank married Clorie Nelson on January 5,...
Veda May "Sis" Prather
Nov 24, 2018
Veda May "Sis" Prather, 95 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Prairie Acres Nursing Home in Friona, Texas following an illness. Her family was at her bedside. Veda May was born January 3, 1923 in Frio, New Mexico the daughter of Walter and Ollie Ethel (Williamson) Bailey. A handwritten note from Bob states... "In 1929 one day...
Gerald A. Rivera
Nov 23, 2018
Gerald A. Rivera (77) of Santa Rosa, NM passed away surrounded by his loving family on Friday, November 23, 2018 at UNM Hospital. Jerry was born in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Librado and Mary (Salas) Rivera on January 24, 1941. He attended schools in Santa Rosa and NM Highlands University in Las Vegas, NM. He was a...
Patricia Long
Nov 22, 2018
Patricia Ann Long, 84 a resident of Portales, New Mexico passed away Thursday, November 22, 2018 at Wheatfields Senior Living Community in Clovis following an illness. She was born April 25, 1934 in Los Angeles, California. Following high school, Patricia attended cosmetology school. She worked for many years as a cosmetologist and as a cosmetology instructor, she was also a...
Alma Christine Stieg
Nov 17, 2018
Alma Christine Stieg, 93, a resident of Conchas Dam, NM passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018, at Vecinos Sanos Assisted Living in Santa Rosa, NM where she currently resided. Mrs. Stieg was born on July 5, 1925, in Checotah, OK to the home of Theodore Ted and Lillie Jane Etchison Keller. She grew up in Checotah and attended high...
Lucille Crim
Nov 15, 2018
Norma Lucille Crim, 89, of Clovis passed away Thursday evening, November 15, 2018 at her home following an illness.She was born May 21, 1929 in Steelville, MO to the home of Floyd and Bessie Lucille (Holland) Borden. She moved with her family to Fort Sumner at age 14 months. Lucille attended Fort Sumner schools and later attended a cosmetology school....
Raymond J Mora
Nov 14, 2018
Raymond J. Mora, 72, a resident of Santa Rosa and formerly of Albuquerque passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, November 14, 2018, with his wife Alicia by his side. Raymond was born on December 20, 1945, in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Joe G. and Ramona Santillanes Mora. In his earlier years Raymond had an auto body...
Robert R. Aragon
Nov 11, 2018
Robert "Bobby" Aragon, 66 of Las Vegas, NM passed away at his home following an illness. He was born November 13, 1951 in Fort Sumner the son of Alice Gonzales and Ernesto Aragon. Robert attended Fort Sumner Schools. He married Ramoncita Pineda on November 14, 1970 in Albuquerque. Robert Aragon was best known for owning a mechanic shop named Poor...
Raymond Gallegos
Oct 29, 2018
Raymond Gallegos, 67, of Encino, NM passed away Monday, October 29, 2018. Raymond was born on December 19, 1950 in Albuquerque, NM to the home of Salvador and Rose Lopez Gallegos. He was reared and attended school in Albuquerque. A life-long Catholic, he was a devoted parishioner of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Encino, NM. Raymond married Janet...
Arsenio Duran
Oct 28, 2018
Arsenio Duran, 85, of Vaughn, NM passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family at his home on Sunday, October 28, 2018. Arsenio was born in Vaughn to the home of Pedro Duran and Maria (Montoya) Duran on February 1, 1933. He attended school in Vaughn and retired from the State of New Mexico as a supervisor. Arsenio was a...
Britnie Burds
Oct 12, 2018
Catherine Britnie Burds, 31 of San Rafael, New Mexico passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 in Grants, NM. Britnie was born October 8, 1987 in Grants, NM the daughter of Debbie J. Garcia and Joseph R. Burds. She grew up in San Rafael and Grants, graduated from Grants High School in 2006. Britnie continued her education at Eastern New Mexico...
J'Lisa Natasha Moore
Oct 12, 2018
Memorial services for J'Lisa Natasha Moore, 26, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Rollie Mortuary in Gallup, NM with Joel Holcomb officiating. J'Lisa died unexpectedly in her home on October 12, 2018 in Gallup, NM. She was born on December 23, 1991 in Lancaster California. J'Lisa graduated from Gallup Central High in 2009. She enjoyed spending...
Lucas R. Tapia
Oct 10, 2018
Lucas Randy Tapia, 35, formerly of Las Vegas, NM, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM on October 10, 2018. Lucas was born in Roswell, NM on August 24, 1983 to the home of Dennis Tapia and Lala (Pacheco) Tapia. He was a life-long resident of Las Vegas where he was...
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