Obituaries
Dora Aragon
Mar 3, 2012
Rosary services for Dora Aragon will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Fort Sumner. Mass will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, March 8, 2012 from St. Anthony Parish with Father Paul Nkumbi officiating. Burial will follow at Fort Sumner Cemetery. Pallbearers will include Peter Gallegos, Albert Sena, Aron Anchondo, David...
Alice Cleaver
Feb 21, 2012
Alice “Tata” Cleaver, 65 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at her home following an illness. She was born November 16, 1946 in Artesia, NM the daughter of Leslie Gilbert Fleming and the former Mary Helen Stillwell. Alice attended grade school in High Rolls, NM and later Alamogordo High School. She married Dennis F. Cleaver on June...
Dolores M. Gonzales
Feb 20, 2012
Dolores Maria Gonzales, 79 of Fort Sumner, NM died Monday February 20, 2012 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM. She was born August 14, 1932 in Newkirk, NM to the home of Max and Patricia (Gonzales) Griego. She married Arturo Gonzales on May 23, 1951 in Fort Sumner, NM. Dolores attended school in Fort Sumner. She worked for...
Stella Campos
Feb 19, 2012
Stella Campos, age 58, passed away on February 19, 2012 at Vista Care Hospice in Albuquerque following a long illness. Stella was born July 30, 1953 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Abelino and Maria Rita (Lopez) Abeyta. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. She worked for the Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools as a cook...
Reynaldo Roybal
Feb 13, 2012
Reynaldo A. Roybal, age 76, went to Heaven to be with the Lord on February 13, 2012 in Las Cruces surrounded by his family. Reynaldo was born in Trementina, NM to Gilbert and Eloisa Roybal on May 6, 1935. He married Carolina Frausto on November 29, 1958 in Lordsburg, NM. Reynaldo and Carolina along with their family made their home...
Albert Pacheco
Jan 17, 2012
Albert Pacheco, age 57, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque following an illness. Albert was born July 5, 1954 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Victor and Filomena (Chavez) Pacheco. He was reared and attended schools in Garita. Albert owned and operated Pacheco Construction and Trucking. He started his business with one truck...
Bonnie Archuleta
Jan 13, 2012
Bonnie H. Archuleta, 68 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM his family was at his bedside. He was born January 31, 1943 in Clovis, NM to the home of Joe T. and Annie (Pacheco) Archuleta. Bonnie attended and graduated from Fort Sumner High School. He worked for many years as...
Maria Rita Salazar
Jan 8, 2012
Maria Rita Salazar, 93 of Portales, NM died Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales. She was born February 22, 1918 in Alamo, NM to the home of Victor and Antonia (Cordova) Chavez. She married Jose Abran Salazar on February 9, 1946 in Santa Rosa. Rita was a homemaker, she enjoyed spending time with her brothers,...
Jose C Castillo
Jan 5, 2012
Graveside services for Mr. Jose C. Castillo,58, of Santa Rosa, NM were held on Saturday, January 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM from St. Joseph Cemetery in Anton Chico. Mr. Castillo passed away at his residence in Santa Rosa. A full obituary will be posted at a later time. All services for Mr. Castillo have been entrusted to the Chavez Funeral...
Luis Padilla
Jan 1, 2012
Luis Padilla passed away following an illness on January 1, 2012 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe surrounded by his family. Luis was born on December 30, 1951 in Pueblo, Colorado to Adelaido ( Lalo) Padilla and Ramona Chavez Padilla. Luis graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1969, then went on to New Mexico State University where he...
Fidencio Gonzales
Dec 31, 2011
Fidencio "Lencho" Gonzales, 81 of Puerto De Luna, NM died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa NM following an illness. He was born April 9, 1930 in Hacienda de la Rueda, San Gabriel, Durango, Mexico to the home of Jesus and Ruperta (Palma) Gonzales. Fidencio worked as a farm and ranch laborer in Corona,...
Nellie M. Willmuth
Dec 25, 2011
Nellie May Willmuth passed away peacefully in her sleep on the evening of December 25, 2011 in Houston, Texas at the age of 95. Nellie was born November 11, 1916 in Union County, New Mexico to Harry and Grace Lammon. Weighing just over a pound at birth, she remained small in stature but lived a long and active life. Nellie...
Maxine Mullikin
Dec 24, 2011
Maxine Mullikin 86, died Saturday December 24th, 2011 in Albuquerque. Maxine resided in Santa Rosa for nearly 70 years before moving to Albuquerque in June 2005 to live with her son Robert. Her health deteriorated rapidly as the result of symptoms related to Dementia. Maxine was born in Isleta, Texas on February 22, 1925. Maxine moved to Santa Rosa in...
E. Dale Smith
Dec 20, 2011
Eugene Dale Smith, 76, passed away on December 20, 2011 at Mt. View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Evergreen Cemetery in Santa Rosa, NM. Dale was born in Gorman, Texas on November 11, 1935, the son of Andrew William Smith and Jimmie Lea Woodard...
Floyd Davis
Dec 14, 2011
Floyd Lee Davis, age 66, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away on December 14, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. Floyd was born on December 21, 1944 in Carlsbad, NM to the home of Lowell and Berthold (Alcorn) Davis. He served in the Navy from 1964 through 1968 and received the National Defense, Armed Forces Expeditionary, Republic of Viet Nam...
Flora R Arrellin
Dec 9, 2011
Flora R. Arrellin, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on December 9. Flora was born on March 1, 1930 in Amarillo, TX to the home of Carlos M. and Adela (Montoya) Romero. She married Jose “Chemo” Arrellin on August 10, 1959 in Santa Rosa. Flora worked as a waitress for several years but...
Jessie "Bud" Ford
Dec 4, 2011
Jessie Clayton “Bud” Ford, 84 of Fort Sumner, NM passed on Sunday, December 4, 2011 while at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Amarillo, TX. Bud was born June 18, 1927 in Springlake, TX to the home of Ervin and Quincy (Gravlee) Ford. He was reared in Arch and Portales, NM. He married Agnes L. Stelzig on August 27, 1948...
Delbert Salas
Dec 3, 2011
Delbert Leroy Salas, age 45, passed away at Christus St Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe following a prolonged illness. Delbert was born on November 23, 1966 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Miguel and Juanita (Duran) Salas. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. He loved to go fishing, and going for a ride whenever his...
Susan Nelson
Dec 2, 2011
Susan (Chavez) Nelson, 54 of Clovis, NM and a former resident of Santa Rosa died Friday, December 2, 2011 in a Lubbock, TX hospital following an illness. Susan was born January 11, 1957 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Albert A. and Carmen (Velasquez) Chavez. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Susan loved baking and...
Evaristo Gallegos
Nov 28, 2011
Evaristo A. Gallegos, Jr. was born October 10, 1923 to the home of Evaristo A. and Magdalena Duran Gallegos in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He passed away peacefully at his home on November 28th with his family by his side. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Magdalena Baca Gallegos, his brother Arthur and wife Esther, his...
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