Obituaries
Jean Evans
Feb 23, 2024
Jean (MaMa Jean) Evans, 86 a resident of Lake Sumner, NM passed away Friday evening, February 23, 2024 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an illness. She was born March 12, 1937 in Montague City, Massachusetts to the home of Walter and Esther (Staples) Cusino. She attended and graduated from Turners Falls High school in Turners Falls, Mass.
Jean worked for...
Frances "Kika" Baca
Feb 23, 2024
Frances "Kika" Baca, age 70, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away Friday, February 23, 2024. Kika was born September 11, 1953 to the home of Frank Baca and the former Clorie Nelson.
Holy Rosary followed by the funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, March 02, 2024 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Santa Rosa, New Mexico....
Wendy Lynn Maestas
Feb 20, 2024
Wendy Lynn Maestas, 31 of Vaughn, NM, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
Wendy was born on April 16, 1992 in Las Vegas, NM to Leroy Maestas and Maria Romero. Wendy was raised in Tecolotito, NM. She attended school in Anton Chico, NM and graduated from Moriarty High School in 2011.
Currently, Wendy was living in Vaughn and was a...
Maria "Dina" McDaniel
Feb 19, 2024
Maria “Dina” McDaniel, of Vaughn, NM, aged 86, passed away peacefully and mercifully in the loving embrace of her four surviving children and began her journey to heaven on the 19th of February, 2024.
Dina was born in Vaughn on the 27th of August 1937 to her parents, Beatrice and Abran Gallegos Sr., was a life-long resident of Vaughn and a...
Beth Nichole Montoya
Feb 16, 2024
Beth Nichole Montoya, 32 of Tucumcari, NM, passed away unexpectedly on February 16, 2024.
Beth was born on January 20, 1992 in Tucumcari, NM. Beth was raised in Tucumcari, where she attended school and graduated from Tucumcari High School.
A life-long resident of Tucumcari, Beth was a parishioner at St. Anne’s Catholic Church and worked as a desk clerk for Holiday Inn...
Lizzie Ruth Barnes
Feb 15, 2024
Lizzie Ruth Barnes, 94, a resident of Vaughn, NM passed away Thursday, February 15, 2024, at her home with her family at her side.
Lizzie was born on February 28, 1929, in Royston, GA to the home of William Aaron and Bertie Lee (Roberts) Smith, and was raised in Greenville, SC.
Lizzie Married Wesley Jay Barnes on June 6, 1953, in Greenville,...
Maria Rita Salazar
Feb 8, 2024
Maria Rita Salazar, 46 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at BSA Hospital in Amarillo, Texas.
Rita was born on April 16, 1977 in Mesa, Arizona to Miguel Porras Salazar and Beatriz (Cordova) Salazar. Rita was raised in Santa Rosa and graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1995.
Rita was a dispatcher for...
Frances Nieto
Feb 8, 2024
Mary Frances Nieto, 63 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away at her home Thursday, February 8, 2024. She was born in Fort Sumner April 19, 1960 to the home of Flavio and Josefina (Garcia) Nieto. Frances grew up in Fort Sumner, attended Fort Sumner Schools where she participated in band and sports including volleyball and basketball State Championship in 1977....
Vera "Vernell" Willis-Rogers
Feb 6, 2024
Vera Vernell (McCarty) Willis Rogers of Logan, NM went to be with Jesus on February 6, 2024 in Logan, NM. She was 95 years old. Vernell was born on May 3, 1928, to Charles Virgil McCarty and Bessie Ellen Brown McCarty in Anthon, Texas. As she always said, she moved to NM in the Mesilla Valley area when she was...
Jeffrey Scott Rutzen
Feb 3, 2024
June 12, 1954 - February 3, 2024
Jeff S. Rutzen, 69, died peacefully at home in Tucumcari, NM, in the early evening hours of Saturday, February 3rd, 2024. Jeff leaves behind his beloved wife, friend, and fellow adventurer of 29 years, Geri, daughters Lydia (Jared) Strand and April Rutzen, granddaughters Theadosia (Barry) Carter and Sophie Weaver, great-grandchildren Frederic and Lana; brother,...
William J. Anaya
Jan 29, 2024
William Anaya, 87 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 29, 2024.
William was born on November 9, 1936 in Pastura, NM to Moises Anaya and Adela (Tapia) Anaya. William was raised in Pastura and attended school in Vaughn, NM.
William married the former Cynthia Griffith on December 15, 1975 in California. William worked as a Glazer for...
Ernesto Chavez
Jan 26, 2024
Ernesto Chavez, 94 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully at his home on the ranch, surrounded by his loving family, on Friday, January 26, 2024. Ernesto was born on November 9, 1929 in El Alamo, NM to Jose Inez Chavez and Esmeralda (Segura) Chavez.
Ernesto lived in Clovis, NM and Roswell, NM before settling on the Chavez Ranch in 1959....
Sandy Copeland
Jan 24, 2024
Sandy Copeland, 73 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 following an illness. She was born December 03, 1950 in Fort Sumner the daughter of Birdie Dee Smith and the former Louise Lorraine McClain. She grew on the family ranch south of Yeso. She attended school in Yeso until the school closed. Sandy...
Vivian Urban
Jan 22, 2024
Mary Vivian Urban, 87 of Santa Rosa, NM passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Monday, January 22, 2024.
Vivian was born on May 14, 1936 in Sombrillo, NM to Guillermo Selgado and Josefita (Baca) Selgado. Vivian was raised in Sombrillo and attended school in Santa Rosa. Vivian married Billy Urban on July 9, 1954 at Saint Rose...
Colleen Brown
Jan 20, 2024
Colleen Brown, 57 of Pampa, Texas passed away at University Medical Center in Lubbock on January 20, 2024. She was born March 17, 1966 in Clovis, NM. She is the daughter of Raymond Clifford and Joyce Juanita (Hume) Brown. Colleen grew up in Fort Sumner, she attended Fort Sumner Schools graduating with the class of 1984. She participated in band...
Johnathan Joseph Cave
Jan 19, 2024
Johnathan Cave, 42 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, January 19, 2024.
Johnathan was born on January 18, 1982, in Pampa, Texas to Joseph Cave and Janice (Sanchez) Cave. Johnathan was raised in Albuquerque, NM, Santa Rosa, NM and Clovis, NM—attending schools in all three locations.
Johnathan married the former Sara Trujillo on...
Theresa Ann Nichols
Jan 14, 2024
Theresa "T" Ann Nichols, 84 of Fort Sumner passed away at her home Sunday, January 14, 2023 following an illness. She was born March 13, 1939 in Malone, New York to the home of Richard and Beatrice (Bertrand) Nichols. She attended St. Joseph Catholic School in Malone, NY, and later attended nursing school in Virginia.
Theresa served in the...
Maria Emma Corina Tenorio
Jan 12, 2024
Maria Emma Corina Tenorio, 90 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, January 12, 2024.
Maria was born Dec. 29, 1933 in El Porvenir, NM to Demetrio Carrillo and Maria Hurtado. She was later raised in Tecolotito, NM. On January 16, 1950, she married Gilberto Tenorio. Maria and Gilberto ranched in San...
Virginia Nancy Saiz
Jan 7, 2024
Long-time Los Lunas, NM resident, Virginia Nancy Gallegos Saiz, 67, passed away in Albuquerque, NM on January 7, 2024.
Virginia, “Nana” was born on May 7, 1956 in Vaughn, NM to Reynaldo and Isabel Gallegos.
After graduating high school, Virginia moved to Albuquerque, NM to attend St. Joseph College, where she received her bachelor degree in Special Education. She...
Carlos Romero, Jr.
Jan 5, 2024
Carlos Romero, 88 of Santa Rosa, NM, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Friday, January 5, 2024.
Carlos was born on May 17, 1935 in San Ignacio, NM to Carlos Romero and Adelicia (Montoya) Romero. Carlos was raised in Santa Rosa, where he attended school and graduated from Santa Rosa High School. On April 28, 1957,...
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