Obituaries
Joseph Cortese
Nov 6, 2008
Joseph “Jo Jo” Cortese, 67 of San Juan Capistrano, CA and formerly of Fort Sumner died Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 6:52 pm in a Lubbock, TX hospital following a sudden illness. Joseph was born July 26, 1941 in Fort Sumner, NM to the home of Joe and Edith (McFadden) Cortese. He attended high school in Fort Sumner; undergraduate studies...
Opal Lee Terry
Nov 6, 2008
Opal Lee Terry, age 88, of Portales passed away Thursday November 6, 2008 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Opal was born June 27, 1920 in Proffitt, Texas to the home of James Willie Beeson and the former Edna Lydia Maples. She was reared and attended schools in the Portales area. She met and later married Lewis James Terry...
Merlinda Villanueva
Nov 4, 2008
Merlinda Villanueva, age 48, passed away November 4, 2008 in Anton Chico. Merlinda was born November 16, 1959 in Muleshoe, TX to the home of Frank and Agneda Bachicha Sandoval. She married Cecilio Villanueva on February 26, 1977 in Las Vegas, NM. Merlinda worked as a Home Health Aide for Victory Home Health and also for the Anton Chico Headstart...
Nicole Rael
Oct 30, 2008
Nicole Yvonne Esmeralda Rael, age 25, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on October 30, at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an extended illness. Nicole was born May 22, 1983 in Santa Rosa to the home of Gloria Rael and Raymond Duran. She was reared and attended schools in Vaughn. Nicole attended Vaughn Schools and worked as a Home...
Placido Quintana
Oct 29, 2008
Placido Quintana, Jr., age 77, a lifelong resident and rancher from Dahlia, NM passed away October 29, 2008 peacefully surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Quintana was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Anton Chico. He is preceded in death by two sons; Magdaleno Quintana and David Quintana. He is survived by his wife of 55 years Helen...
Inez J. McAlester
Oct 28, 2008
Inez J. “Nana” McAlester, 97 of Fort Sumner, NM passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Lovelace Hospital in Albuquerque following a short illness. Inez was born April 19, 1911 in Pasa Montes, NM the eldest of eight children born to the home of Ignacio and Aurora (Sandoval) Jiminez. Inez was reared and attended school at Clayton, NM. She married...
Marie (Erven) Rich
Oct 23, 2008
Marie (Erven) Rich, 93 of Florence, Colorado died Thursday, October 23, 2008 in Florence. She was born May 15, 1915 in Pope County, Arkansas to the home of Frank C. Erven and the former Amanda A. Wooten. Marie was reared in Oklahoma and New Mexico. She made her home in Fort Sumner and Clovis for several years. Marie married Jack...
Carmen Campos
Oct 9, 2008
CARMEN S. CAMPOS, age 82, originally from Leon,Gto,Mexico, and a long time resident of Guadalupe County, died Thursday, October 9, 2008,after a brave battle with cancer. Carmen was born in Leon, Guanajuato, on July 2, 1926. Before moving to the United States, she was self-employed as a pharmacist in a small neighborhood store. She moved to Albuquerque, NM, in the...
Conrad R. Vance
Oct 8, 2008
Conrad Ruben Vance, 81 of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at his home following an illness. Conrad was born January 25, 1927 in McAlister, NM to the home of Otis James Vance and the former Anna May Wilke. He attended school at McAlister. Conrad married Ruby Foster on July 24, 1948 in Clovis, NM. They made their...
Lucy G Lucero
Oct 7, 2008
Lucy G. Lucero, age 61, passed away October 7, 2008 at the Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari following an illness. Lucy was born March 11, 1947 in Montoya, NM to the home of Alfredo and Mary Lopez Gonzales. She was a graduate of Tucumcari High School. Lucy married Ernest Lucero on September 30, 1967 in Muleshoe, TX. She worked as...
Mary G. Chavez
Oct 5, 2008
Mary Gurtrude “Tules” Chavez, 79 of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Texas Specialty Hospital in Lubbock, TX following an illness. She was born May 9, 1929 in Clovis, NM to the home of Rafael and Francisca (Sena) Lopez. She was reared and attended school in Fort Sumner. She married Armando Chavez on June 25, 1968 in...
Lucille E Tipton
Oct 2, 2008
Lucille Tipton, age 95, passed away in Albuquerque on October 2, 2008. Lucille was the daughter of Dolores Patron Tipton and Albert Tipton of Santa Rosa, NM both of whom were pioneer families in New Mexico. Lucille attended Highlands University (known then as Normal University) in Las Vegas, NM where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. She taught schools...
Tom D. Tanuz
Sep 28, 2008
Tom Tanuz, 68 of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday, September 28, 2008 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. Tom was born December 29, 1939 in Pecos, NM to the home of Tomas Tanuz Sr. and the former Dolores Gonzales. He attended Pecos Independent Schools. He made his home in Pecos for many years and served...
Josephine Espinoza
Sep 24, 2008
Josephine G. Espinoza went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. She was born and raised in Dripping Springs, New Mexico. Josephine made her home in Santa Fe New Mexico from the early 1940’s until 1994 when she moved to Tucumcari. She was a faithful member of St. Anne’s Catholic Church and Rosary Society. She was...
Albert Tapia
Sep 9, 2008
Albert Tapia, age 58, passed away September 9, 2008 at the University Hospital in Albuquerque. Albert was born February 27, 1950 in Palma, NM to the home of Jose Reyes and Valeria (Romero) Tapia. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Albert served in the United States Army from 1969 through 1971 and received the National Defense Service...
Joziah Gomez
Sep 9, 2008
Joziah Raul Gomez, five day old, infant son of Joel Gomez and Angelique Sena died Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008 at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales, NM. Joziah was born September 4, 2008 in Clovis. Joziah is survived by his parents and a brother Isidro Enriquez Sena all of Fort Sumner; maternal grandfather Carlos Sena of Fort Sumner; maternal grandmother Jane...
Venancio Baca
Aug 26, 2008
Venancio C. Baca was born on May 18, 1940 in Mesa Rica, NM to Fulgencio and Monica Martinez Baca and passed from this life on August 26, 2008. After spending his childhood in Mosquero, Dawson and Pastura, NM the family moved to Vaughn in 1959 after the passing of his mother in 1957. That same year, Venancio graduated from Vaughn...
Virginia Robinson
Aug 13, 2008
Virginia Marie Robinson, age 63, passed away on August 13, 2008 at her residence in Santa Rosa. Virginia was born January 31, 1945 in Hidalgo County Texas to the home of Ceaser and Marie Rebon Robinson. Virginia made her home in Santa Rosa over 15 years ago. She loved to crochet, paint pottery and shop. She is preceded in death...
Josefa Madrid
Aug 11, 2008
Josie Madrid passed away Monday, August 11, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, NM at the age of 83. She was born in Puerto de Luna, NM. As homemaker, Josie devoted her life to caring for her family. Any given day she could be found cooking, cleaning, or sewing. In the summer she would make preserves from the various fruit...
Raymond Paul Duran
Aug 3, 2008
Paul Raymond Duran, age 45, passed away suddenly on August 3, 2008 at his residence in Vaughn. Raymond, as he was affectionately known was born June 30, 1963 in Vaughn, NM to the home of Paul and Selena “Sally” Arguello Duran. He was reared and attended schools in Vaughn. Raymond loved to joke around and was a jack of all...
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