Obituaries
Joe Pena
Mar 26, 2005
Joe Pena, 95 of Fort Sumner, NM died Saturday, March 26, 2005 at Kaseman-Presbyterian Hospice in Albuquerque following an illness. Joe was born June 1, 1909 in Sapello, NM to the home of Nestor Pena and the former Guadalupita Montoya. He moved with his family to Fort Sumner at age 10. He attended school at Sapello and Fort Sumner. Joe...
Jo Jo Steele
Mar 18, 2005
Joseph Grayum “Jo Jo” Steele, age 19 of Dunlap, NM died Friday, March 18, 2005 in an automobile accident in Lincoln County. Jo Jo was born April 9, 1985 in Roswell, NM to the home of Joe and Karen (Bailey) Steele. He was reared on the family ranch in Dunlap, NM. He attended and graduated in 2003 from Fort Sumner...
Annie Robinson
Mar 17, 2005
Annie Robinson, 89 a longtime Artesia, NM resident died Thursday, March 17, 2005 at Laurel Ridge Care Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born June 21, 1915 in Hayworth, Oklahoma to the home of Marion West and the former Mary Elizabeth Martin. She was reared and attended school at Clarksville, TX. She married Charles Robinson in 1936....
Pete Lucero
Mar 15, 2005
Pete was born Pedro Atenogenes Lucero on June 29, 1909 in Puerto de Luna, Territory of New Mexico, to the home of Donaciano Lucero and Catalina Luna. He died March 15, 2005 in Santa Rosa, NM. He was the youngest of nine children, five boys and four girls. Five of the children died during the Influenza Epidemic of 1918. He...
Juanita Hern
Mar 11, 2005
Juanita Hern, age 55, passed away March 11, at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa following an illness. Juanita was born January 16, 1950 in Las Vegas, NM to the home of Robert and Beatrize Montoya Hern. She was reared in Anton Chico and attended schools in Anton Chico and Santa Rosa. Juanita also attended New Mexico Highlands University...
Donald & Juan Jaramillo
Mar 4, 2005
Donald Franklin Jaramillo and Juan Ray Jaramillo were born March 4, 2005 at Alta Vista Medical Center in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Parents are Jonathan Ray Jaramillo Jr., and Antonia Agatha Miller of Santa Rosa. Paternal grandparents are Juan and Ramona Jaramillo of Santa Rosa; Maternal grandparents are Lorraine Miller of Santa Rosa and the late Donald Franklin Miller. Paternal...
Joe Martin Garcia
Mar 4, 2005
Joe Martin Garcia, 40 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, March 4, 2005 in an automobile accident at St. Vrain, NM. Joe was born January 14, 1965 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Martin and Josie Lopez Garcia. Joe and his family moved to Fort Sumner in 1979 where he attended school. Joe graduated from Fort Sumner High School in...
Isaac G. Lopez
Mar 3, 2005
Isaac G. Lopez Sr., 67, was called to be with the Holy Family on March 3, 2005 after a lengthy illness. Isaac was born to Maximiliano and Gregorita Lopez on July 7, 1937 at the location where Lake Sumner, NM stands today. He was raised in nearby Ft. Sumner where he graduated from Ft Sumner High School in 1956. Isaac...
Raymond Salas
Feb 26, 2005
Ricardo Raymond Salas, age 49, passed away February 26, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, AZ following a sudden illness. Raymond was born December 15, 1955 in Santa Rosa to the home of Miguel and Juanita Duran Salas. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Raymond worked at Denny's, Motel 6 and was currently working at the...
Clarence Cones
Feb 24, 2005
Clarence Cones, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following a sudden illness. Clarence was born March 5, 1934 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Johnny H. Cones and the former Edna Harrison. He was reared at Cuervo, Santa Rosa, and made his home at Fort Sumner in...
Ray Sierra
Feb 23, 2005
Ray A. Sierra “Junior Ray”, age 62 of Santa Rosa, NM died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at Anna Kaseman Hospice in Albuquerque, NM. Ray was born November 14, 1942 in Santa Rosa, NM the son of Atanacio Sierra and the former Felipita Chavez. He was reared and attended school at Colonias. Ray married Isabel Silva, they made their home in...
Willa D. Higgins
Feb 15, 2005
Willa Dean Higgins, 79 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Willa was born March 26, 1925 in Antlers, Oklahoma to the home of Hank Cooper and the former Pauline Blevins. She was reared and attended school at Antlers. She moved with her family to a ranch west of Santa...
Clorie Nelson Baca
Feb 12, 2005
Clorie (Nelson) Baca, age 76, passed away peacefully at her home in Santa Rosa, New Mexico on Saturday February 12, 2005. Clorie was born May 15, 1928 in Pintada,NM to the home of Alberto C. and Isabel Martinez Nelson. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in 1947. She married Frank B....
Angelita Pomikal
Feb 9, 2005
Angelita Pomikal, an infant died February 9, 2005 at Guadalupe County Hospital. She was born at 11:55 pm, February 8, 2005. She is the daughter of Mercedes (Garduno) Pomikal of Vaughn and Steve Wallker of Belen. Angelita is also survived by three sisters Audrey Pomikal of Houston, TX; Felisa and Melissa Pomikal of Vaughn; and her maternal grandmother Felisa Garduno...
Jose Leon Martinez
Feb 8, 2005
Jose Leon Martinez, age 93, a lifelong resident of Pintada, NM passed away on February 8, 2005 at the Laurel Hills Healthcare Center in Tucumcari, NM. Jose was born in Pintada, NM on May 14, 1911 to the home of Jose Alcario and Faustina Garcia Martinez. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Ignacita Rita Martinez, his sisters;...
Viola Krigbaum
Feb 1, 2005
Viola Krigbaum, 90 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born July 15, 1914 in Lone Wolf, OK the daughter of Arther McDonald Jones and the former Ellen Millie Jane Allin. She was reared Lone Wolf and attended school at Rock Creek, OK. Viola Married...
Herman Montoya
Jan 30, 2005
Herman Montoya, age 61, passed away January 30, 2005 in Santa Rosa following an illness. Herman was born October 10, 1943 in Gallegos, NM to the home of Elias and Esther Quintana Montoya. He was reared and attended schools in Nara Visa. Herman came to Santa Rosa 7 years ago from Los Angeles, CA. He was employed with the Jim...
Paul Gonzales
Jan 27, 2005
Paul Gonzales, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at the Heart Hospital of Albuquerque following an illness. Paul was born February 28, 1934 in Los Ojitos, NM the son of Elias Nicolas and Petra Valdez Gonzales. He was reared at Los Ojitos and Fort Sumner. He graduated from Fort Sumner High School in 1954. While in...
Lorenzo E Castillo
Jan 22, 2005
Lorenzo E. Castillo, age 52, passed away January 22, 2005 at his home in Vaughn following an illness. Lorenzo was born June 24, 1952 in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Pedro and Carolina Castillo. He graduated from Vaughn High School in 1971. He married Linda K. Tapia on July 7, 1972 in Vaughn. Lorenzo recently retired from the...
Isidro C. Chavez
Jan 21, 2005
Isidro C. Chavez, 89 a lifelong Puerto De Luna, NM resident died Friday, January 21, 2005 at his home following an illness. Isidro was born July 16, 1915 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Ricardo Chavez and the former Juanita Carabajal. He was reared and attended school at Puerto De Luna. Isidro Married Petra J. Ortega on May...
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