Obituaries

Mar 15, 2017

Loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Ernestine Washington entered eternal rest on March 15th, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 84. Ernestine was born on August 22, 1932 to Algie Wright and Serinna Pickens in Carter, Oklahoma; and her family was part of the first group of African Americans to relocate to New Mexico from the reservations of...

Mar 15, 2017

Pearl Marie Wagner Martin January 1, 1924 - March 15, 2017 It is with great sadness that we announce that our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Pearl Marie Wagner Martin, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Mesilla Valley Hospice La Posada in Las Cruces on March 15, 2017. Pearl was born on January 1st, 1924 just as the...

Mar 15, 2017

Service Information Saturday, March 25, 2017 10:00am, Getz Funeral Home Chapel 1410 E. Bowman Ave Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001

Mar 14, 2017

Dean Rankin, 89, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM. He was a resident of Roswell, NM from 1957 to 2011. Dean and his wife, Joy, moved to Las Cruces, NM in 2011 to be closer to family. Dean was born on a sizzling hot summer day on July 7, 1927 on his Grandpa Calvert's ranch in...

Mar 14, 2017

Donna was born in El Paso, TX. and passed away in Las Cruces, NM. She was a 1968 graduate of Irvin High School in El Paso, and a 1972 graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso. She enjoyed working for small firms, and over her lifetime was the full-charge bookkeeper for several companies in California, Texas and New...

Mar 14, 2017

Joseph T. Farren left this world to be with God in heaven on March 14, 2017. He is reunited with his parents and numerous family members who will be thrilled to have him among them again. He was born on September 1, 1959 to Daniel J. Farren, a Cambridge Firefighter and Mary T. Farren, a homemaker, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He...

Mar 13, 2017

Naomi Leyva Mansur, 53, went to be with the Lord on March 13, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM. She was born on October 22, 1963 in Truth or Consequences, NM to Richard and Ruby Leyva. Nomi grew up in Hatch, NM wither her three siblings. She graduated in 1981 from Hatch Valley High School where she enjoyed playing volleyball. In...

Mar 12, 2017

Jose (Joe) Luis Torres, 85, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away on March 12, 2017. Joe was born in San Marcial, New Mexico on June 30, 1931 to Esteban Mascareas Torres and Dolorez Bernal Gonzales. Both Parents are deceased. Joe joined the US Army as a 17 year old teenager, and was assigned as a forward observer in the...

Mar 10, 2017

Send Flowers George E. Lunsford March 30, 1957 - March 10, 2017 George E. Lunsford, 59, of Las Cruces, NM went to be with the Lord on March 10, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Leo and Hallie Lunsford in Silver City, NM on March 30, 1957. He grew up in Garfield, NM along with his...

Mar 10, 2017

Anita Medina, 83, of Las Cruces, passed away at home on Friday, March 10, 2017. Anita, an only child, to Fred and Aurora Castillo, was born September 10, 1933 in Los Lunas, New Mexico. She was raised in Albuquerque by her aunts, graduated from St. Mary's High School and received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Loretto College in Denver....

Mar 9, 2017

Mar 7, 2017

Send Flowers David Paul O'Brien May 12, 1939 - March 7, 2017 David Paul O'Brien, Major USAF ret May 12, 1939 - March 7, 2017 David Paul O'Brien, a scholar and gentleman, passed away on March 7, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM surrounded by his family. He is survived by his loving wife of almost 50 years, Carolyn Shirey O'Brien;...

Mar 5, 2017

Judith Ann Van Goethem Bloom, age77, of Las Cruces, NM, died March 5, 2017. Judith was born September 30, 1939 in Grosse Point, Michigan. The daughter of Frank and Agusta (DeVos)Van Goethem. Judith married Dalyn J. Bloom, December 16, 1961. They enjoyed 56 years of happy married life. She worked 20 years for State Farm Insurance Company. After she retired...

Mar 4, 2017

On March 4, 2017, First Visitation Thursday, March 9, 2017 4:30pm - 5:00pm, Getz Funeral Home Chapel 1410 E. Bowman Ave Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 Service Information Friday, March 10, 2017 10:00am, Getz Funeral Home Chapel 1410 E. Bowman Ave Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001

Mar 3, 2017

Baltazar Garcia Lucero Jr. (Tachie/Walter), 75 years, of Las Cruces, NM. He was surrounded by his loving family when he went to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, March 3, 2017. He was born in Mesilla, NM on October 20, 1941 to Baltazar Sr. and Isabel Lucero of Mesilla, NM. Baltazar married his soulmate Theresa of...

Mar 3, 2017

First Visitation Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:30am - 8:30pm, Corner Stone Baptist Address Not Available Service Information Friday, March 10, 2017, Corner Stone Baptist 5301 Cortez Las Cruces, New Mexico 88012 Interment Location Hillcrest Memorial Gardens 5140 W. Picacho Ave. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007

Mar 3, 2017

Juan D. Bazan a resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away Friday March 3, 2017 at his home. Juan was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, friend and Uncle. He was born December 11, 1938 to Lorenzo Bazan and Manuela Dominguez of Corpus Christi, Texas. Juan proudly served the Las Cruces Public Schools for 36 years. He took pride...

Mar 1, 2017

Carlos G. Gonzalez Jr., 86, a Lifelong resident of LasCruces passed away Wednesday March 1, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Carlos was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and uncle. He was born August 24, 1930 to Carlos and Narcisa Gonzalez in Mesilla, New Mexico. Carlos Proudly served his country in the Korean War and was...

Feb 28, 2017

Dorothy Mae Pabst, at the age of 101, beloved mother, sister, and grandma, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 28, 2017 in the Homestead Memory Care Program at the Village at Northrise. She was born on April 15, 1915 in Poynette, Wisconsin, to Jasper and Mildred Tomlinson. Mrs. Pabst was a 64-year resident of Las Cruces and was employed by White...

Feb 28, 2017

Robbie Clark Kuykendall Dec. 27, 1924 to Feb. 28, 2017 Life-long resident of Dona Ana County, Mrs. Robbie Clark Kuykendall passed into eternal life on February 28, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 92. Mrs. Kuykendall was preceded in death by her husband, P.R. Kuykendall and is survived by her four children; Randy Kuykendall and wife...