Obituaries

Feb 15, 2018

We are sorrowed by the passing of our brother, uncle and brother-in-law, Jose Diego Enriquez on February 15, 2018. He passed into the arms of our lord after an extensive illness which he courageously battled to the very end. The wonderful ICU personnel at Mountain View Regional Medical Center provided him with the most loving and dedicated care that anyone...

Feb 14, 2018

Phillip Gene (Phil) Barrett was born in Anthony, Harper County, KS on Jul 26, 1928 to parents Herbert Conner Barrett and Lois Leilla Robinson. He spent his upbringing with his two older siblings, Edgar and Ruth Ann, who later both preceded him in death. Phil married Virginia Ruth Galloway in Wichita, KS (while still residing in Anthony) on Jul 31,...

Feb 14, 2018

Feb 13, 2018

Maria L. Juarez entered her eternal rest on February 13, 2018 and joined her loving husband of 49 years in Heaven for Valentine's Day. Maria was born July 9, 1933 in Villa Union, Coahuila, Mexico to Gregorio and Consuelo Cardenas. She was the fourth of six children. Maria married Santos Juarez of McPherson, Kansas on August 25, 1956 and made...

Feb 13, 2018

ROBERT STROVEN GLAZIER Robert (Bob) was born in Santa Rosa, CA, June 4, 1929. He died at age 88 on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces. Bob suffered from several health issues arising after surgery in December to repair an artificial knee. Robert Glazier served in the US Air Force in the early...

Feb 12, 2018

It is with great sadness and sorrow the family of Bataan Death March Survivor Julio T. Barela, 101, announce his passing on February 12, 2018. Mr. Barela was born in Dona Ana County on the Family Farm just north of Las Cruces near the farming community of San Ysidro to Guillermo and Refugia Talamantes Barela on September 28, 1916. Julio...

Feb 11, 2018

"Big George" Evans, 70, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2018 at the Mesilla Valley Hospice Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. George was born on November 16, 1947 and grew up in Lynchburg, OH. He graduated from Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, FL and went on to attend the University of Florida. He was a boatswain's mate in the...

Feb 10, 2018

Emeterio "Guero" Tinajero, 78, of Mesquite, New Mexico died Saturday, February 10, 2018. Guero was born November 7, 1939 in Vado, New Mexico to Claudio and Nicolasa Tinajero. He attended Gadsden High School, and loved to play baseball. In 1963 at the age of 23 he was drafted into the US Army, where he served his country proudly. In 1970...

Feb 10, 2018

It is with great sadness the family of Henry D. Trujillo "Hammer", 66, announces his passing on February 10, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Henry was born in Las Cruces, NM on July 15, 1951 to Mariano and Genevieve Trujillo. He was the youngest of seven siblings. Henry served his country...

Feb 4, 2018

Richard Matta Telles, 69, of Las Cruces, entered eternal rest February 4, 2018, Super Bowl Sunday. I was born February 5, 1948 to Jose and Dora Telles, in Las Cruces, NM. We lived here all of our lives. I had one brother, Art, whom I will always admire for his amazing work ethic. He got that from my dad, and...

Feb 3, 2018

Cecil M. Spurlin, a long time native of Casper Wyoming and resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico returned home to be with the love of his life on February 3rd, 2018. He lived all of his 91 years to the very fullest. Cecil was born in Bula, Texas on August 27th, 1926 to Arthur Carl Spurlin and Letha O. Redden....

Feb 3, 2018

Wallace Richard Vaughn completed his life journey on 3 Feb 2018, when he broke new ground and joined his loved ones who preceded him. Wally's journey started on 8 Feb 1949 in Crescent City, California. Wally lived in the state of Oregon, Midway Island, San Juan Island and Mount Lake Terrace in Washington State before following his parents to Columbus...

Feb 2, 2018

Winston Ellis Perrigin, 74, of Las Cruces, NM passed away Friday, February 2, 2018, at The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain, El Paso, TX. Mr. Perrigin was born October 1, 1943, in Ethelsville, AL to the late James Eddie and Jewell D. Ferguson Perrigin. Mr. Perrigin is survived by his 3 children, Virginia L Ayala (Jose) from Concord NC, Nancy A...

Jan 31, 2018

It is with great sadness, that the family of Christina Dawn Williams-Rivera, announce her passing, after a long battle with breast cancer on January 31, 2018 at the age of 49. Christina was born on December 17, 1968 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She graduated with honors from Parkersburg South High School in 1987. She went to attend West Virginia University...

Jan 29, 2018

Isabel Valles Uribe obituary 09/27/1912-01/29/2018 105 years old beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and friend passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday January 29, 2018. She was the eighth of 16 children born to Jose and Tomasita Valles on September 27, 1912. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Concepcion Uribe and son...

Jan 29, 2018

Maria Elena Hawkins, 76, of Las Cruces, NM, passed away on January 29, 2018 in Las Cruces. She was the widow of Charles R Hawkins. Funeral services will not be held, the family will honor her wishes. Arrangements are by Getz Funeral Home. Maria was born in Davenport, Iowa to Ernest and Marie Martens on August 10, 1941. Maria is...

Jan 28, 2018

Soledad Betancourt Rivera (Chole) died at Memorial Medical Center on January 28, 2018 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 95. She is survived by daughter Esperanza Montoya (Felix) of Tucson, Arizona, daughter Genevieve Martinez of California. Surviving grandchildren Minerva Ostos (Ernie), Felix Montoya Jr. (Rachael), Monica Renee Tovar (Joe). Her great grandchildren, Ernest Ostos, Joshua Pacheco, Denissa...

Jan 28, 2018

Frances A. Johnson, 89, who moved to Las Cruces in 1993 and spent numerous summers in Gray, Maine, passed peacefully from this earth on Jan. 29, 2018, to join her beloved husband. Fran, as she liked to be called, was born in Portland, Maine, to Harlow C. and Dorothy Sanborn Skillins. She graduated from Portland High School in 1946 and...

Jan 27, 2018

Kathleen "Kay" McGrath entered eternal life on January 27, 2018. She was born in Manhattan on October 2, 1928 to David and Kathleen Stuart. She had many great stories about growing up in New York City, living through World War II and meeting the love of her life, Peter McGrath. She married Peter on January 3, 1948. She worked in...

Jan 26, 2018

Chris McDonald 2/4/48-1/26/18 Chris McDonald of Las Cruces, died suddenly January 26, 2018. Born in Oakland and raised in Phoenix, Chris lived in Las Cruces for more than 40 years. A magna cum laude graduate of Brophy Preparatory School and the University of San Francisco, Chris moved to Las Cruces in 1974 to work at White Sands Missile Range as...