Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Life Legacy
May 24, 2016
Dorothy "Dottie" Boehm , age 72, Las Cruces , NM passed away on May 24, 2016 at her home as a result of an illness. Dottie was born in Pittsfield, MA to David McKnight and Ellen (LaPointe) McKnight 1944 and raised in Dalton, MA. She moved to Las Cruces in 1970. She married James A. Boehm III in August 1985....
Life Legacy
May 23, 2016
Dora Lucero Padilla, 72, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 in Spokane, WA. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Dora was born in Hatch, New Mexico on April 4, 1944 to Teofilo & Marcelina Lucero. After living in New Mexico for many years and retiring in the medical industry, she moved to Spokane, WA in 2005. She was...
Henry J. Fillio
May 22, 2016
Brother Henry L. Fillio, 68, was called home to be with the Lord, Sunday, May 22, 2016 in his resident at 16245 Sly Song Circle, Organ, NM. He was born June 7, 1948 in Millican, Texas to Ed and Inez B. Fillio. Henry attended Lincoln School in College Station, Texas. All grade levels, 1st grade through the 12th grade were...
Clara M. Hoffer
May 18, 2016
Clara M. (Adam) Hoffer, 88, a 51-year resident of Las Cruces, NM, died at The Heritage Assisted Living in Las Cruces, Wednesday morning, May 18, 2016. Clara was born on April 16, 1928, on the Gottfried and Eva (Dockter) Adam farm, a few miles northeast of Roscoe, SD. She had six older brothers (Fred, Albert, Gustave, Gottfried, Walter and Reinhold)....
Russell White
May 16, 2016
Russell Cleve White passed away on Monday, May 16 2016 in Las Cruces NM, at the age of 58. He is survived by his Sons Russell White, Ryan White, Daughter Tessa Tihista, Brother Richard White, grandchildren Vanden White, Danica White, and Adam Smith. He is also survived by his nieces Amber Malone, Kyndal White, and his nephews Travis White and...
Abraham Pomerantz
May 15, 2016
Abraham Pomerantz died peacefully in his sleep at the Heritage House Sunday, May 15,2016. He was born on October 4, 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the fourth child of Rebecca and Samuel Pomerantz. Abraham graduated from Central High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and attended Temple University. He served in the US Armed Forces 147th Engineer Battalion. They Landed on D Day...
Tj Diaz
May 11, 2016
After a courageous ten-year battle with stage 4 cancer, TJ (Tamra Jean) Diaz shed her broken body and stepped into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, May 11. TJ was born on June 15, 1960 in Clovis, NM to Thomas and Dorothy Wilcox. Although she spent most of her childhood in Hobbs, NM, she...
Frank Sull An Watson Iv
May 5, 2016
Frank Sullivan Watson, 97, died May 2016, at home in Las Cruces, NM. Born in Hillsboro, Texas in October 1918 to Sam and Avis Watson. He had three older brothers, Leon, Troy and Terrell. He was married to the former Etoile Roach in 1943. She preceded him in death in 2010. They were married for 67 years. Frank resided in...
James Okabe Rodriguez
May 4, 2016
James Okabe Rodriguez, a man loved by all. Known as Coach Jimmy by his softball players and Pops by his loved ones, passed away, Wednesday May 4, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born on August 29th, 1950 in Yokohama, Japan where his mother Sumiko and Luciano Rodriguez met. James had a total of 5 siblings, 3 brothers and...