Obituaries

Mar 6, 2016

Mar 3, 2016

On the morning of Thursday, March 3, 2016, Heavenly Father opened His arms and welcomed Kirk into His grace, after a courageous battle with malignant metastatic melanoma. He was 70 years old. Kirk was born on December 27, 1945, in Huntington, Indiana. He was the youngest of five children born to Dale and Thelma Hippensteel. Kirk was raised on a...

Mar 2, 2016

George R. Conrad, 85, beloved husband, father, cherished co-worker, teacher and mentor, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. George was born February 16, 1931 in Lorain, Ohio. His parents were Albin Conrad and Dorothy Hunter Conrad. George earned his Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering Degree from the University of Detroit in 1953, and started as a...

Mar 2, 2016

Mar 1, 2016

Mar 1, 2016

Olivia S. Tellez, 81, of Las Cruces, NM, passed away on March 1, 2016 surrounded by loved ones. Olivia was born in Culiacan, MX on November 20, 1934, to Aurrelano and Ramona O. Sanchez. She moved to the United States in her late teens and soon married Jose C. Tellez. Together they were blessed with 12 beautiful children. She was...

Mar 1, 2016

Tomas Escalante 66 went to rest in the hands of his Lord Jesus Christ on March 1, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. He was born December 29, 1949 in Las Cruces New Mexico to Juan & Maria Escalante. Sisters-Pasty(Charlotte), Martha(Joe), Florenica , Lucy(Carlos) Brothers-Juan(Irma) , Ralph, Peter(Carmen). He was married to Lina Flores Escalante the love of his...

Feb 29, 2016

Feb 28, 2016

Cathy Jeanne Stell Kinzer, beautiful, giving soul, and blessing to all who knew her, died on Sunday in a car accident near the Organ Mountains. She was 65. Cathy was born December 23, 1950, in Carlsbad, NM to Joe and Verna Stell, and grew up working alongside her parents and siblings on her family's cattle ranch. She married her husband,...

Feb 27, 2016

The family of Rose Marie Gibbons is saddened to share the news of her passing on February 27, 2016 at Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico. She now rejoices with her Lord Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven and shines over her loving family and friends. Rose was born August 6, 1938 in Los Angeles, California to Antonio...

Feb 26, 2016

Feb 26, 2016

Feb 24, 2016

Raymundo "Ray" Costales , 78 years old, of Las Cruces passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Mesilla Valley Hospice. Ray was born 9/26/1937 in Rincon, NM, his parents were Samuel Costales and Elvira Altamirano. He was the fourth of six children. The family moved from Rincon to Las Cruces when he was a young boy. Ray served honorably...

Feb 24, 2016

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Feb 21, 2016

Isaac Diaz passed away February 21, 2016. He was 90 years old. Born in 1925, Isaac lived in Mesilla, NM, his entire life. Isaac served in the US Navy for both World War II and the Korean War. Subsequent to his service in the US Navy, Isaac worked 25-years in various roles with the United States Department of Defense (DoD),...

Feb 21, 2016