Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas

Andrew Leon Trotter

Andrew Leon Trotter

Dec 20, 2014

Andrew Leon Trotter was born on September 7, 1949 at Ft. Sam Houston Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas to the late Albertena Elizabeth Miller Trotter and Reverend Andrew Lee Trotter, Baptist Minister and Sgt. First Class in the United States Army. The military family migrated to New Mexico in 1954. Andrew and his family were stationed in Sagamihara, Japan...

Cecilia G Maese

Cecilia G Maese

Dec 20, 2014

Cecilia G. Maese (A

June Frederica Hughes

June Frederica Hughes

Dec 19, 2014

June Frederica Hughes (ne Bramley) died after a short illness on December 19th, 2014. She was born in Wiltshire, England on June 4th, 1934, to Frederic and Alice Bramley, joining older sister Joan. Her father was a military man, and she spent her first four years living in India (in an area now part of Pakistan), followed by multiple residences...

John Willis Riley

John Willis Riley

Dec 16, 2014

John Willis "Buster" Riley Buster passed away of natural causes at the age of 89 on Tuesday, December 16th, 2014, at 12:08 p.m. in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Buster was a New Mexico native. He was born on May 15, 1925 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to parents Oma and Foy Riley. He was the second born of three siblings, including...

Joseph Esdram Duclos

Joseph Esdram Duclos

Dec 13, 2014

Joseph Esdram Duclos, 82 of Las Cruces died December 6, 2014. Joseph was born to Esdram Duclos and Alfretta Griggs on January 28, 1932 in Bristol, Vermont. He resided in the Las Cruces area for about the last 20 years of his life and moved here from Riverside, California. Joseph was a patriotic man and was proud of his service...

Claude P. Malone

Claude P. Malone

Dec 13, 2014

Claude Phillip Malone was born May 31, 1935 to Joseph (Joe) and Margaret Malone. He was united in holy matrimony to Lola Mae Garner of Las Cruces, NM. Claude began his career at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico in 1959 after receiving his BS Degree in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN. During his career his work...

Georgia Jean Carver

Georgia Jean Carver

Dec 13, 2014

Georgia E. Carver Obituary Georgia (Mimi) E. Carver, 81, a longtime resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces. A memorial mass at Saint Genevieve Catholic Church in Las Cruces will take place December 27, 2014 at 1:00 pm to celebrate her life. Georgia was born December...

Margaret Jane Finnie

Margaret Jane Finnie

Dec 11, 2014

Margaret Finnie, 84, of Las Cruces passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Margaret was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. She graduated high school at the age of 15 and wanted to pursue a career in nursing, but she was too young to attend nursing school. She got a job as an information operator for Belt Atlantic Telephone. Marge...

Tully G. Ellerd

Tully G. Ellerd

Dec 9, 2014

Tully G. Ellered, 82, of Las Cruces NM passed away on December 9, 2014, after a lengthy illness. Tully is survived by daughter Pam Bradford of Las Cruces, NM, Kim Ellerd of Arlington,TX. Grandchildren Katy Ellerd and Joseph Bradford. Tully was loved by everyone and will be greatly missed. PDF Printable Version

Joseph Mark Landis

Joseph Mark Landis

Dec 5, 2014

Joseph "Mark" Landi