Obituaries

May 15, 2015

Norma Rose Ellen Key, 85, passed away on May 15, 2015 at Mountain View Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Norma was born May 15, 1930 in Mattoon, Illinois to Elsie Marie and Herman Ray Layton. She had two brothers, Herman and Ted. Norma grew up in Mattoon and graduated from Mattoon High School. She worked at Mid Com...

May 13, 2015

On May 13, 2015 our beautiful princess Isabella Marie Lerma was called back to heaven after a very brief stay with us here on earth for us to enjoy. Born March 6, 2015, to her beautiful mother Maria Guadalupe Calderon and father Eduardo Esteban Lerma, she was able to bless our family for 68 days before she returned to be...

May 12, 2015

May 11, 2015

May 11, 2015

Lydia Calderon entered eternal rest Monday, May 11, 2015 at the age of 65. She was born October 9, 1949 in McNary, Texas to father Rodolfo Calderon and mother Leonor Torres and brother Efrain Calderon. Lydia is survived by her 4 children: Daniel Calderon and wife Julie of San Antonio, Texas, Jennifer Leyva and husband Samuel of Las Cruces, NM,...

May 10, 2015

Jan Truax, 70, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away on May 10, 2015, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. She was born March 9, 1945 in Mankato, Minnesota to Henry and Vivian VanderLouw. Jan married Kenneth Truax on June 30, 1967 in Lake Crystal, Minnesota. She attended Mankato State College and received a BS in Elementary Education. Jan taught...

May 8, 2015

May 8, 2015

Donna Arnold Jacobson, 93, died May 8, 2015 at Sagecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Las Cruces, N.M. She was born June 27, 1921 in Kinmundy, Ill., to Orien and Lora Arnold. During World War II, she served in the Air Force in the Air Women's Army Corps. She married Hezekiah Jacobson on Oct. 12, 1957 in Minneapolis, Minn. They...

May 6, 2015

May 6, 2015

Robert J. Moan (Bob), 88, of Las Cruces, NM passed away on May 6, 2015 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. He was born on June 28, 1926 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to Edward and Edna Moan. Bob was preceded in death by his loving wife Ruth Moan and his dear brothers Paul D., Edward A. and William F. Moan. He...

May 6, 2015

May 4, 2015

May 4, 2015

May 4, 2015

Emma M. Garcia, 83, of Dona Ana, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2015. She was born to Luis and Josefa Maynez on Aug. 23, 1931. She was a devout and lifelong member of the Roman Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reymundo; brother Hector, and sister Raquel. Survivors include her sons Raymond and wife, Martha,...

May 3, 2015

Send Flowers Donald Dean Lucht November 1, 1927 - May 3, 2015 DONALD DEAN LUCHT passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 in hospice care. He was born in Petersburg, IL on November 1, 1927 to Powell and Emma Lucht. He graduated from Petersburg Harris High School in 1944. He served in the United States Army as an Airborne paratrooper and...

May 2, 2015

Bryce McKenzie, a 26 year old senior in Physics at New Mexico Tech, died Saturday May 2nd in Socorro, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to reports, Bryce was under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms. Family and friends, including professors, counselors and a psychiatrist said Bryce's actions were not consistent with his character and personality and that his judgment and...

Apr 30, 2015

Lorretta Guy 89 passed away on April 30th, 2015 at Casa de Oro Care Center, surrounded by her family. Lorretta and her twin sister Loraine were born on November 2, 1925 in Erie Kansas to James Leo Norris and Leila Pearl Norris. She is survived by her triplet brothers Charles, Raymond & Harold (also known as Chuck, Slim & Shorty)...

Apr 29, 2015

Apr 27, 2015

Apr 27, 2015

Socorro Aguilera Montez is now in the loving arms of our heavenly father and her beloved daughter Norma "Mina" Moreno. Socorro was 70 years old when she passed on April 27th, in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her family, as was her wishes. Socorro was born in Deming, New Mexico in 1944. She is survived by her...