Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas

Lisa J Carrera

Lisa J Carrera

Jun 4, 2014

Lisa Jacquez Carrera, 53, passed to the loving embrace of our Lord Jesus Christ on June 4, 2014 in Las Cruces, New Mexico after a heroic battle with cancer that lasted several years. Lisa was born in El Paso, Texas on February 10, 1961 to Martin and Elva Guerrero. Lisa traveled the world as a child residing in Tripoli, Libya...

Victor Sanchez

Victor Sanchez

Jun 3, 2014

Victor Sanchez, Jr., 84, passed away on June 3, 2014 at University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. He was born on October 25, 1929 in Dallas, Texas to Victor Sanchez, Sr. and Juanita Perales Sanchez. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend. He will be missed by all who knew him. Vic grew up in Dallas,...

Virginia Dale Antresian

Virginia Dale Antresian

May 26, 2014

V. Dale Antreasian, was born June 11, 1947 and went to play with the angels on May 26, 2014. Her final conscious moments were in her home on May 20th though she was pronounced deceased at Mountain View Regional Medical Center on the 26th. She was born to Ralph and Virginia Fleming in Compton, California. She is survived by her...

Cara Nina Lanphere

Cara Nina Lanphere

May 21, 2014

Cara Nina Lanphere, 58 died at her home on May 21, 2014 in the care of Mesilla Valley Hospice after battling cancer in her own individual way. She was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on October 31, 1955 to Robert Clayton Lanphere and Ilse Elizabeth Stauff. The Lanphere family moved to Las Cruces, NM in 1960 and Nina attended Valley View...

Robert Willard 'Bob' Gill

Robert Willard 'Bob' Gill

May 19, 2014

Robert Willard "Bob" Gill, 83, of Las Cruces, NM passed away peacefully on Monday evening May 19, 2014 at home, with his wife at his side. He was born in Streator IL to Willard Leroy Gill and Ruth Gates Gill, the oldest of seven children. He was raised in Berwyn and Chicago IL Bob graduated Lane Tech High School in...

Marjorie Ann Phillips

Marjorie Ann Phillips

May 18, 2014

Marjorie Ann Phillips,73 passed away peacefully to eternal life at St Josephs Barrow Neuroscience Center in Phoenix Arizona at 12:15pm, May 18, 2014. She was born in Floydada, Texas on November 21, 1940 to Clarence Wesley and Marjorie Lyles Jones. She was the fourth of five children. Ann married Jerry Allen Phillips on March 16, 1974. They lived 40 years...

Ray O Sage

Ray O Sage

May 18, 2014

Ray O. Sage was born in Hays, Kansas, on September 3, 1920. He moved with his mother Ruby to Carlsbad, New Mexico, in 1932, where his mother became the first secretary to the Superintendent of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. After graduating from Carlsbad High School, he returned to Kansas as a freshman at Fort Hays State College. An aspiring pilot,...

George Washington Montoya

George Washington Montoya

May 18, 2014

George W. Montoya, 87 of Las Cruces, NM passed away Sunday May 18, 2014 surrounded by his loving family at home. He was born to Martin and Aurora Montoya on February 22, 1927 in Las Cruces, NM and was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Margaret Montoya. George was a member of St. Genevieve's Catholic Church and...

Arthur Mcneil Scott

Arthur Mcneil Scott

May 17, 2014

Arthur M. Scott, 88, died May 17, 2014 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Mr. Scott was born September 17, 1925 in Larned, Kansas to Monroe and Mildred Scott. After high School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corp., was commissioned as 2nd Lt., and served as a pilot and flight instructor during WWII. Mr. Scott was a teacher at...