Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Ralph Marlin Pierce
Oct 21, 2013
Ralph Marlin Pierce passed away in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 84 on October 21, 2013. He was born, April 6, 1929, and raised in Medford, Oregon. He graduated from San Jose Bible College where he met and married his wife of 62 years, Esther Bernice Pierce (Jellsett). He served as a minister and started several new churches...
Rosemary M Lucero
Oct 19, 2013
Home Going Celebration for the late Rose (Rosa) Mata Lucero April 14, 1947
Harold 'Red' Mack
Oct 18, 2013
Harold "Red" Mack, 86 of Las Cruces, NM died October 18, 2013. He was born to Hamilton and Isabol Mack on February 17, 1927 in Gary, Indiana. After serving his country during WW II in the Army, he received his BA from Valparaiso University and his masters degree from Indiana University. He started his teaching and coaching career in Valpariso,...
Daniel Arellano
Oct 18, 2013
Daniel Arellano, of Las Cruces, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. He was born May 8, 1984 in Las Cruces, NM to Gilbert Arellano and Claudina Tarin Arellano. Daniel was a graduate from Mayfield High School of Las Cruces, NM and completed an Emergency Medical Technician Course at Dona Ana Community College. Daniel was a Master Granite Fabricator at ACE Granite...
Joe Howard Wilson
Oct 17, 2013
Joe Howard Wilson, 86, died on October 17, 2013 at his home in Las Cruces, NM. He was born July 11, 1927, in Nashville, TN. His parents were Walter Irvin Wilson and Mary Ethel Midkiff Wilson. His three brothers, Walter, Jr., Edwin, and Andy, preceded him in death. He attended Ysleta High School, El Paso Community College, UTEP, Texas A&M,...
Frances Repp
Oct 17, 2013
When she had reached the age of 90, our mother Frances L. Repp was called back to Heaven on the seventeenth of October. This was also her last birthday her on earth as well. She was born in the year of 1923 in the town of Clarksburg, West Virginia to the parents of the Eli Leslie and Ruth Long. Her...
Kathleen S. Higgs
Oct 17, 2013
Kathleen S. Higgs, 69, of Las Cruces, NM died Friday, October 18, 2013. Kathleen was born to Jacob and Helen Saranczak on July 20, 1944 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. In May of 1971 Kathleen enlisted in US Navy, where she served her country honorably as a registered nurse. In 1976 she married Richard Higgs. They moved to Las Cruces that...
Regina Yolanda Jacquez
Oct 15, 2013
Regina Yolanda Jacquez, 68 of Las Cruces, NM passed away Tuesday October 15, 2013 in El Paso, Texas surrounded by her family. She was born to Ambrosio and Natalia Barela in Las Cruces, NM on September 7, 1948. Regina was a devoted Catholic and a member of the Cathedral of Immaculate Heart of Mary. She retired from Memorial Medical Center...
Kimberly A. Carpenter
Oct 14, 2013
Kimberly A. Carpenter, age 56, an explorer and explainer, a painter and pirate, a cowgirl and cohort passed away at home on Monday October 14 and is playing max bet at that big casino in the sky! She fought a courageous 14 month battle with cancer giving it the finger at every turn. Kim was a self taught artist and...
Pauline Marie Pierce
Oct 12, 2013
Pauline Pierce, 74, of Las Cruces, NM died October 12, 2013. She was born to Ernest and Minnie Erwin on July 31, 1939 in McLean Texas. She married the love of her life Grant pierce 54 years ago and in 1975 they moved from Amarillo TX to Las Cruces NM where she owned and operated Christian Electric. Pauline was strong...
Mary Taylor
Oct 11, 2013
Mary Elizabeth Weakland Taylor died in Las Cruces, NM on October 11, 2013 at the age of 82. Mary was born on June 3, 1931 in Barnesboro, PA as the first child born to to Ralph and Edythe Weakland. Mary grew up in Barnesboro and Columbus, Ohio. After Mary graduated from high school, she joined the Army and was in...
Frank B. Moya
Oct 10, 2013
Frank B. Moya, 94, passed away Wednesday, October 10, 2013, surrounded by his family in his home in Las Cruces. Frank was born October 19, 1918, in McCoy, Texas to Frank and Maria Moya. His four brothers and two sisters, who also lived in Texas, preceded him in death. Frank served in the Army during WWII and was stationed in...
Erma L Manning
Oct 8, 2013
Erma Lee Sammie Marie Fuller Manning was born in Vado, New Mexico on March 8, 1928 to the parents of Andrew and Ella Mae Fuller. Erma spent her childhood growing up in Vado. She attended a local elementary school and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Las Cruces, NM. At a young age Erma Lee Manning accepted Jesus...
Brian W Goodman
Oct 7, 2013
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the unexpected passing of Brian Walter Goodman of Las Cruces on Monday, October 7, 2013. Brian was born on August 16, 1970, to William Goodman and Shirley D. Goodman-Pickering in Durango, CO. His favorite past times were fishing and being outdoors and he took pride in working in his...
William Robert Babinton
Oct 3, 2013
William Robert Babington passed on into a better world on October 3, 2013 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Bill Babington, a long time resident of Albuquerque, was born in Burkburnett, Texas on May 23, 1921 to Percival Babington and Josephine Newman Babington. Bill lived and was raised in Wichita Falls, Texas. He learned to fly after high school. He worked...
Maxwell C Marlin
Oct 3, 2013
Maxwell Christopher Marlin, age 7 died October 3, 2013 in the arms of his family. Max's life began in Germany and included time in South Carolina, California and his final home Las Cruces, NM. Max was diagnosed with stage four rhabdomyosarcoma in November 2012. He was a warrior with the heart of a lion until the end. He is survived...
Louis Stephen Gariano
Oct 2, 2013
Louis Stephen Gariano, 57, of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday, October 2, 2013. He is survived by his father Louis A. Gariano, brother Jeff Gariano and wife Patty, sister Kathleen Lindley and husband Mark, Niece Alysa Gariano and nephews John Gariano, Devon Lindley, Darian Lindley and Denton Lindley. Louis was preceded in death by his mother Thelma Gariano. A memorial...
Manuela Montoya
Sep 28, 2013
Manuela Montoya, 91, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Saturday, September 28, 2013. She was born on January 6, 1922 in La Union, NM to Noberto and Guadalupe (Martinez) Archuleta. She was a long time resident of Las Cruces, NM. Manuela worked as a cashier for the Las Cruces Public Schools and for JC...