Obituaries

Oct 31, 2013

CURTIS BURGER COLEMAN, 91, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, died on October 31, 2013 at Good Samaritan Society

Oct 30, 2013

Dolores Stroik passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at her home in Hatch, New Mexico. She was diagnosed with brain cancer early in September which took her life seven weeks later. Dolores was born in Zion, Illinois on May 21, 1946. She married Paul J. Stroik on July 19, 1958. She worked in Los...

Oct 29, 2013

Donavon Wayne "Don" Davenport of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away at home at the age of 76 on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. He was born August 28, 1937, in Sterling City, Texas, to Herbert Davenport and Vera Edith Cherry Davenport, raised in Ballinger, Texas, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the age of 14. He enlisted and served...

Oct 25, 2013

Guillermo I. Garcia, 38, of Las Cruces died Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. Will as he was fondly known was born Nov. 5, 1974 in Las Cruces to Guillermo (Memo) and Martha Benavidez Garcia. Will was a teacher at Las Cruces High School and also the head Coach of Las Cruces High School Lady Bulldawgs Fastpitch Softball Team, where he took...

Oct 23, 2013

Debra Jean Prince

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...

Oct 19, 2013

Home Going Celebration for the late Rose (Rosa) Mata Lucero April 14, 1947

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Oct 14, 2013

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...