Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Lucy Salas Flores
Aug 26, 2013
Lucy S. Flores, 77 years old, passed on Monday, August 26, 2013. She was born July 4, 1936 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Margarito and Leocadia Salas. Lucy was the youngest of 6 children. She graduated from Union High and retired from Las Cruces Public Schools cafeteria. Her favorite past time was being surrounded by her children and friends;...
Maria M Flores
Aug 23, 2013
Maria Flores 84, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Sierra Healthcare Center in T or C, NM. Maria was born on August 28, 1928 in Anthony, NM to Anacleto and Refugio Martinez. The Martinez family later moved to Salem, NM where Maria and her siblings would spend their youth on the family farm. She attended Hatch Public Schools...
Jerry Richard Barrow
Aug 21, 2013
Jerry Richard Barrow, 76, passed away on August 21, 2013 at Casa De Oro nursing home in Las Cruces, NM. Jerry was born February 23, 1937 in Tucson, AZ to Richard Harding and Nora McRae Barrow. He grew up in the small community of St. David, AZ. His family raised chickens and turkeys to sell to stores and privately. A...
William E. Newman
Aug 18, 2013
It is with great sadness the family of William (Bill) E. Newman, Jr., 66, announces his passing on August 18, 2013 at the Advanced Care Hospital of Southern New Mexico in Las Cruces, NM. Bill (known as Everett in West Virginia) was born on September 14, 1946 to parents William E. Newman, Sr. and Helen Parsons Newman in Charleston, WV,...
William Howard Paulson
Aug 10, 2013
Mr. William Howard Paulson, born in Massillon, Ohio on October 5, 1926, died quietly at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 10:10 AM. He has lived in New Mexico since 1999. After graduating from Washington High School, Massillon, Ohio in 1944, Mr. Paulson enlisted in the United States Navy, and...
Manuel E. 'Bebe' Nevarez
Aug 10, 2013
Manuel E."Bebe" Nevarez, 55, of Las Cruces passed away on August 10, 2013 in El Paso Texas. A memorial services will be held 10 a.m., Tuesday September 3, 2013 at Getz Funeral Home. Full Obituary to follow. PDF Printable Version
Kyli M Heredia
Aug 8, 2013
On August 8, 2013, the Lord our God took another Angel to his side. Kyli Mykal Heredia will be laid to rest in Las Cruces, NM and went to fulfill the lives of those family and friends who preceded her for eternity. She will leave us all with an eternal smile and warm and tender thoughts of the short and...
Maria F Dominguez
Aug 8, 2013
Maria F. Dominguez "Honey" was welcomed into heaven on Thursday August 8, 2013. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her four children who loved her deeply. She was born July 11, 1929, in Madrid New Mexico, to Santiago Aguilar and Josefita Roybal. Maria graduated from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic High School in Bernalillo, New Mexico with the class of...
Herminia T Guzman
Aug 7, 2013
Herminia (Minnie) Telles Guzman age 91 passed away peacefully the morning of Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at the Adobe Assisted Living Center in Las Cruces, NM. She slept the night and awoke with her Heavenly Father, greeted by her parents and husband Mike. Minnie was a woman of strong Christian faith and was a lifelong parishioner of St. Genevieve's Catholic...
Josephine M. Ellis
Aug 6, 2013
Josephine M. Ellis, 80 of Las Cruces, NM died Tuesday August 6, 2013 at Cotton Bloom Assisted Living Center. She was born to Gabriel and Mary Rocco in Ithaca, NY on August 9, 1932. Josephine loved to bake, sew, crochet, and making homemade spaghetti. She is survived by her daughter Mindy Nelson and Husband David of Scottsdale, AZ, granddaughter Sara...
Betty Jo Houston
Aug 5, 2013
Betty Jo Houston born February 5, 1928 in Blooming Grove, TX to Danny Reece and Will Ewing, passed away on August 5, 2013 with her family by her side. As a child her family moved to Las Cruces where she attended school and graduated from Las Cruces High School. She met and married her husband, Grover and they moved to...
Todd Johnathan Coomes
Aug 5, 2013
Todd Jonathan Coomes, 54, of Las Cruces passed away on Monday August 5, 2013. Todd was born on January 19, 1959 in Canton, Ohio to Joseph and Judith Coomes. Todd enjoyed the outdoors such as fishing, boating, hang-gliding, and hunting. He also enjoyed music and played banjo for the Salty Dogs Bluegrass Band. He loved having company and playing the...
Hildur Alice Benting
Aug 5, 2013
Hildur Alice Geneva Benting, 95 years old passed away August 5, 2013 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born February 11, 1918 in Swedeburg, Nebraska to Christian and Alice Lindquist Hildur grew up in Nebraska. She met the love of her life, Paul, and married Paul Wesley Benting July 23, 1940 in Glenwood, Iowa They owned and operated 2...
Jo Hill
Jul 30, 2013
Jo Sheldon Hill, of Las Cruces, NM passed away peacefully on Tuesday July 30, 2013 at Good Samaritan Health Care Center. Jo was born June 28, 1922 in Schneider, TX to L.M. Parks. She lived most of her life in Las Cruces. Jo was a long time employee of The Music Box and an active member in the American Business...
Orlean Holsome
Jul 29, 2013
Orlean Holsome, age 92, of Las Cruces, NM entered eternal life Monday July 29, 2013 at La Posada- Mesilla Valley Hospice. Orlean was born November 20, 1920 in Elgin, Texas to Estella and Robert Ramzy. She was the oldest of six children. Orlean loved taking care of children since the 1960s, and eventually opened up her own daycare business which...
Eloise H. Gillett
Jul 28, 2013
Eloise H. Gillett, age 93, of El Paso, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 27. She was born on February 18, 1920 in Dennison, Texas and was the daughter of D.M. & Tommie Bailey of Las Cruces, NM. Eloise was a long time Real Estate agent in El Paso. She was quite a lady with an array of friends through all...
Teodoro C Reyes
Jul 26, 2013
Teodoro "Lolo" Reyes, 87, of Dona Ana, NM, entered eternal life on July 26, 2013 peacefully at his home. He was born to the late Vicente and Apolonia Reyes on February 21, 1926. Lolo was a lifelong resident of Dona Ana. Throughout his life, he has served his country in the Army and also the Navy during WWII, worked as...
Alicia Amezquita Rios
Jul 26, 2013
On Friday, July 26, 2013, Alicia Amezquita Rios, 81, went to be with her Lord whom she faithfully served most all her life. Alicia was born March 1, 1932, in Las Cruces New Mexico, to Pablo M. Amezquita and Mercedes Chavez Amezquita-Benavidez. After attending Las Cruces Union High School, Alicia married her late husband, Luis Salazar Rios, with whom she...
Rose Kimiko Masunari
Jul 25, 2013
Rose Kimiko Masunari, 90 of Las Cruces, NM passed away on Thursday July 25, 2013. She was born to Bunsuke and Yaeno Matsumoto on March 13, 1923 in Honolulu, HI. Rose enjoyed playing Bridge, traveling all over the world, baking, visiting casinos, Tai Chi and reading. In her younger years Rose would spend her time bowling, collecting and making Japanese...
Lupe M Robles
Jul 20, 2013
Guadalupe (Lupe) Robles, 61, of Las Cruces, NM, was called by the lord on July 20, 2013, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 5, 1952 in Las Cruces, NM, where she graduated from Mayfield high school and also earned an associate's degree from NMSU. She was employed by the College of Engineering at NMSU,...
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