Obituaries

May 12, 2013

Pedro S. Jimenez, 26, of Anthony New Mexico passed away on Sunday May 12, 2013. Pedro was born June 6, 1986 to Gerardo and Rosa Jimenez in Durango, Mexico. Pedro enjoyed going to Sunland Park Race Track and Casino to watch and bet on the horse races and loved watching sports, he loved the Buffalo Bills, but most of all...

May 11, 2013

Edward James Groth III, 82, passed away at La Posada on May 11, 2013. Eddie was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, to Edward James Groth, Jr. and Emma Lowe Groth, the oldest of three children. His sisters Marian O'Brien and Jane Stewart preceded him in death. He lived in New Mexico all of his life except for his military...

May 10, 2013

Surrounded by her loving family our beautiful daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, role model, and friend, Lydia Schodorf-Vandiver entered peacefully into heaven on May 10th, 2013. Born in Las Cruces, NM on October 15, 1948, Lydia is the daughter of Elias and Mariana L. Lopez. As the second oldest of nine children, Lydia helped her mother to raise and care for...

May 9, 2013

Michael J. Mullins, 56, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, May 9, 2013. Mike as he was fondly known was born October 11, 1956 in Las Cruces, NM to Malcom Mullins and Effie Bell. He had been an electrician with NASA with more than six years of faithful service, he enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, and loved his dog Ruby but his...

May 4, 2013

Betty J. Brawley, age 81, passed away Saturday May 4, 2013 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM. Betty was born January 22, 1932 in Saddle Mountain, OK to parents Ernest W. Cadell and Martha E. Cadell. She was the oldest of four children. She married Everett C. Brawley on January 7, 1949 in Deming, NM after...

May 4, 2013

Sadie J. Serna, 91, of Las Cruces died Saturday, May 4, 2013. She was born March 19, 1922 in Rincon, NM to Patricio and Gregoria Naranjo Jaramillo. She was a devoted member of Our Lady of Health Catholic Church, enjoyed the outdoors working in her garden and was a member of many different organizations in Las Cruces but she was...

May 2, 2013

Anselmo Gonzalez-Chacon "Chemo" , of Las Cruces NM, died Thursday May 2, 2013. He was born in Progreso Chihuahua Mexico on April 21, 1943. He was married to Ana Gonzalez 40 years ago. Chemo enjoyed the outdoors, playing his acoustic guita

May 1, 2013

Tito Torres Fajardo,80, of Las Cruces passed away May 1, 2013 at Mesilla Valley Hospice surrounded by his family. Tito was born June 29, 1932 in T or C, New Mexico to Gregorio Fajardo, Frances Torres. Tito attended the Engineer School in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Tito proudly served in the U.S Army and received Korean Service Medal, Bronze Star, United...

May 1, 2013

Erminda T. Ybarra, 57, of Berino, NM died Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Mindy as she was fondly known was born Oct. 3, 1955 in El Paso, TX. to Manuel and Ida Tellez Ybarra. She had been a member of San Jose Catholic Church in La Mesa, NM. Mindy had a great sense of humor and enjoyed being out in the...

Apr 28, 2013

Louie Horacio Martinez, 82, of Las Cruces, died Sunday, April 28, 2013 with sister Mary A. Garza and his son Michael at his bedside. Lou was born on his grandparent's ranch in Pintada, NM, May 2, 1930. He is the son of Gilberto G. Martinez and Agneda Delgado. Lou left New Mexico as a young man to join the Navy...

Apr 27, 2013

Arlene Sophia Ethel Shade (Perry), age 90, left the bonds of earth on April 27, 2013 at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces. She was born November 8, 1922, in Gaza, O'Brien County, Iowa, on a farm owned by Dr. Johnson, who attended her birth. She was the oldest of three children born to Charles Austin Perry and Matilda Marie...

Apr 26, 2013

Omar Martin Saucedo, 29, formerly of Las Cruces, NM, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013 in Tyler, Texas. He was born March 15, 1984 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Henry Saucedo and Rosa Aguero. He graduated from NMYCA, where he was named cadet of month. He received numerous awards for his athletic achievements in baseball. He was a Water...

Apr 19, 2013

Harvey B. Lytle, 85, of Las Cruces, died Friday, April 19, 2013. He was born Nov. 8, 1927 in Hillsboro, TN. Harvey was a veteran of the US Army where he served our country honorably during WW II. He was also a life member of V.F.W. Post 10124 and retired after many years of faithful service from WSMR. He will...

Apr 18, 2013

Miriam Catherine Lilly, 84, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2013. She was born on May 1, 1928 in Sullivan, West Virginia to James and Myrtle Ward. She received her highest level of education, a Masters Degree in Education, from NMSU. Miriam taught for over 40 years in various public and private schools which included Holy Cross Private schools, Hatch...

Apr 15, 2013

Lucy Sambrano was born to Celso Herrera and Apolinia Navarro Herrera in Santa Rita, New Mexico on April 8, 1916, and was raised in Fierro NM. She peacefully entered the gates of heaven on April 5, 2013. After living in Los Angeles, CA for many years, she married Eloy Sambrano, who preceded her in death in 1999. In 1981 Lucy,...

Apr 12, 2013

Apr 9, 2013

Felipa S. Soto "Lipa", 58, of Las Cruces, died Tuesday, April 9, 2013. She was born on May 26, 1954 in Villa Hidalgo, Durango, Mexico to Bernardo and Leonarda Soto. Felipa was a very cheerful person, loved to be with her family, and always willing to help everyone. She enjoyed cooking, music and always had lots of friends. She worked...

Apr 9, 2013

Cyrila DeBlassie passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the age of 78. She is survived by 3 children: Dante, Adele (& Randy), and Roland (& Christine). She is also survived by 1 grandson: Alexander (& Caitlin), as well as 4 siblings: Berlene, Nellie (& Richard), Gabriel (& Sue), and Linda. Cyrila's surviving brothers & sisters-in-law are: Paul (&...

Apr 7, 2013

Edward N. Dorbandt loved life and leaves it behind too soon for his family and friends to fathom. He is survived by Jan Murphree Dorbandt, his wife of 25 years, sons Evan (23) and Ryan (21), siblings Dee Miller (Gary), Robby, Larry (Mary) and Debbie Burch (David), nephews Doug Miller, David Dorbandt, Erin Dorbandt and nieces Natalie and Madeline Burch,...

Apr 6, 2013

Our beloved Father, Grandfather, Brother and Friend Guadalupe (Lupe) Pedraza Carabajal, 69, entered eternal life at his home in Vado, New Mexico on April 6, 2013 at the age of 69. He was born on April 29, 1943 to Felipe and Angelita Carabajal in Tortugas, New Mexico. At a young age of 16 he stated his career at New Mexico...