Obituaries

Jan 1, 2014

Dec 31, 2013

Nazario T. Montoya was 81 years old when he passed away on December 31, 2013 in Las Cruces, NM. He was born on May 1, 1932 in Monticello, New Mexico to Rafael Montoya and Eva Trujillo-Montoya. His siblings include Eugenio Montoya, Jesusita (Lucas) Trujillo, Noah (Gloria) Montoya, and Estella (Victor) Torrez. He was married to Genoveva Jimenez-Montoya for 37 years...

Dec 28, 2013

Nancy Davis of Las Cruces passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. A memorial service celebrating Nancy's life will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 3:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico with the reverend Norm Story officiating. Nancy was born on...

Dec 28, 2013

Richard G. Reyna, 59, went to be with the Lord on December 28, 2013. He was born and raised in Las Cruces, NM. He was a proud alumnus of Mayfield High School from the class of 1973. Richard proudly served his country for seven years in the U.S Army and five years in the U.S. Army Reserve, in which he...

Dec 23, 2013

Alfonso Solis 65 years old, died on December 23, 2013 at his family home surrounded by his family in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born on November 15, 1948 in Anthony Texas to Guadalupe Mendoza and Alfonso Solis. He married Rosa Gonzalez on July 13, 1970. He graduated from Gadsden and attended New Mexico State University and had a...

Dec 21, 2013

Aurea E. Allen entered eternal life on Saturday, December 21, 2013, and will be greatly missed by all her family, friends and acquaintances. Born on November 15, 1945, to Maria Monserrate Guzman and Miguel Vega in Santurce, Puerto Rico, Aurea met and married Bruce D. Allen while they were both stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi. They moved...

Dec 19, 2013

"Primo" Alfredo P. Vigil Sr., 71, entered Eternal Glory on Thursday December 19, 2013 surrounded by his loving family at University Hospital El Paso, Texas. Alfredo was born on January 8, 1942 in Las Cruces on Mesquite Street to Frank G. Vigil and Elisa P. Vigil. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years Enedina Hernandez Vigil, sons...

Dec 18, 2013

Angela Cortez, 27, entered eternal life Wednesday, December 18, 2013. She was born on July 22, 1986. She is survived by her daughter Nevaeh and son Marcial, father Arturo Cortez, mother Sylvia Hernandez; brothers Tury and Raul Cortez and sister Corina Cortez; grandparents Felipe and Josefa Cortez and Dario Hernandez. Angela was preceded in death by her grandmother Socorro Hernandez....

Dec 16, 2013

Laverne Deaton went to be with her Savior and Lord on December 16, 2013; she was 71. She was born June 19, 1942 in Clarksville, TX to Marvin and Aulma Hines. A few years later the family was increased by the birth of her brothers Larry and Paul. She attended Las Cruces High School, and she graduated from Central High...

Dec 15, 2013

Edward L. Younker, 76, passed away suddenly on December 15, 2013 in Las Cruces, NM. Ed was born January 16, 1937 and was the son of the late Jack and Estelle Younker. His main passion was his work, which involved living in numerous locations in the US as well as Switzerland, Germany, England and Japan. His passions were knowledge and...

Dec 15, 2013

Norma Jean Soliz age 55 of Chamberino, NM entered eternal life Sunday December 15, 2013 at UNMH in Albuquerque, NM. She was born May 1, 1958 in Canutillo, TX to Simon and Reyna Soliz. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. Survivors include her loving children Patrick, Bobby, and Melissa Gonzalez. She is survived by 5...

Dec 15, 2013

Pastor Raymond Floyd Schaeffer, age 84, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at daybreak on a glorious Sunday Morning, December 15, 2013, in Las Cruces, NM. Pastor Schaeffer was born in Duncan, OK on April 18, 1929 to Reverend Floyd and Lois Schaeffer. He has one younger sister, Glenda Murray (Ft. Smith, AR), and had...

Dec 15, 2013

Harlan Long, 90, of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday, December 15th, 2013. Harlan was born April 23, 1923 in Hosta Butte, NM to Grace Long Paige and Harlan Paige. He was member of US Navy where he served his country honorably in WWII as a code talker. Harlan retired from the US Navy and received recognition for his code talking....

Dec 14, 2013

Joseph "Joe" Michael Holguin, 63, of Las Cruces passed away on December 14, 2013 at his home. Joe was born February 20, 1950 to Jose Holguin and Antonia Gallegos. Mr. Holguin was a truck driver for Wild West Transportation and a member of the Catholic Church. Joe was fond of western movies, enjoyed watching baseball, a fan of playing cards...

Dec 14, 2013

Dec 13, 2013

Oscar Andres Barraza "Bull" 44 died Friday December 13, 2013 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born on December 1, 1969 in Las Cruces, NM to Paciano and Soledad Barraza. Bull graduated from Mayfield high school in 1987 and also attended W.N.M.U. He was an avid football player throughout school and in high school went to the state championship for...

Dec 11, 2013

Hope Betti Pleyl Coburn left this life on December 11, 2013. She was born July 28, 1922 in Washington, D.C., the only child of Wanda Simon Pleyl and Joseph Pleyl. Her childhood during the 1920s and 1930s was spent in the Northeast as her parents pursued work, living in Bloomsbury and Hackensack, N.J. and often spending summers in Gloucester, Massachusetts....

Dec 10, 2013

J.O. Hughes went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. He passed peacefully with family at his side. J.O. was 81, having been born in Campton, Kentucky, on September 14, 1932, to James Orvis and Ruth (Tyler) Hughes. The Hughes family moved to Las Cruces in the late 1940s where they owned and operated the Hughes Motel...

Dec 10, 2013

Dec 10, 2013

This is a celebration of the life of Elizabeth (Bettie) R. Thornberry who passed away peacefully on December 10, 2013, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born to John W. beard and Evelyn Schiele Beard on November 6, 1919, in Silver City, New Mexico. Her father, a mining engineer, then took his family, including Jack Beard, Her brother, to...