Obituaries

Nov 8, 2012

Nov 6, 2012

Betty V. Reilman, 86, of Las Cruces, died Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born Dec 29, 1925 in Livingston, WI to Roy and Daisy Gray. Mrs. Reilman was retired from the Ysleta Independent School District. She was a graduate of Las Cruces High School. Betty was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, a member...

Nov 5, 2012

A visitation for Mr. Jesus O. "Chewy" Reyes, 77, of Clinton, OK will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M., Sunday November 11, 2012 at Getz Funeral Home 1410 E. Bowman Ave where a prayer vigil will follow at 7:00 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 A.M., Monday, November 12, 2012 in the San Albino Catholic...

Nov 4, 2012

The Reverend John (Jack) Patrick Murray died November 4, 2012 in Las Cruces, NM. He was born March 17, 1925 in Hartford, CT and raised in Milford, CT where he attended school. Jack joined the United States Army in 1943 before his senior year of high school. After training in England he served as a surgical technician in the 40th...

Nov 4, 2012

Lupe G. Stammer joined her beloved George on Nov. 4, 2012. Lupe was born Dec. 12, 1931 in Las Cruces, NM, to Anastacio and Catalina (Portillo) Gonzales. She joined George in retirement from White Sands Missile Range in 1983 and started a second career working for Merritt group Sonic Drive-ins. Lupe was well known for her slot machine mania and...

Nov 1, 2012

Nov 1, 2012

Jose Federico (Joe) Gomez passed away comfortably surrounded by those he loved in his Albuquerque, NM home last Thursday morning on his 82nd birthday, November 1, 2012. He was an Albuquerque entrepreneur, business owner, and philanthropist who's mark on the New Mexico business community will be indelible and enduring. Joe was born in Salem, NM in the lush Hatch Valley,...

Oct 31, 2012

Oct 30, 2012

Sandra S. Marricle, 61, of Las Cruces, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy as she was fondly known was born March 26, 1951 in Middleburgh, NY to Vernon and Betty Rienhart Schanz Jr. Sandy had been an elementary school teacher and a test co-coordinator with the Las Cruces Public School System with many years of faithful service. She was a...

Oct 29, 2012

Gary W. Paul, 77 of Las Cruces, NM formerly of Trenton, NJ died Monday, Oct. 29, 2012. He was born to William and Anna Paul on June 14, 1935 in Trenton, NJ. Gary served our country honorably in the National Guard. He was a history buff and enjoyed long rides on his Harley out west. These travels lead him to...

Oct 21, 2012

Ann D. Homer Black, 94, died peacefully at La Posada on October 21, 2012. Born in New Salem, Pennsylvania, on April 22, 1918, she graduated from Uniontown High School, and, later, from Uniontown Office Training School. During WWII, Ann spent two and a half years working for the War Manpower Commission in the Panama Canal Zone as a supervisor in...

Oct 20, 2012

Felicidad O. Chatterton, 77 of Las Cruces, NM went to be with her heavenly father on Saturday October 20, 2012. She was born to Ulysses Ortega and Anna Maria Taylor on July 20, 1935 in Boquete, Panama. Felicidad was a devoted catholic putting many years as a Eucharist minister. She was a very loving, caring wife, mother, sister, grandmother and...

Oct 19, 2012

Oct 19, 2012

Our Lord has chosen another angel to join him in the kingdom of heaven as our family announces the passing of our mother and grandmother Angelina "Angie" Montoya Giron, 80, of Las Cruces on October 19, 2012 surrounded by family at Mesilla Valley Hospice. She was born June 9, 1932 to Antonia Lino in Mesilla, New Mexico. She was a...

Oct 17, 2012

Early in the morning of Wednesday, October 17, 2012, our beloved Thomas S. Cooper passed into the loving arms of our Lord. Tom was born on July 27, 1940 in Cooper, NM to Mark and Faye Cooper. Tom was the 3rd of 4 children, and was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Leta Fern and one brother, Doyle....

Oct 16, 2012

Mary M. Rivera, 93 a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother and great-grandmother of Las Cruces, NM was reunited with her husband in Heaven Tuesday morning October 16, 2012. She was born to Charles and Delphine Montoya in Dona Ana, NM on August 21, 1919. Mary enjoyed exercising, bingo, crocheting, laughing and dancing. She was a caring hostess, always greeting guests...

Oct 16, 2012

Bernice Miller Higgins, also known by all as Mimi, died October 16, 2012. She was born January 26, 1923 in Robstown, Texas to Herman Adam Miller and Estelle Berry Miller. She was preceded in death by her dad, Herman, her mother, Estelle, and her sister Hermione. She is survived by her husband Albert Byron Higgins of sixty five years, also...

Oct 14, 2012

> It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our loved one, Florentino (Tino) Castillo, 88, of Hatch. He went home to his final resting place on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at his home surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on October 16, 1923 in Clint, Texas to Domingo and Antonia Castillo....

Oct 14, 2012

Harold W. Perry II, 54, of Las Cruces, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Wayne "BIG BIRD" Perry as he was fondly known was born Feb. 28, 1958 to Harold Perry and Marilyn Smalley. He was a faithful member of Church Triumphant, enjoyed the outdoors, sports and shooting but his passion was for his family. He will be forever loved and...

Oct 10, 2012

Thomas "Tom" A. Zubia, 56, of Las Cruces, NM, met the Lord on December 10, 2012. Tom was the eldest of the family of which they all relied on him for wisdom, strength and good counsel. He graduated from Las Cruces High School, Class of 1975. Tom was a proud football player, and was happy the Bulldawgs won the State...