Obituaries

Jun 11, 2011

Robert C. Lujan, 81, of Mesquite, NM died Saturday June 11, 2011. Bobby as he was fondly known was born Dec. 16, 1929 in La Mesa, NM to Heriberto and Mariana Lujan. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served our country honorably. Bobby also was retired from W.S.M.R. after many years of faithful service. He enjoyed...

Jun 9, 2011

Bertha A. Rios, 77, born on April 13, 1934 in El Paso, Texas, has gone to her eternal rest on June 9, 2011. Our beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, the heart and soul of our lives, was very humble, selfless, caring, and giving to whomever she came in contact with. She was a dedicated and tireless homemaker who not only...

Jun 8, 2011

Sam grew up in Clyde Texas and graduated from Clyde High School in 1932. He worked odd jobs to support himself during the Depression, and eventually went to college at Huntington College in Huntington Indiana. At Huntington he met his wife Elva. They married December 29, 1938; they had been married 72 years at the time of his death. Sam...

Jun 8, 2011

Jun 8, 2011

Henry P. Cardenas, 62, of Las Cruces passed away on Wednesday June 8, 2011. "Papa Henry" as he was fondly known was born July 15, 1948 in Tyrone, NM to Marcos and Felipa Cardenas. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served our country honorably. Henry enjoyed dancing and danced for the Vision of Guadalupe with the...

Jun 8, 2011

Rosie Dell Mintz, a longtime resident of Las Cruces, died Wednesday June 8, 2011, the same day she was born 75 years before. Momma as she was fondly known was raised in Grapeland, TX. Rosie was the daughter of Rosie Lee Jones and Tallie Fletcher. After graduating from W. R. Banks High School and briefly attending college, Rosie came to...

Jun 6, 2011

Carla Florine Pennock, 84, of Las Cruces, NM passed peacefully Monday, June 6, 2011 at Mesilla Valley La Posada Hospice Center with family by her side. Carla was born September 22, 1926 in Clayton New Mexico to Floyd and Eunice Crist. Carla spent most her life in Clayton, NM as a loving Mother and Housewife, then moving to Las Cruces...

Jun 5, 2011

Jun 5, 2011

Louise Roberta Anderson, 85, went home to her Lord on June 5, 2011. She was born on March 10, 1926 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to Hermann Cohn Sieburth and Mary McNeil Clark Sieburth, and was raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received her bachelors and masters degrees at Washington State University, where she also met her future husband James Ubbe...

Jun 2, 2011

Jun 1, 2011

Jun 1, 2011

Dr. Louis B. Glass, 83, died peacefully on June 1, 2011, after a brief illness. He was an accomplished psychotherapist, professional photographer, play write, athlete and music lover.

Jun 1, 2011

May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011

Padraic "Pad" Michael Guffey, 42, passed away in Las Cruces Tuesday May 31, 2011. He was born August 25, 1968 in Coleman, TX to Micheal and Allene Guffey. Pad was a graduate of Las Cruces High School , NMSU where he earned his bachelor's degree in Marketing and was a licensed pilot. He was the owner of R.L. Guffey Drilling...

May 30, 2011

Agnes Jane Gilstrap Brown, 80, of Las Cruces, New Mexico died Monday, may 30, 2011. She passed away at Good Samaritan Village nursing home following a brief illness. She was born September 10, 1931 in Macon, Missouri to Jennie Gray Gilstrap and Clarence Skinner Gilstrap. Aggie graduated from Macon High School and attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Kansas...

May 30, 2011

Bobby H. Thompson, 88, passed away Monday May 30, 2011 at her son's home. She was born to Robert P. and Biddie Harrelson on June 9, 1922 in Sylvarina, Mississippi. Bobby retired from Las Cruces Public Schools. She also served 18 years as a Volunteer in Public Schools, was a member of Kappa and an avid canasta player. Reading, spending...

May 28, 2011

May 28, 2011

May 27, 2011

Elvera Weltzin, 96, of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, May 27. Elvera was born to Swedish immigrants Franz Erick & Anna Gertrude Franzen March 14, 1915 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Elvera was baptized in the Mission Covenant Church and attended the Lutheran Bible Institute in Minneapolis. She...