Obituaries

May 18, 2010

WILLIAM "Bill" HANSEN, 88, passed away Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 in Las Cruces where he had been a resident since 1962. Born August 7, 1921 in Wallace, Michigan to William C. and Helen (Kuich) Hansen, Sr., the only son and second of three children. His early journey of life with his two sisters began in a three-story farmhouse in the...

May 16, 2010

Our Beloved son, brother and uncle passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2010. Jesus Manuel Franco (Manny) was born to Jesse and Virginia Franco on November 29, 1961 in Oceanside, CA. Growing up, Manny was a four sport athlete, talented musician and gifted artist. He attended the University of New Mexico on a Presidential Academic Scholarship. He eventually received an...

May 10, 2010

Charlotte Gaskins Bagwell, 86, passed away on Monday, May10, 2010, at Good Samaritan Village in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born on October 10, 1923 in Chesterfield, South Carolina to Carl and Bryte Rivers Gaskins. She was a homemaker and will be remembered as a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend. She met the love of her...

May 10, 2010

After a long and courageous battle with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Lynette Elizabeth Hoffman Miller of Sellersburg, Indiana, is finally at peace. She died in her loving husband's arms and surrounded by her loving family in Las Cruces, NM on May 10, 2010 at the age of 38. Lynette was born March 20, 1972 in Albuquerque, NM to Bill and Elizabeth...

May 9, 2010

Juan L. Leyva Jr, 75, of Las Cruces, died Sunday May 9, 2010. He was born Oct. 31, 1934 in Ft. Quitman, TX to Juan and Felipa Leyva Sr. Juan was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably. He had been a member of the dairy community after many years of faithful service and will...

May 9, 2010

Beata Jirka, 67, of Las Cruces died May 9, 2010. She is survived by her soul mate Harry Miley; her three sons Charles, Clifton and Craig; her 2 dogs Buster and Mikey. She will be missed greatly by her loved ones and all of her many friends. Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be at 2:00 PM on Monday,...

May 8, 2010

Kenneth "Mac" Chew, 77, of Las Cruces, NM died Saturday May 8, 2010 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. He was born August 26, 1932 in El Paso, TX to K.C. and Peg Chew. Known as Mac by all his friends and family, he was also referred to as "an Irishman not a Chinaman" and "Silly Papa" by his grandchildren....

May 8, 2010

James Mintz Jr. Las Cruces resident for 50 years went to his final rest on May 8, 2010 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces. "Mintz," as he was known to all, was born to Juanita and James Mintz Sr. in Orangeburg, S.C. on October 17, 1929. Mintz was retired from the U.S. Army where he served his...

May 8, 2010

May 7, 2010

Fay Bowman Whitfield of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away May 7, 2010 following surgery for a hip fracture. Fay was born on the family farm in Berino, New Mexico November 13, 1919 to Frank Bowman, Sr. and Lena Baker Bowman. The day she was born her father began to call her "Kid", the name which followed her the rest...

May 6, 2010

May 4, 2010

May 4, 2010

Rachel Medina Perea 56, Loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and sister died Monday May 4, 2010 surrounded by her family at her home in La Mesa, NM. She was born to Felix and Edmunda Medina in Las Cruces, NM on August 20, 1953. When Rachel was not working, she enjoyed the outdoors going four-wheeling in the desert or sitting on...

May 4, 2010

John Reynold Fuhrbach, 78 died peacefully at his home in Las Cruces, NM, on the morning of May 4th, 2010, with his wife, Patricia at his side. He was born in Amarillo, Texas, the only child of Angela Hoenig Fuhrbach and Johann "John" Fuhrbach on March 31, 1932. At a very young age he became interested in science and how...

May 4, 2010

Ronald "Ron" Archer Pincomb, Sr. passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at the age of 80. He was born May 20, 1929 in Flint, Michigan to Ida (Archer) and Ray H. Pincomb. He spent much of his childhood with his Grandmother Pincomb and especially enjoyed the summers in Beulah, Michigan where he played on the shores of Crystal...

May 4, 2010

Uriah Alexander Torres, infant son of Sonya Contreras and Leonardo Torres died Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Las Cruces, NM. He was born January 13, 2010 in El Paso, TX. There is a special Angel in Heaven that is a part of me, It is not where I wanted him to be, But where God wanted him to be. He...

May 3, 2010

Apr 28, 2010

Sara Coe Steffey returned to the waiting arms of her husband and other family members in Heaven on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. She was born Sara Coe Higbee on February 26, 1924 in Plymouth, Kansas, to Faye and Dick Higbee. She lived her early life in and near Emporia, Kansas, went to high school in Kansas City, and graduated from...

Apr 27, 2010

Apr 25, 2010

Erna Bayliss Theisen died at home in Las Cruces on April 25, 2010 under the care of Mesilla Valley Hospice. She was born in 1926 in Schenectady, NY to Ellen Glen Bayliss and Harry Bayliss, who immigrated from Scotland after World War I. Erna met Theodore Theisen, who lived down the block, when they were both 12 years old. They...