Obituaries

Dec 3, 2008

Dec 2, 2008

J. Jesus "Alfonso" Bravo, 86, of Las Cruces, died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. He was born June 29, 1921 in Abasolo, Guanajuato, Mexico to Fransisco and Augustina Bravo. Jesus had a great love for being outdoors, especially if he was working in his garden or yard. His many years as a farmer taught him great patience and appreciation of the...

Dec 2, 2008

Emma Jean Caperton, 82, died December 2, 2008 in Tualatin, Oregon but was born in and a life long resident of Las Cruces. She died of complications following a stroke, which occurred in July 2007. "Jean" was born on December 26, 1925 in Mesilla Park, NM. She married November 17, 1945 to Harry David Caperton who died January 12, 2001....

Dec 1, 2008

Nov 30, 2008

Mary Elizabeth Wood White died on Nov. 30, 2008. She was born July 11, 1918, the first of three children to Jesse and Addie Cooper Wood of Rossville, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Orpha, and her brother Jesse. The family moved to Danville, Illinois early in Mary's life where she lived until her marriage...

Nov 29, 2008

Nov 28, 2008

Nov 28, 2008

Jose D. Amaro, "Chief", 68 of Las Cruces, NM died Friday, November 28, 2008 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. He was born January 21, 1940 in Dodge City, Kansas to Marcial and Magdalena Amaro. "Chief" as he was fondly known was an accountant and a member of the Catholic Church. As a young man he played saxophone with the...

Nov 27, 2008

Nov 25, 2008

Aileen Holder Gose, 80, of Las Cruces, N.M., died Tuesday, Nov 25, 2008, at the home where she was born on Aug. 13, 1928 to Samuel and Mae Aileen Holder. She was a resident of Las Cruces all her life, graduating from NMSU in 1948 with a BA and in 1969 with an MA. She began teaching in the Las...

Nov 24, 2008

Miguel M. "Mike" Guzman, 86, of Las Cruces, went to the Lord on Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. He was born May 8, 1922 in Berino, NM to Romolo and Candida Guzman. Mike was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably during WW II in Burma. While in the service of his country he was awarded...

Nov 22, 2008

Nov 21, 2008

Nov 21, 2008

Valentine P. Florez, 67, of Dona Ana, NM died Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. He was born Feb. 14, 1941 in Dona Ana, NM to Ramon and Ester Florez. He was a veteran of the US Navy where he served his country honorably. He enjoyed the outdoors, fishing, carpentry, working on cars and was a jack-of-all trades, but his biggest joy...

Nov 21, 2008

Carolyn E. Bricker was born on a farm in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and attended a country school in small town of Boggsville, Pa. In early childhood came to New Mexico with her parents, Walter E. and Charlotte (Dolly) Bricker, and sister Sylva and settled in Las Cruces in 1929. After graduating from Las Cruces Union High School she took a...

Nov 21, 2008

Douglas Maness, 86 of Las Cruces, died Friday at Village of Northrise. He was a member of Dona Ana Daylight Lodge #78 AF & AM, Scottish Rite where he was a 32 degree Mason, member Las Cruces Shrine Club where he was Past President. He was the former owner of Sunny Acres Mobile Home Village. He is survived by two...

Nov 21, 2008

Mary Lou Mora, 54 of Las Cruces, NM died Friday November 21, 2008 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. She was born October 20, 1954 in Albuquerque, NM to Martin and Rita Mora. A resident of Las Cruces, since 1992, Mary was an electronics inspector and a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by two brothers, John Mora...

Nov 21, 2008

Libby B. Davila, 70 of Las Cruces, NM died Friday, November 21, 2008 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born May 1, 1938 in Tome, New Mexico to Louis J. and Josefita Baca. Libby was a retired secretary with the Las Cruces Public Schools and also worked with many children teaching them how to read. Libby was a member of...

Nov 21, 2008

Nov 21, 2008

Laura Wynne Coleman Bierck left this earth on Friday, November 21, 2008. She was born in Greensboro, Alabama on February 12, 1916. She graduated with a degree in teaching from a private women's college in 1937. She later joined the Red Cross and traveled throughout Europe during World War II. It was there that she met her future husband, William,...