Obituaries

Jan 13, 2008

Jan 12, 2008

Samuel M. Bennett, 94, of Las Cruces, passed to eternal rest on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. He was born Sept. 28, 1913 in New Ross, Wexford Co, Ireland to John and Ann Brewer Bennett. Samuel came to the United States when he was 15 years old. He was a retired from the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Chicago and as a...

Jan 12, 2008

Jan 12, 2008

John "William" Crouch, 45, of Las Cruces died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. He was born Jan. 1, 1963 in Pecos, TX to John and Socorro Hernandez Crouch. William had been a plasterer and tile setter, he loved music and playing his guitar, bowling and playing dominos. He will be deeply missed by all his family and friends who knew and...

Jan 12, 2008

Jan 9, 2008

Jan 9, 2008

William Thomas (Bill) Gambling passed away January 9, 2008 at Mesilla Valley Hospice La Posada in Las Cruces New Mexico, from natural causes. Bill Gambling was a prolific artist and a distinguished professor of Studio Art and Art History. His artistic style was informed by the abstract expressionist and the surrealist movement of the early 20th Century. Bill worked in...

Jan 9, 2008

Lorenzo Delgado, 82, of Las Cruces died Wednesday, January 9, 2008. He was born on July 8, 1925 in Picacho, New Mexico, to Florencio and Fernanda Delgado. Lorenzo honorably served his country, in the United States Army, during WWII. As one of the first troops to invade Japan, he earned a Meritorius Unit Award, Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal...

Jan 6, 2008

Fred (Shati/Gordo) was born November 18, 1939 in Newgulf, Texas, the fourteenth of fifteen siblings. He died January 6, 2008 in T or C, New Mexico. Fred was reunited with his parents, Pedro and Genoveva Rod

Jan 4, 2008

Jan 3, 2008

De La O Frank G. De La O, 59, of Dona Ana, NM died Thursday January 3, 2008 surrounded by his loving family at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. He was born December 15, 1948 in Dona Ana, NM to Aron and Esther De La O. Having a deep love and honor for his country Frank joined the U.S. Army...

Jan 3, 2008

Dec 31, 2007

Robert D. Hawn, 75, a Las Cruces resident since 1988, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. He was born Jan. 29, 1932 in Glen Allen, Missouri to Elmer and Mary Goodwin Hawn. Robert was a veteran of the US Air Force where he served his country honorably as a Staff Sgt. during the Korean Conflict. He had been a small business...

Dec 30, 2007

Isabel M. Corrales, 51 of Garfield, NM died Sunday, December 30, 2007 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. She was born October 25, 1956 in Albuquerque, NM to Teodoro and Victoria Madrid. Isabel was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She is survived by her mother Victoria Madrid of Garfield, NM; one sister Marline Gutierrez and husband...

Dec 28, 2007

Manuel Blea, age 93 of Las Cruces, NM passed away Friday, December 28, 2007 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born September 17, 1914 in northern New Mexico to Barnabe and Rebecca Blea. He was raised in Peralta, NM and was also a former 30 year resident of T or C, NM. Mr. Blea had been an area resident for...

Dec 27, 2007

Esperanza T. "Hope" Carrillo, 74, lifelong resident of Las Cruces died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. She was born Feb. 8, 1933 in Las Cruces to Santiago and Clara Trejo Maldonado. Hope had a passion for her grandchildren, but had a never-ending love for God. She will be deeply missed by all her family and friends who knew and...

Dec 27, 2007

Mary Carolyn Seybert passed away December 27, 2007 at Mimbres Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born November 15, 1925 to Frank Almasi and Mary Welker Almasi in White Pigeon, Michigan. Carolyn was valedictorian of her high school graduating class and excelled in elocution and poetry writing. As a young girl she had a paper route and...

Dec 26, 2007

Dec 26, 2007

Maria Rel, 102, of Las Cruces, NM has gone to heaven, Wednesday December 26, 2007. She was born in Rodey, NM on September 9, 1905 to Candido and Guadalupe Benavidez. Maria met and married her loving husband and they lived in Rodey, NM Hatch, NM Colorado, and California before settling down in Las Cruces, NM. She had 13 children of...

Dec 24, 2007