Obituaries

Jul 2, 2007

Jun 30, 2007

Robert "Atomic Bob" Francis Hoff, 64, of Las Cruces, NM, passed away at 12:22 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2007, at University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ after a courageous battle with leukemia. He was surrounded by his family and loved ones. Robert was born Dec. 22, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Loren and Julia (Lehnert) Hoff. He was one...

Jun 29, 2007

Jeffery F. Hartshorne, 47, of Las Cruces, passed away June 29 after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born January 19, 1960 in Los Alamos, NM and moved to Las Cruces in 1971. He was active in Boy Scouts of America, attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in 1975. Following graduation from Mayfield High School in 1978 he attended...

Jun 29, 2007

Gerald James Tibbs, 63 of Las Cruces, NM died, Friday, June 29, 2007 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. Gerald was born November 11, 1943 in Salem, New Mexico to Homer and Margie Tibbs. After 18 years with the telephone company, Gerald began Southern New Mexico Communications with his wife, Mary. Following the sale of the business they grew award-winning...

Jun 25, 2007

Samuel M. (Sam) Duran, 85, lifelong resident of the Mesilla Valley died Monday, June 25, 2007. He was born August 6, 1921 in Las Cruces to Onesimo and Estefana Morales Duran. Sam had retired from WSMR after many years of service. He also worked for the city of Las Cruces as a building inspector for 19 years. He was an...

Jun 23, 2007

Margaret Rose Kuhn, 85, of Las Cruces, NM died June 23, 2007 after a short illness. Margaret was born September 19, 1921 to Paul and Johanna Rose at home in Clifton, NJ. A graduate of Skidmore College in 1942, she and her husband Robert, pre-deceased, were long time residents of Saddle River, NJ. She was a member of the Saddle...

Jun 23, 2007

Alcide "Al" Santilli, long-time resident of Albuquerque, passed away June 23, 2007. Al was ninety-three years of age and had been a licensed glider pilot since 1932. The two great loves in his life were his wife Lois Lee, who predeceased him, and flying gliders with his flying club from their base at Moriarty, which he did, well into the...

Jun 21, 2007

Virginia Beck, 73, of Las Cruces, NM died Thursday June 21, 2007. Virginia was born in Spokane, WA, on October 16, 1933, to Jacob and Ethel Beck. Virginia, better known as "Ma", was the neighborhood mom. All the kids in the neighborhood were always welcome to come down to Ma's house and play. She often received phone calls, from parents,...

Jun 20, 2007

Jack C. Macy, 82 of Apple Valley, CA formerly of Las Cruces, NM, passed away Wednesday June 20, 2007. Jack was born in Long Beach, CA, to John and Essie Macy. He was the Manager of JC Penney from 1967-1974. He served his country in the Navy during WWII. Moved to Las Cruces, NM in 1967 and managed JC Penney...

Jun 18, 2007

Johnny L. Stokes has gone home to be with the Lord on June 18, 2007 after a courageous battle. Johnny was born August 25, 1922 in Oklahoma and moved to Las Cruces, NM in early 1940s. She then began working for the Motor Vehicle Department as a clerk. Thirty-three years later, upon retirement, she was head management of the MVD...

Jun 18, 2007

Roseanne Crockett, 56, of Las Cruces, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was born January 3, 1951 in Roswell, New Mexico. Roseanne had been very active in the community, had a great sense of humor, liked to go shopping; listening to country music but her passion was for arts and crafts. She will be deeply missed by all her many...

Jun 18, 2007

Josefa Silva Orvis, 73, of Las Cruces, died Monday, June 18, 2007. She was born October 17, 1933 in Anthony, NM to Jose and Francisca Montez Silva. Josefa was a very active and energetic person who enjoyed traveling the world over. She was an avid sports fan who liked to watch football on TV but her passion was for her...

Jun 17, 2007

Ignacio H. Jimenez, 57 of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday, June 17, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. Ignacio was born February 1, 1951 in Jal, New Mexico to Ignacio and Natalia Jimenez. He served and was honorably discharged from the United States Navy. Ignacio had worked for Foamex for about 10 years and in 2000 became a...

Jun 14, 2007

Betty B. Carter, 82, died surrounded by her daughters on Thursday, June 14, at La Posada of the Mesilla Valley Hospice. She was born June 16, 1924 to Marie S. and Albert H. Bissmeyer in Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated from Mt. St. Joseph-on-the-Ohio College in June of 1947. Betty moved to Albuquerque, N.M., where she met her husband and best...

Jun 14, 2007

Esperanza M Diaz, 76 of Las Cruces, NM died Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Memorial Medical Center. "Chata" as she was affectionately known, was born August 26, 1931 in Las Cruces, NM to Ciriaco and Cecelia Meraz. Chata was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She served as both mother and father to her children and grandmother...

Jun 14, 2007

Jun 14, 2007

Christopher Gene Jaramillo, 55, entered eternal life on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Mountain View Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. Chris was born in Socorro, NM on May 5, 1952 to Tony Jaramillo Sr and Gloria (Bowers) Jaramillo. Chris graduated from the NM Military Institute and went on to provide 20 years of dedicated service as a NM State...

Jun 13, 2007

Lee Ahrens, 82 of Las Cruces, NM, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. Lee was born in Franklinville, New York to William and Carolina Ahrens. He had served his country honorably with the 11th Airborne Division during WWII in the Pacific. On his 20th birthday the division landed near Tacloban, Leyte. On February 1945 the...

Jun 13, 2007

Jun 11, 2007

Raymundo C. Ramos 87 of Las Cruces passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Monday, June 11, 2007 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born March 14, 1920 to Librado and Maria Calderon Ramos of Las Cruces. Fondly known as "Mundo" he enlisted in the United States Army, January 20, 1942. Served with the 255th infantry in Central...