Obituaries

Jul 15, 2007

URANGA Maria de la Cruz (Mary) G. Uranga, 91 of Las Cruces, NM was called by her father in Heaven into his care on Sunday, July 15, 2007. Mary was born April 28, 1916 in San Miguel, NM to Santiago Telles Gonzales and Celestina Gutierrez Fierro. Mary grew up in the Mesilla Valley where she met and married George Uranga,...

Jul 14, 2007

Celia "Sally" C. Lucero, 75 of Las Cruces, took the hand of God on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family. "Sally" as she was affectionately known was born May 12, 1932 in La Mesa, New Mexico to Guillermo and Belen Madrid Carabajal. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. Sally's great...

Jul 12, 2007

Helen Simpson Waguespack, 90, of Las Cruces died Thursday July 12, 2007. She was born August 4, 1916 in Minneapolis, Kansas to Robert C. Simpson and Myrtle E. Vanderplant. She graduated from High School in Valley Falls, Kansas. Obtained her (R.N.) Nursing Degree form Kirksville, MO, in 1937. She practiced her profession in Brown's Hospital Nebraska City, Nebraska, Peterson Hospital...

Jul 12, 2007

Dorothy Mae Lang, 60, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, July 12, 2007. She was born Feb. 12, 1947 in Alamogordo, NM to Elmo and Mary Helen Aven. She graduated from Las Cruces High School 1965, and then married Frank Lang on March 18, 1967. Dorothy was employed at El Paso Electric Co. for 20 years. She enjoyed life, family, grandchildren,...

Jul 11, 2007

Cipriano Guerra Bernal (Cipi), 77, of Las Cruces, died July 11, 2007. Cipi was born in Mesilla Park, NM, November 12, 1929, to Raomon and Rafaela Bernal. He graduated from Las Cruces High School and attended New Mexico State University in the 1950s. Cipriano was a great athlete and played basketball for his beloved Bulldogs. He was also known for...

Jul 8, 2007

Jul 7, 2007

Jacquelyn McCutcheon Richards, 73, of Las Cruces, died Saturday July 7, 2007. She was born February 3, 1934 in Pecos, Texas to Jack and Ruth McCutcheon. She had earned a B.S. Degree from Sul Ross State University. Jacquelyn was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and sister whose passion in life was for her family. She also was in a...

Jul 7, 2007

David Everette Steen, 67, of Las Cruces, passed away suddenly on Saturday July 7, 2007. David was born on October 30, 1939 to Mary and Lawrence Steen. He grew up and lived in El Dorado, Texas. David received his bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University and a master's degree in economics from the University of Mexico in Mexico City. Mr....

Jul 5, 2007

Melissa D. Lack, 29, of Rincon, NM died at home surrounded by her family on Thursday July 5, 2007. She was born March 24, 1978 to Douglas and Karla Black Lack. Melissa always had a smile for everyone and will be forever missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her parents Douglas and Karla Lack...

Jul 5, 2007

Theodore G. "Ted" Christian, 81, of Las Cruces, died Thursday July 5, 2007. He was born Feb. 25, 1926 in Hinton, Oklahoma to Johnny and Iler Mahan Christian. Ted was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably during WW II. He was a member of Temple Baptist Church. Ted was well known for serving Southern...

Jul 4, 2007

Earl F. McLaughlin, 73, of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday July 4, 2007 at his home. He was born February 5, 1934 in Hatch, NM to Lula and James McLaughlin and lived is entire life along the Rio Grande, in Hatch, Albuquerque, El Paso and Las Cruces for the last 31 years. Earl served his country in the United States...

Jul 2, 2007

Roger T. McCarten, 49 of Gilbert, Arizona died at home on July 2, 2007. Roger was born June 5, 1958 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Robert and Leona McCarten. He was a technical writer and former resident of Las Cruces. He is survived by two brothers, Tom McCarten of Daytona Beach, Florida and Jim McCarten of Anchorage, Alaska. Also surviving...

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,...