Obituaries

Sep 6, 2006

Selma Antoinette Bestle Cosgrove, 95, of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday September 6, 2006. She was born April 4, 1911 in Newark, NJ to Emil and Selma Bestle. Selma was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband Herbert W. Cosgrove, two sons, Bob Cosgrove...

Sep 6, 2006

Lucille U. Padilla, 73 years of Las Cruces Entered eternal Life Wednesday, September 6, 2006 after fighting a battle of kidney disease. She was born October 3, 1932 in Colonias, New Mexico to Manuel and Beneranda Ulibarri. Lucille was a very active member in church activities at Our Lady of Health Catholic Church and had a very accomplished life with...

Sep 5, 2006

Dorothy W. Tuma, 94, of Las Cruces died Tuesday, September 05, 2006 at La Posada-Mesilla Valley Hospice. Dorothy was born on October 19, 1911 in Marshaltown, Iowa to Charles and Caroline Reid. Dorothy was well known throughout the art world for her wonderful watercolor paintings. Where many people saw an old church or hot landscape Dorothy saw a beautiful painting...

Sep 5, 2006

Ramon S. Sanchez, 81, of Las Cruces, died Tuesday September 5, 2006. He was born April 14, 1925 in Rocky Ford, CO to Jose and Nicanora Sanchez. Ramon was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably during WW II. While in service to our country he was awarded the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct...

Sep 3, 2006

Maria Gloria Martinez, 83 of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday, September 3, 2006 at her home. She was born March 31, 1923 in Clint, Texas to Bonifacio and Rafaela Ortiz Palma. As life long resident of the area, she owned and operated the Golden Crust Bakery for over 50 years. Gloria was also a member of the Catholic Church. She...

Aug 28, 2006

Rose B. Riggs, 98, of Arrey, left to be with her heavenly father on Monday, August 28, 2006 at La Posada-Mesilla Valley Hospice. Rose was born December 25, 1907 in Vulcon, Michigan to Joseph and Celestina Franzoy. From there they moved to New Mexico where she met and married Fred S. Riggs. They had 49 years together when he preceded...

Aug 25, 2006

Aug 24, 2006

Marcella Amparan Duarte, 90, life long resident of Tortugas entered eternal life on August 24, 2006. She was born to Francisco Hernandez and Martina Amparan, on June 30, 1916 in Santa Rosalia Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico. Marcella was brought to the United States when she was two years old by her grandparents Rayo and Rosalia Amparan. Marcella was a woman that...

Aug 24, 2006

Charlene "Grandma" C. Malfer, 86 of Las Cruces died Thursday August 24, 2006. She was born June 6, 1920 in Mexico, Missouri to Lyndell and Creghead. Grandma loved to travel all over the country with her husband John and the members of the R.V. Club from Good Samaritan. She will be deeply missed by all her family and friends who...

Aug 24, 2006

Aug 23, 2006

Ray Dempsey "Dutch" Collins, 86, entered eternal life Wednesday August 23, 2006. Dutch was born July 7, 1920 in Yahola, Oklahoma to Abbie and George Collins. Survivors include his wife Elizabeth Collins; son Mr. Terry Lee Collins and wife Bonnie; daughter, Joy Cottingiam and her husband Quill, and Martha Hedgecoke and husband Wade. Other survivors include numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren...

Aug 22, 2006

Lloyd E. Freeland, 83, of Las Cruces, New Mexico died Tuesday August 22, 2006. Lloyd was born on June 15,1923 in Tracy, Indiana. A U. S Army Veteran, Lloyd was a long time worker for the Physical Science Laboratories at New Mexico State University in 1986. Lloyd and his wife of 61 years, Mary, were active in the Church of...

Aug 21, 2006

Mike Espaline, 64, of Las Cruces, NM died Monday, August 21, 2006 at Memorial Medical Center. Mike was born September 29, 1941 in El Paso, Texas to Tomas and Patricia Espalin. He had been a resident of the Las Cruces area for the last two years coming from Fresno, California. Mike is survived by his wife Jessie; one son Michael...

Aug 21, 2006

Aug 20, 2006

Clarissa Marie Herrera, infant daughter of Manny and Amber Stevens Herrera died Sunday August 20, 2006. Her two brothers Alex and Nicholas; maternal grandmother Marie Stevens; paternal grandmother Elisa West and husband Lonnie and paternal grandfather Robert Herrera also survive Clarissa. Graveside Services for Clarissa will be at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 25, 2006 at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery...

Aug 20, 2006

Jason Armstrong passed away Sunday, August 20,2006 in an off-road accident. He was born January 27, 1972 in San Diego, CA. Jason is survived by his wife Brittany, two sons Bowdi and Wyatt, his parents, Robert and Darlene Armstrong, his in-laws Don and Emma Jones, and Richard and Siri Potter, all of Las Cruces. Jason was employed as a Service...

Aug 18, 2006

Verna Ruth Petty Gerk was born April 21, 1937 in Alamogordo, NM. During her early years she lived at the logging camp in Marcia located in the Sacramento Mountains, the family moved to Carrizozo when Verna Ruth was in the second grade. After graduating from Carrizozo High School she attended College at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces that...

Aug 16, 2006

Sixto G. Reyes, 68 of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday August 16, 2006. He was born March 28, 1938 in Picacho, NM to Manuel and Erminda Reyes. He served his country in the United States Army for over twenty-five years, where he was a Paratrooper and a Special Forces Green Beret. He retired as Sergeant First Class, joined the New...

Aug 14, 2006

Regina S. Gray, "Sally", died Monday, August 14, 2006 at her home. Sally was born May 1, 1932 in Monticello, New Mexico to Salvador and Margaret Sanchez. A Las Cruces resident since about 1951 she was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Las Cruces. Sally is survived by two sons, Charles P. Gray and his wife...

Aug 14, 2006

Opal O. Green, 80, of Roswell, NM and formerly a resident of Salem, NM for about 56 years died Monday, August 14, 2006. She was born May 19, 1926 in Abilene, TX to William and Ollie Magill. Opal had been a member of the Salem Baptist Church for over 50 years and was retired from the Hatch Valley Public Schools...