Obituaries

Feb 7, 2006

Feb 4, 2006

Feb 4, 2006

LUCILLE P. BUTLER, 89, died at Mountain View Hospital Saturday morning February 4, her children and eldest granddaughter were in attendance. She was born October 7, 1916 in the no-longer-existent Eastern New Mexico town of Red Lake, the first child of Lester and Cleda Prater. Mrs. Butler grew up in Wink, Texas (she was the oldest graduate present at the...

Feb 1, 2006

Feb 1, 2006

Hellon Loucille Luper, born October 25, 1914, died Wednesday February 1, 2006 after a brief illness. She was born in Oklahoma, lived in California, Texas, and Arizona and resided in Las Cruces since 1978. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim. Hellon is survived by her sisters-in-law and generations of nieces and nephews. It is requested that no...

Jan 30, 2006

Jan 29, 2006

Wallace A. Garvey, 68 years old of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday, January 29, 2006 at Village at Northrise in Las Cruces. He was born May 7, 1937 in Boone, Iowa to Howard and Marie Garvey. Wallace was an area resident for many years, but previously he had worked for 24 years in Clinton Iowa at Clinton Corn Processing and...

Jan 28, 2006

Jan 27, 2006

Jan 25, 2006

Robert L. Garms, 87, of Las Cruces, NM died Wednesday January 25, 2006 at his home. He was born December 9, 1918 in Winchell, TX to George and Lanora Garms. He was a member of the Ruidoso Baptist Church and the Mountain View Baptist Church in Las Cruces. Robert severed his Country in the United States Army during WWII in...

Jan 24, 2006

Jack Lathrop Rogers, 89 passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006. Jack was born Sept. 10, 1916 to Walter and Myrtle Lathrop Rogers on a homestead near Isabel, S.D. He graduated from Sturgis High School, S.D. He attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D. for one year. He served as an orderly at Ft. Meade Military Post, Sturgis, S.D. and...

Jan 22, 2006

John S. Ochoa, 84, of Las Cruces, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2006. He was born June 24, 1921 in Anthony, NM to Federico and Rumalda Gonzales. John was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served his country honorably during WW II in the Philipines. He was also awarded the Victory Medal, American Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal Philippine...

Jan 21, 2006

Jose R. Aguilera Sr., 73 years old of Las Cruces, NM died Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1932 in Lordsburg, New Mexico to Pablo and Maria Ramos Aguilera. A lifelong area resident he worked in the mines and in the construction industry at several locations. He most recently worked at...

Jan 19, 2006

Eugenio O. Carabajal, 69 of Las Cruces, NM was called upon by the Lord on Thursday, January 19, 2006 at his home. He was born June 19, 1936 in Salem, New Mexico to Theodore and Refugia Carabajal. Eugenio was a lifelong area resident and a member of the Catholic Church. He retired from Dona Ana County Road Department, as a...

Jan 17, 2006

Elisa P. Morales, 89, of Las Cruces, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006. She was born April 15, 1916 in Fierro, New Mexico to Miguel and Marcella Padilla. Her many joys in life were babysitting for her grandchildren and spending time with her family. She is survived by her sons; Felipe Morales and wife Mary, Manuel Morales and wife Lydia and...

Jan 14, 2006

Oran T. Colley, 64, of Radium Springs, NM died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. He was born Feb. 6, 1941 in Bisbee, AZ to Claude and Elsie May Colley. Oran was a veteran of the U.S. Army Special Forces where he served his country honorably during the Viet Nam Era. He enjoyed anything and everything and was a very free spirited...

Jan 13, 2006

Gene William Frye, 70, of Las Cruces suffered a stroke and passed away suddenly January 13, 2006. Gene was born December 21, 1935 in York, Pennsylvania. He served four years in the Navy and then moved to New Mexico in 1962, having fallen in love with the area and its open spaces on a visit with his brother. In 1965,...

Jan 11, 2006

William (Bill) H. Robertson Jr., 75, of Las Cruces, died Wednesday, January 11, 2006. He was born April 20, 1930 in Linden, TX to Heard and Azelle Stanley Robertson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force where he served his country honorably. Bill received his BBA degree with a major in accounting in 1951 from the University of...

Jan 11, 2006

Elvira Salaiz Armendariz, 72 of Las Cruces died Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1933 in San Lorenzo, New Mexico to Bernabel and Belen Salaiz. An area resident for all her life she was a member of and was very active with L.U.L.A.C. Elvira loved to travel and camping. She was a devoted...

Jan 8, 2006

Olga M. Peoples, 58, of Los Lunas, NM and formerly of Las Cruces, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006. She was born March 4, 1947 in Fabens, TX to Victoriano and Liduvina Maldonado Hernandez. Olga had worked for Wal-Mart Inc. for over 20 years in the Risk Management Dept. She had a passion for doing charity work and was always willing...