Obituaries

May 24, 2005

Paul L. Mendes, 75 years old of Las Cruces, NM died Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at Memorial Medical Center. Paul was born April 2, 1930 in Balmorhea, Texas to Balente and Tomasa Mendes. Paul was a resident of the Las Cruces area since about 1956. He had served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict in Germany, and had...

May 23, 2005

May 22, 2005

Mary Anne Gault, 88, of Las Cruces died Sunday May 22, 2005 at the Village at Northrise. She was born September 15, 1916 in Ft. Worth, TX to Ruth and Frank Davis. She was very active in California St. Luke's Episcopal Church, when she and her husband moved to Las Cruces in 1981 from Los Angels, CA she became a...

May 20, 2005

David W. Brantley, 85, of El Paso, TX passed away Friday May 20, 2005 peacefully. A father, hero and friend who was fondly known as "UNCLE DOC" by his family, was born Dec. 2, 1919 in Covington, TX to Thomas and Willie Morris Brantley. Drafted by the N.Y. Giants as a wide receiver and a barefoot kicker, yet chose to...

May 19, 2005

Marjorie "Babe" Agnes Murray Boston, age 90, passed away May 19, 2005 in Austin, Texas. She was born to Michael Francis Murray and Margie Preston Murray on October 30, 1914 in Rushville, Nebraska. She spent her childhood in Nebraska and later moved with her family to Fort Collins, Colorado where she graduated from Colorado A&M with a degree in Home...

May 19, 2005

Joseph Blasczyk, 86, of Las Cruces went to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 19, 2005. He was born Aug. 5, 1918 in Passaic, New Jersey. He was a veteran of the US Army Paratroopers where he served his country honorably; he had been a prisoner of war and was awarded many medal and ribbons. He is survived by...

May 17, 2005

Wilma Helen (Strickland) Hampton, 87, of Schulenburg, TX and formerly of Las Cruces passed away Tuesday evening May 17,2005 in the LaGrange, TX hospital. She was born January 31, 1918 in Sanderson, TX to William Henry Strickland and Bertha (Overstreet) Strickland. The family later moved to the Mesilla Valley where Helen was raised on the family farm. She graduated from...

May 15, 2005

May 15, 2005

Tomas (Tom) M. Martinez, 81 of Penn Valley, California, died Sunday, May 15, 2005 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM. Tom was born December 21, 1923 in La Mesa, New Mexico to Amador and Manuela Martinez. Tomas served in General Patton's 3rd Army and was part of the invasion of Normandy (6-6-1944) during World Was II. He later...

May 15, 2005

May 13, 2005

Isabel Costales Gonzales, 83, of Las Cruces, NM died Friday May 13, 2005 at Memorial Medical Center. She was born June 2, 1921 in Rincon, NM to Francisco and Tomasita Costales. Isabel worked for Avon for over 35 years, where she was awarded numerous President Club Awards, however her greatest joy came from all the many friends she made while...

May 13, 2005

Cristina P. Garcia, 55, of Mesquite, NM died Friday, May 13, 2005. She was born July 24, 1949 in Durango, Mexico to Adam and Marcelina Quezada Perez. She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother who will be deeply missed by her family and friends who knew and loved her. She is survived by her husband of 39 years Armando...

May 12, 2005

May 11, 2005

George J. Schiele, 88, of Las Cruces died Wednesday, May 11, 2005. He was born in the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, PA on Jan. 25, 1917 of Austrian Parentage. He graduated from St. Ludwig's Parochial School, Brown Prep School and Temple Technical School. He also attended Philco Tech and NMSU where he took courses in Water Resources and Computer...

May 9, 2005

Miquela A. Smith, known to all as Mickey, heard the angels call and went peacefully to be with God in Heaven on Monday May 9, 2005 after a short and sudden battle with cancer. Mickey was born September 29, 1932 in Santa Fe, NM to Abundio and Maria Armijo and was the youngest member of a large family including three...

May 9, 2005

May 8, 2005

Anna V. Hankerd, 93 years old of Las Cruces, NM died Sunday, May 8, 2005 at her home surrounded by her family. Anna was born January 13, 1912 in Bunker Hill, Michigan to Anthony and Elizabeth Lienhart. A resident of Las Cruces for about the last 20 years, she was a devout member of Holy Cross Catholic Church and volunteered...

May 7, 2005

Geraldine V. Yocum, 80, of Mount Union, and Deming, N.M., died at 10:38 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2005, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. She is survived by: a daughter and son-in-law, Kimbra and Don Cundiff of Las Cruces, N.M.; a granddaughter, Jeanie Lopez and her husband, Jerry; great-grandsons, Richard and Robert of Las Cruces, N.M.; a granddaughter, Gretchyn...

May 5, 2005

Jimmy B. Harris Jr. 72, of Mesilla, NM died Thursday May 5, 2005 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice. He was born January 25, 1933 in Blooming Grove, TX to J.B. and Maurine Harris. Jimmy has lived in Mesilla since 1938 where he was widely known for his farming and cattle feed. He was a member of the PCA Board...

May 5, 2005

Andrea V. Rodriguez, 76, lifelong resident of the Mesilla Valley, died Thursday, May 5, 2005. She was born June 19, 1928 in Hill, NM to Andres and Pascuala Morales Villegas. Andrea loved the outdoors where she did gardening, hunting, fishing and camping but her joy in life was spending time with her grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by all...