Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Roberta Ernestine Yarbrough
May 31, 2021
Roberta Ernestine Yarbrough, 89, passed from this life May 31, 2021, at Mesilla Valley Hospice after a brief and unexpected illness. Roberta was born March 13, 1932 to Ernest and Anna Zybach of Briscoe, Texas. A longtime resident of Las Cruces, NM, Roberta was an accomplished author, poet, and painter who enjoyed gardening and crochet in her spare time. She...
Thomas Casey
May 31, 2021
Thomas George Casey age 79 passed away on May 31st, 2021 in Las Cruces , NM and joined his beloved wife Gale. Tom was born on May 12, 1942 in Irvington, NJ to Thomas Joseph Casey and Lillian Margaret Casey. Tom grew up enjoying sports and being at the ocean. Upon graduation Tom joined the United States Army and served...
David Daniel Gonzales
May 30, 2021
David Daniel Gonzales (Davy), age 31 of Mesilla Park NM went home to meet his Savior on May 30, 2021. Born on September 29, 1989, in Las Cruces, NM Davy was proud of his ability to sell anything. He worked for many years in sales with Empereon Marketing. Commonly known as Davy Gee or Uncle Gee to his friends and...
Lorenza Benavidez
May 28, 2021
Lorenza R. Benavidez of Chamberino, NM, beloved mother and grandmother, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 28, 2021. She passed away at home at the age of 91. Lorenza was born on July 7, 1929 in Barstow, Texas to Manuel Ruiz and Josefa Evaro Ruiz. Lorenza had many happy memories of her early childhood in Barstow,...
Jo Ann Miles
May 22, 2021
Jo Ann Miles went home to be with the Lord on May 22, 2021 at the age of 91. She passed away peacefully at Memorial Hospital with her son, Harry, by her side. She was the only child of Ernest and Mildred Madden born on March 24, 1930 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was married to Jerry Miles on November...
Melissa Ann Bachetti
May 21, 2021
Melissa Ann Bachetti, 36, entered eternal life on May 21, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father Anthony Bachetti, Mother Monique, and brother Brad. As a child Melissa and her family use to travel a lot. As a teenager she played clarinet in the High School Marching Band and was first chair. She also graduated a year ahead...
Lorana Leonard
May 20, 2021
Lorana Leonard, age 53, of Las Cruces, NM passed away May 20, 2021. She was born June 1st, 1967 in Manila, Philippines, a daughter of Alex Leonard, Sr. and the late Luvi Linda Bartleson. In addition to her mother, Lorana is preceded in death by her twin sister Lorna Leonard, her brothers Alex Leonard, Jr., Daniel Leonard and her husband...
Anne D. Ismond
May 19, 2021
Anne D Ismond 94 of Las Cruces, passed away on May 19, 2021. She is survived by her four daughters and one son, Sherry Owens of Las Cruces; Marie Daniels and husband Bob of Virginia; Lana Copeland of Las Cruces: Doreen Ismond of Pflugerville Tx : Tom Ismond and wife Cristan of Las Cruces: 11 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and...
Wayne Earl Stevenson
May 18, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of longtime Las Cruces resident, retired pilot, engineer, fly-in-breakfast pancake chef and proud Canadian Wayne Earl Stevenson. Wayne was born 24 April 1943, to Dorothy and Earl Stevenson in St. Thomas, Ontario. He attended The University of Waterloo attaining a degree in Psychology, Human Factors. Wayne wed Mary Jane Carpenter...
Kathryn Black
May 18, 2021
Kathryn Frances Gibbs Black, 90, of Las Cruces, died at Mesilla Valley Hospice on May 18, 2021. She was born in Las Cruces on August 13, 1930, the eighth child of Katherine Fochtman Gibbs and Charles Francis Gibbs, living her entire life in the place of her birth. She graduated from Las Cruces Union High School in 1948, and from...
Claudina Tarin
May 16, 2021
It is with sad and heavy hearts we announce Claudina "Kivi" C. Tarin has fallen asleep in death. As a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and active Jehovah's Witness, Claudina's love of life and cherished hope for the future do not end with her death. Claudina was born June 17, 1927 and passed on May 16, 2021 in El Paso, Texas....
Yvette Silva
May 16, 2021
Yvette Silva entered eternal rest on May 16, 2021 in National City, California. Yvette was loved dearly by all of our family and will be in our hearts forever. One thing I know for sure is that she loved Velia Castro, her mother and Raymond Silva, her brother, with all her soul. Yvette enjoyed listening to Christian music, sesame street...
Lilyan Johnson
May 14, 2021
Lilyan Winifred Johnson (Windy) Miller born December 4, 1938 in Dyersburg, Tennessee was a lifelong resident of Mesilla and the Mesilla Valley passed away in her family home on Friday, May 14th, 2021. The daughter of Harry and Mary Hahs Miller. Windy was a graduate of Las Cruces High School where she was active with the high school swim team,...
William Coleman Tharp
May 13, 2021
William "Bill" C. Tharp, 83, of Las Cruces, NM passed away peacefully in the early morning hour of May 13, 2021 at 12:20AM from his battle with Dementia/Alzheimer. William was born in El Paso, Tx on December 28, 1937 to Claud and Avalene Tharp. He graduated from Las Cruces High School then continued his education received a degree in Accounting...
John George Ll
May 12, 2021
John Edward (Johnny) George II of Anthony, NM died on May 12, 2021 at the age of 74. John was born on February 28, 1947 in Junction City, KS to John and Betty (Koepke) George. John had a long career in the medical field as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in both Las Cruces,...
Graciela Garcia
May 10, 2021
Obituary-Graciela Garcia Graciela Garcia (Chela) was surrounded by her family when she entered eternal peace on Monday, May 10, 2021 in El Paso, TX at the age of 68. Graciela was born October 27, 1952 in Zacatecas, Mexico to her loving parents Eduardo Z. Garcia+ and Carmen D. Garcia+. She was a caring, loving, humble, and strong woman. Graciela was...
Kenneth Gaugler
May 10, 2021
Kenneth F Gaugler (Kenn) was called home by our Lord & Savior at the age of 72, on Monday May 10, 2021. Kenn was born October 11, 1948, in Quakertown, PA to Walter and Henrietta Gaugler and was the youngest of four children. Kenn graduated from Southern Lehigh High school and studied as a Music Education major at Mansfield University...
Virginia Ann Miller
May 5, 2021
Virginia Ann Miller passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on May 5, 2021, at the age of 86. Virginia is proceeded in death by her husband Robert "Stanley" Miller, her son Kevin Brian Miller; 2 grandsons Bryan Charles Miller and Justyn Lee Miller; her sister-in-law Daisy Lee Corgan and her parents George and Sophie Katz. Virginia is survived...
Hillary Kay Zwaagstra
May 3, 2021
Hillary Kay Zwaagstra passed away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 3rd. Hillary was born on December 7, 1982 to Bert and Diane Zwaagstra. Shegrew up the youngest of six children. She attended College Heights Kindergarten and Mesilla Valley Christian School, graduating in 2001. At an early age Hillary excelled in competitive gymnastics,...
Simona M Melon
Apr 30, 2021
Simona M. Melon Simona Martinez Melon 92, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on April, 30, 2021. She was born March 19, 1929 in Mesilla, NM to Simon Martinez and Manuela Aleman Martinez. She met the love of her life Rosalio Melon in 1946 and they wed in 1948. They had 6 wonderful children. She is preceded in death...
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