Obituaries

Apr 5, 2021

Felipe A. Medina Felipe Medina, 89, of Las Cruces, passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021 surrounded by his 5 living children. Felipe was born on June16,1931 to Felipe and Fidelia Medina in Questa, New Mexico as the fourth of eleven children. He was raised in Questa, graduated from Costilla High School and received his bachelor's degree in biology from...

Apr 3, 2021

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our beloved: son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend to many. Always joking friendly caring, took pride in everything he did. Resident of Mesquite New Mexico, employed at Vado Dairy for 25 years. He was the first born to Petronilo and Elia Castillo from La Cienegilla Gran...

Apr 2, 2021

Anne M. Christian (Verheyen) entered enternal life April 2, 2021 in Rio Rancho, NM. Anne was born April 6, 1959 in Buffalo, NY to Robert and Marie Verheyen. Family brought her to Las Cruces in 1976, where she met and married her late husband John R. Christian in 1982. They had three daughters which she raised as a single mother...

Apr 1, 2021

God looked down into his garden and picked another flower known on this earth as Chester David Fuller. He flourished on this earth for 84 years and transitioned to a brighter garden on Thursday, April 1, 2021. He was the first flower to bloom on December 1, 1936 from Sammie David Fuller and Barbara Allen Conley in Vado, New Mexico....

Mar 26, 2021

Bettye Sue Isaacs Boucher passed away on March 26, 2021 at the age of 89. Bettye had been residing at The Aristocrat Assisted Living Community in Las Cruces, NM. Bettye was born to Isaac Edward and Lessie Mae Isaacs in Commerce, Texas on December 26, 1931. She was the youngest of 5 children. On August 26, 1955 she married Howard...

Mar 26, 2021

Jimmy M. Alvarez, age 97, lifelong resident of Salem, NM entered eternal rest on Friday, March 26, 2021 at University Medical Center in El Paso, TX. He was born on March 9, 1924 to Isidro and Emilia Alvarez. Jimmy was a lifelong farmer and also retired from White Sands Missile Range after 27 years of service as a bus driver....

Mar 26, 2021

David Daniel Grijalva 2/4/1963-3/26/2021 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of David Daniel Grijalva on Friday March 26, 2021. He was the youngest born to Miguel Angel Grijalva and Priscilla Oliver Grijalva on February 4, 1963. David was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral for many years. He attended IHM Catholic School from elementary...

Mar 25, 2021

June Teague Hardin June Teague Hardin, Las Cruces NM, passed on March 25, 2021. She was born April 30, 1933 in the community of Prentiss, Macon County, NC when there was a Prentiss Post Office, and the Tallulah Falls RR ran two trains daily. She grew up surrounded by a large family of beloved Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. She was...

Mar 25, 2021

Jos Alba "Buddy" Viramontes January 28, 1943 to March 25, 2021 Jos Alba "Buddy" Viramontes passed peacefully on March 25, 2021, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He had just turned 78 years old in January. Buddy is survived by his loving wife, Sally, his two sons, Jos and Marco, daughter-in-law Shawn Werner, his grandson, Simon, and several brothers, sisters, nephews...

Mar 25, 2021

Our beloved husband, father, son and friend to many, Alonzo Saldivar sadly passed away on Thursday March 25th, 2021 at the age of 55. Alonzo was born to Jose "Garras (Rags)" and Leonor Saldivar on February 18, 1966 in Las Cruces NM. Growing up with his older sister Zulema and younger brother George in a little house at Stahmann Farms...

Mar 21, 2021

Service Information Immaculate Heart of Mary Address Not Available Interment Location Friday, June 11, 2021 12:00pm, St. Joseph's Cemetery 100 S Espina St Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001

Mar 21, 2021

Dr. Jackie Lynn Guadagnoli, PhD - Clinical Psychologist and tennis champion, left us Sunday, March, 21, 2021. She was at our home in Las Cruces, NM and was 71 years old. Born, August 24, 1949, in El Paso, Texas. Jackie was adopted in infancy and lovingly raised by her parents, Ollie and Bette Guadagnoli. She was preceded in death by...

Mar 19, 2021

Janice Elizabeth Carr was born November 20, 1953, at the Fort Jackson military base hospital in Columbia, SC, to Homer and Miriam Thom. She died on March 19, 2021, at her home in Las Cruces, surrounded by her family, after a second lengthy battle with cancer. She was 67 years old. Janice graduated from Irvin High School, El Paso, Texas,...

Mar 19, 2021

Mar 17, 2021

Ann Bean, loving mother of four and grandmother of six, passed away peacefully on March 17, 2021 at the age of 80 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ann was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in June of 1940 to Oscar and Leona (Schmale) Pleines. The second oldest child of six, she grew up on a farm, where life was tough with...

Mar 15, 2021

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Mar 13, 2021

Cecilia (Chila) Murillo Arenas passed on March 13, 2021. Cecilia was born in Texas on July 15, 1951. She was raised by Matteo and Ofelia Murillo, along with 10 siblings in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She relocated to California where she raised 5 children, Veronica, Jessica, Dora, Erica and Robert. She later moved back to her home town. She spent...

Mar 13, 2021

Helen Louise Ritchie DeMarco was born on December 15, 1915 to Harley and Juanita Ritchie in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 13, 2021. She had two brothers, Parker and Robert Calhoun (RC), both preceding her in death. She is preceded in death by her husband, Joe DeMarco, her three sons, Billy Joe, a...

Mar 12, 2021

O. Thomas Eason, 83, passed from this life into the next on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Las Cruces, NM. As Ecclesiastes 7:1 says, "A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth." Thomas, or Tom, as he was known to many, was a lifelong (and sometimes mischievous) country boy...

Mar 10, 2021