Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Georgetta Chappell
Sep 30, 2019
12/20/1943-9/30/2019 Georgetta Elaine Murrell Chappell (Getta), lifelong resident of Las Cruces, New Mexico, born December 20, 1943, departed this life at 75 years old, September 30, 2019, at Mountain View Regional Hospital. Getta attended Court Junior High and graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1962. She played the clarinet in Jr. High and high school bands. Getta became an...
Alfredo H Garcia
Sep 30, 2019
Former Doa Ana County Sheriff and Retired Sergeant, Alfredo H. Garcia, 89, passed away September 30, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. Alfredo was born to the late Guadalupe Garcia and Martha Hidalgo Garcia, in Las Cruces, NM on October 21, 1929. He attended Las Cruces Union High School, and later enlisted in the United States Army. After being honorably...
Maria Del Refugio Garcia
Sep 30, 2019
On September 30, 2019, Maria Del Refugio Garcia, 86, went to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ in Heaven. Maria was born on July 4, 1933 in Velardena, Durango Mexico. As the Fourth of July is our Independence Day in the United States, Maria was known to be a "firecracker" and known to be a very giving, loving person, and...
Juliana Porter
Sep 29, 2019
JULIANA ZIGON PORTER Obituary Juliana Zigon Porter was born in Gorizia, Italy, on September 29, 1931 and passed away on September 29, 2019 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She moved from Italy to Argentina at the end of the Second World War. After moving to the United States, she met and married John W. Porter in 1956. She was an...
Lillian L. Michels
Sep 28, 2019
Lillian (Lee) L. Michels, went to be with our Lord on September 28, 2019; she was born on February 13, 1930 in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii. She retired from her position as Assistant Manager of the White Sands Missile Range Roadrunner Bowling Center on September 1, 1996. She was an avid bowler, enjoyed playing bingo and playing at casinos. She...
Philip Harvey
Sep 26, 2019
Philip Ainsworth Harvey February 27, 1932 - September 26, 2019 Philip A. Harvey, 87 passed away peacefully on September 26, 2019 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He was born on February 27, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan to Leslie F. H. Harvey and Mary B. Harvey. Philip served and retired from the military, having served in the Korean War. He had been...
Jimmie Misquez Garcia
Sep 26, 2019
Jimmie M. Garcia, 81 of Dona Ana, New Mexico passed away on September 26, 2019 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. Jimmie was born to Alejandro Garcia and Candida Duran on March 16, 1938. Jimmie served in the Navy as an airplane electrician for over 7 years before starting with the state of New Mexico as a civil engineer. After...
Mary E Freeland
Sep 26, 2019
Mary Eleanor Beaty Freeland died at the Village at Northrise assisted living center on September 26, 2019 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 95. Mary is survived by her two sisters, Shirley Roberts of California and Jean Cole of Indiana; four nieces; and four nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Freeland; son, Kent...
Peter Young
Sep 25, 2019
Peter VanWinkle Young died September 25, 2019 from complications of Parkinson's Disease. He was born February 10, 1944 in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Summit, New Jersey. He attended public schools and studied piano as a child. In 10th grade he transferred to Pingry School, where in chapel on his first day the organist, Carl Fudge, announced that permission...
Jeffrey H. Hyne
Sep 23, 2019
Jeffrey "Jeff" Hyne passed away in Las Cruces, New Mexico on September 23, 2019, at the age of 54. Jeff was born on April 11, 1965 at White Sands Missile Range, NM and was a life-long resident of Las Cruces. After serving in the Marine Corps from 1983-1987, Jeff enjoyed working for Budweiser as a forklift operator, and as a...
Macario E. Holguin Sr.
Sep 22, 2019
Macario E. Holguin Sr. 93,of Radium Springs, NM passed away Sunday, September 22nd, 2019 at his home. A native of Vado, New Mexico, he was the son of Sixto and Esther Holguin. Survivors include Sons, Macario Holguin Jr and wife Yolanda, Armando and wife Lupe, Fernando and wife Linda, Adam and wife Theresa, one daughter Dolores, and many grandchildren and...
James Thomas Emanuel
Sep 18, 2019
James Thomas Emanuel "Tom" 92, of Las Cruces, NM went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 18, 2019. He was born in Bentonville, Arkansas on December 19, 1926, to Claibe and Lucy Emanuel. He was an only child who grew up living in Arkansas and California, at times being raised by his grandmother, Nancy Elizabeth Sillin, "Lizzie",...
Julia "Judy" Olona
Sep 12, 2019
Judy V. Olona, age 90, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM. She was born October 26, 1928, in Clovis, NM, to Tom and Paula Trujillo. She moved to Las Cruces in 1961 to raise her family. She had the honor of working for the Dona Ana County Treasurer's office as the Chief Deputy Treasurer for many...
Marianne Didier Wyman
Sep 7, 2019
Marianne Charolett Sonja Didier Wyman, of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, passed away peacefully after a long illness on September 7, 2019, surrounded by her family at Mesilla Valley Hospice. She was 70 years old. Marianne was born in Pineville, Louisiana. Both of her parents were born and raised in central Louisiana, but she moved often as a child because her father...
Joe Maestas
Sep 6, 2019
Our beloved Joe Felix Maestas was called home on September 6th, 2019. Joe was born on March 31st, 1923 to Miguel and Tomacita Maestas. "Joey" was loved by everyone that got the privilege to know him. He lived a full life and loved to sing, dance, and make everyone laugh. Joe was an Army and World War II veteran, he...
Betty-Lou Fern Dunlap
Sep 1, 2019
On Sunday, September 1, 2019, Betty Lou F. Dunlap, at the age of 87, left this earth and went to be with her loving heavenly father. Betty was born at the family home in Freeport, Kansas. She lived in Kansas until graduating from Scott City High School. After graduating, she moved to Oklahoma with a friend. Betty worked in a...
Billie Darlene Langston
Aug 28, 2019
An is not available at this time for Billie Darlene Langston. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Billie Darlene Langston, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Service Details. Service Location Getz Funeral Home Chapel Address 1410 E. Bowman Ave Las...
David M Conner
Aug 20, 2019
David Michael Conner Las Cruces - On Tuesday, August 20, 2019, David Michael Conner of Las Cruces, NM, loving husband and father of three children, passed away in his home at the age of 75. Dave was born September 23, 1943 in Memphis, Texas to David Benjamin and Ruth (Lamb) Conner. He grew up in the town of Middlesboro, Kentucky...
Ramona F Duran
Aug 18, 2019
On August 18, 2019, we lost our beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Ramona Fresquez Duran at the age of 83. She was born in Mesilla, NM, on April 12, 1936. Ramona retired from WSMR after 35 years of service. She was a loving, caring, and devoted woman that enjoyed watching softball, loved the Dallas Cowboys and loved to...
Elias Monsivaiz
Aug 18, 2019
In memory and honor of our beloved father, grandfather, and uncle Elias Monsivaiz, who passed peacefully on August 18, 2019. He was born August 22, 1921 in and lived a lengthy life. Just 4 days short of his 98th birthday, Elias took great pride in his family and his land. We, his family, were blessed to have enjoyed him. Elias...