Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Frederick Frank Lenway
Mar 24, 2024
Frederick Frank Lenway (74) died on March 24, 2024, in Las Cruces, NM. Fred was born on June 12, 1949, in Syracuse, NY to Frederick Junior Lenway and Betty De Garmo. He spent his early childhood in New York and later moved to La Puente, CA where he graduated high school. He subsequently attended Los Angeles Valley College majoring in...
Catherine Ford
Mar 24, 2024
Catherine H. Ford. 87. Passed away at her home in Las Cruces, NM March 24, 2024.
Cathy was born on July 11, 1936, in El Paso, Texas to John Thomas and Pansy Minor “Mickey” Good Thomas. Cathy grew up in Hondo Valey, NM and attended Hondo High School.
She married John “JC” Ford on January 23, 1955, in Hurley, NM they moved...
Corrine Musquiz
Mar 22, 2024
Corrine “Corri” Musquiz, 33, passed away Friday March 22, 2024 in Las Cruces NM after an unexpected decline in health.
Corri was born September 28, 1990 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio. She was raised by her parents Lisa and Ruben Ibarra in Houston Tx along with her sister and brother Selina and Alexander. While growing up, Corri also...
Francie Lee Casillas
Mar 19, 2024
Francie Lee Casillas, 83 years old, of Las Cruces, NM, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, while under the care of Mesilla Valley Hospice. Francie was born on January 16, 1941, to Frank and Isabel Corson in Susanville, CA.
In May 1962, she earned a BSN from Chico State, thus beginning her nursing career. She married Edmund Rene Casillas in...
Patricia "Pat" Talamantes
Mar 18, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Patricia “Pat” Talamantes announces her passing on March 18, 2024, at the age of sixty-three. She was surrounded by her loving family when she met the Lord. Patricia was born in Los Angeles, California on October 20, 1960 to Benjamin and Aurora Godina. She was the youngest child of six. Patricia...
Paul Black
Mar 18, 2024
Paul Winston Black December 21, 1940 – March 18, 2024 Also known to his dear friends as Pablo, left his earthly home the morning of March 18, 2024. Paul was born in Carlsbad, NM to Miles F. Black Sr. and Emma A. Black. He spent his early childhood years in Carlsbad and the family moved to Farmington, NM where he...
Eddie "Wardo" Romero Montoya
Mar 17, 2024
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eddie Romero Montoya “Wardo”, on Sunday March 17,2024 at the age of 77. He was surrounded by his loving family in the comfort of his home in Tortugas, NM. Wardo was born in Hayward, California on September 6,1946 to Manuel and Minnie Montoya. He was the oldest child of...
Jose "Joe" Raymond Avila
Mar 16, 2024
Jose (Joe, Joseph) Raymond Avila III, age 59, passed away on March 16, 2024, surrounded by his sisters. Joseph was born in Springer, NM on March 12, 1965. Joseph last resided in Las Cruces, New Mexico after coming home from Corpus Christi, TX. Joseph fought a short but courageous battle with metastatic cancer, diagnosed in November of 2023.
Joseph was a...
Enrique Castillo Jr.
Mar 16, 2024
Enrique Castillo Jr, born on May 24, 1992, in Las Cruces, NM, was a beacon of joy and compassion to all who knew him. Tragically, he departed from this world far too soon on March 16 2024, at the tender age of 31.
Throughout his life, Enrique embraced every moment with an infectious love for life. His unwavering kindness, non-judgmental nature,...
Carmen Aragon
Mar 15, 2024
Carmen C. Aragon, a woman of astounding faith, was granted her angel wings on the morning of March 15th, 2024 at the age of 86. She took her final breath peacefully in her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Carmen, fondly known as “Carla,” was born on May 19th, 1937 in Abo, New Mexico to her loving parents, Bernardo and Apolonia...
Stanley Franzoy
Mar 12, 2024
Stanley Dean Franzoy passed from his earthly home to his heavenly home, after a long-term illness, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Those of us left behind are crying happy tears of joy knowing that Stanley is home with his loved ones who had gone before, but also crying tears of sorrow because of the huge...
Remijia Cedillo
Mar 10, 2024
Surrounded by her family, Remijia L. Cedillo peacefully took the hand of the Lord on March 10, 2024.
Remijia, affectionately called Micha by her loved ones, was born on May 29, 1932 in San Ysidro, a small village in Dona Ana County. Micha was the third of eight children born to Dahlia Lucero Lopez and Vicente Lopez. The Lopez family lived...
James Lynn"Slim" Whitlock
Mar 9, 2024
James Lynn "Slim" Whitlock, born on December 26, 1959, in Hatch, New Mexico, passed away on March 9, 2024. He was lovingly welcomed into the world by his parents J.B. and Mary Frances Whitlock, who named him after James Sims and Lynn Russell, the donors of a special blood type. James was known by various endearing names such as "Bones,"...
Dan Berryman
Mar 7, 2024
Dan Berryman passed away peacefully on March 7, 2024 at 5:58 pm in his beautiful ranch in Ignacio, Colorado. Dan “Danny” Berryman was born on September 10, 1959, in Amarillo, Texas. He is preceded in death by his mother Marilyn Hess and her husband Neil Burcham, his father James Douglas and his wife Margaret Berryman, and his sister Patricia Jennings.
He...
Isidro "Chilo" A. Garcia
Mar 7, 2024
Isidro A. Garcia (Chilo), age 86, of Mesilla, NM passed away on March 7, 2024 with his wife at his side while he peacefully took his last breath at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, NM.
Chilo was born to Alberto Garcia and Ignacia Garcia on May 15, 1937. Chilo married the love of his life, Genevieve (Veva) Limas on May...
Karen Louise Hand
Mar 6, 2024
Karen Louise (Braunlin) Hand, age 71 of Las Cruces, NM died on March 6, 2024, in the presence of family. She was born in Dayton, Ohio on August 20,1952 to the late Edgar and Ethel Braunlin. Karen graduated from Julienne High School, earned her Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from St. Louis University, her master’s degree in Cardiovascular Nursing from St....
Curtis Ashton Alex
Mar 4, 2024
Curtis Ashton Alex, age 52, passed away on March 4, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones. Curtis was born in Perry, Iowa on July 30, 1971. Curtis resided in Salem, New Mexico with his amazing partner. Curtis fought a short but courageous battle with CNS diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
Curtis was a commercial diver for over 25 years. Curtis logged...
Burt Berkson
Mar 4, 2024
Burt Berkson was born on March 9, 1939, in Chicago, Illinois. He had, in current lingo, a free-range childhood spent listening to patrons’ stories in his father’s tavern on Rush Street, saving all sorts of little animals, learning to fix cars, and having fun with friends. At 20-years-old, and against her family’s initial wishes, he married Ann Stern after seeing...
Nancy S. Jenkins
Mar 3, 2024
Nancy S. Jenkins, 95 years of age, of Las Cruces, NM, died on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Good Samaritan Village. Nancy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who will be missed by all who knew her. She was born on May 16, 1928, in Orange, NJ to Edward and Hazel Schurr. Nancy married Frank Jenkins on...
Charlene Saenz James
Mar 3, 2024
Charlene Saenz James passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home in Las Cruces, NM on March 3rd, 2024, at the age of 61.
Charlene was born on August 23, 1962, in El Paso, TX to Estella Benavidez and Charlie Saenz of La Mesa, NM. She eventually settled in Las Cruces where she attended high school. Charlene or “Chuck” as...
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