Obituaries

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Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas

Donald J. Lewis

Donald J. Lewis

Jul 31, 2017

Donald Joe Lewis, known to most as "D.J.", 70, of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away July 31, 2017 at his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born to Dorothy and Joe Lewis of McAlester, Oklahoma on April 30, 1947, in El Paso, Texas at William Beaumont General Hospital. D.J. graduated from Savanna High School in Savanna Oklahoma...

Marjorie Dee Bender Little

Marjorie Dee Bender Little

Jul 18, 2017

Marjorie Dee Bende Service Information Wednesday, July 26, 2017 10:00am, St. Paul's United Methodist Church Address Not Available Interment Location Hillcrest Memorial Gardens 5140 W. Picacho Ave. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007

Marie Fuller

Marie Fuller

Jul 16, 2017

Marie Fuller, 84, passed away on July 16, 2017 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. Marie was born to Paula Sabella Di Gangi and Frank Di Gangi of Brooklyn, New York in 1933, where she grew up with her brother, Frank. Marie graduated with a Registered Nursing degree from Beth Israel Hospital in New York City, where she cared for...

Lucille Ann Getz

Lucille Ann Getz

Jul 16, 2017

Lucille A. Getz "Tia", 62, of Las Cruces, NM, died Sunday, July 16, 2017. Lucille was born on August 6, 1954, in Las Cruces, NM, to Lucille and Byron Darden. Lucille grew up in the rock house located where Albertsons on North Main is now. She always had a passion for horses that started at a youthful age. She graduated...

Life Legacy

Life Legacy

Jul 14, 2017

Patricia Lou Thompson also known as Patti or Trish, passed away July 14, 2017 at the age of 70, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Patti was born February 22, 1947 to Marshall and Bobby Thompson. She grew up in Las Cruces with her parents and brother James Thompson, when it was still a Western town. Together with her parents, brother,...

Manuel D. Venegas

Manuel D. Venegas

Jul 14, 2017

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, and great grandfather, Manuel Venegas. Mr. Venegas passed away surrounded by all of his children on Friday, July 14, 2017 at the age of 91. He was born on May 10, 1927 in El Pueblito, Chihuahua, Mexico to Jorge and Sara Venegas....

Naomi C. Grady

Naomi C. Grady

Jul 14, 2017

Naomi C. Grady died at the age of 87 on July 14,2017. She resided at The Adobe Assisted Living Center in Las Cruces, NM. She was born to Robert Cowan and Estie Shelpman on February 28, 1930 in Borger, TX. She married Albert E. Grady on March 5, 1952, in Deming, NM. They welcome three daughter into their home: Jeanette,...

Ronald Colin Sammons

Ronald Colin Sammons

Jul 13, 2017

Ronald Colin Sammons (Ron, Ronnie) was born April 20, 1943 in Murray, Kentucky to Thomas Ross and Anna Rubene Staples Sammons and passed away on July 13, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ron lived in Murray with his mother and beloved grandmother, Margaret Lois Sammons, while his father was overseas in the war. Ron lived many places growing up...

John Dodson Yarbrough

John Dodson Yarbrough

Jul 12, 2017

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David Martinez

David Martinez

Jul 11, 2017

David Martinez was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on November 2, 1949. He entered Heaven's gates on July 11, 2017, after a courageous battle with cancer. A wonderful husband, father, son, brother, hard worker, avid problem solver, Crown aficionado and a great friend. During his 38+ year career with NASA, he supported the shuttle program from its inception to...

Ernest Padilla

Ernest Padilla

Jul 9, 2017

On Sunday, July 9, 2017 our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and great friend, Ernest P. Padilla, 49 of Brazito, NM, passed away at Mountain View Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. "Ernie" or "Fats" as he was well known by many. Born on December 25, 1967 in Las Cruces, NM to Paul and Flora Padilla. He graduated...

Luis S Barrera

Luis S Barrera

Jul 6, 2017

Luis Santana Barrera of Las Cruces, New Mexico; beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and Godson; entered eternal life the 6th day of July 2017. He was 16 years old. He was born on October 21, 2000, in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Luis Arturo Barrera and Monica Espino Barrera. He attended Holy Cross Elementary, Columbia Elementary, White Sands Middle...

Shelton Ira Pricer

Shelton Ira Pricer

Jul 6, 2017

Shelton Ira Pricer of Mesilla Park, New Mexico; beloved husband, father, and grandfather, celebrated his Heaven Day on Wednesday, July 6, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Getz Funeral Home at 2:30 on Tuesday, July 11 and interment will be in Masonic Cemetery at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 12. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested...

Life Legacy

Life Legacy

Jul 3, 2017

Alfred T Woods died in Mountain View Hospital on July 3, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 54. Alfred Woods is survived by his wife, Geraldine (Geri) Rios, sons, Alfred Tyson Woods and Jonathan T Woods, sisters, Mary Sanchez, Stella Sanchez, Maria Thompson, and Ruth Sanchez, brothers John, Danny, and Arthur. He is preceded in death by...

Fern E Dahlgren

Fern E Dahlgren

Jul 2, 2017

Fern E. Dahlgren,97, of Las Cruces passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Fern was born April 8, 1920 near Kewadin, Michigan. After finishing high school, she went on to complete her Registered Nurse Training in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1941. Fern Fox married Paul Dahlgren on April 16th, 1944. They moved with their family of three children to Las...

Leon Lat 'Dee Duffer' Morrow

Leon Lat 'Dee Duffer' Morrow

Jul 2, 2017

Leon Lat Morrow, 88 passed away at home to be with his Lord ---July 2, 2017--- Born in Silver City NM to Ova and Millie Morrow July 21 1928 where he was raised at the family ranch in White Signal New Mexico, and attended White signal grade school and also attended school in Silver City NM. He was in the...

Life Legacy

Life Legacy

Jun 30, 2017

Berna (Bernie) Deane Grannis, born July 13, 1935, of Las Cruces, NM passed peacefully June 30th, at Mesilla Valley Hospice. Berna was born in Marksville, Louisiana to Jacob and Ruth Mae (Richardson) DeVille. Bernie moved to California where she met and married Stanley Grannis, and together they raised three sons, Stanley Lee Grannis, Ronald Eugene Grannis and David Wayne Grannis....

Emma Lucille Goding

Emma Lucille Goding

Jun 30, 2017

Emma Lucille "Lucille" Goding died at home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was 83 years of age. Lucille is survived by her brother, David Meek of Ruidoso, New Mexico; Children Stephany Benaway of Las Cruces, New Mexico; Clark Goding of Tuscon, Arizona; Heather Spencer of Englewood, Colorado; two granddaughters and a grandson. She is preceded in death by husband,...

Lawrence Losleben

Lawrence Losleben

Jun 29, 2017

Dear Dad, In recently discovering that you had kept old letters that we had written to you as children, it seemed one more letter might be a suitable way to reflect on your life. You've been with us for our entire lives, but you had a bit of your own life before we came along. You were born in Anaheim,...

Life Legacy

Life Legacy

Jun 27, 2017

Lorna F. Davis, loving mother and grandmother, passed away on June 27th, 2017 at the age of 69. She was born November 20, 1947 in Mullens, West Virginia. She worked for New Mexico State University for 27 years, during which she earned a Bachelor's of Accountancy. After her retirement from NMSU, she worked as the Business Administrator at her church...