Obituaries

Feb 15, 2017

Louis F. (Sonny) Lee Jr. went to be with the Lord on February 15, 2017. Louis is survived by his wife Ramona, his son Louis (Fran), Chris (Zandra) and John (Marcy). He is also survived his sister Gloria Martin, Margaret (Nick) Zuniga, Mary Murrillo (Junior), Irma Lee and his large family and friends who he loved dearly. He was preceded...

Feb 12, 2017

JoBeth Hawk, loving wife, mother, sister and daughter, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer. With her family by her side, she died peacefully at the age of 64. Born in Deming, NM in 1952, JoBeth was the third child of Joe and Verna Stell. Within two years...

Feb 12, 2017

JoBeth Hawk, loving wife, mother, sister and daughter, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer. With her family by her side, she died peacefully at the age of 64. Born in Deming, NM in 1952, JoBeth was the third child of Joe and Verna Stell. Within two years...

Feb 12, 2017

Trinidad H. Mendes "Trini", 85, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, passed away February 12, 2017, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Trini was born in El Paso, Texas to Eusebio Hernandez and Concepcion Castaneda on May 31, 1931. She was a homemaker and also attended night school at Mayfield High School where she received her GED. She is preceded in death...

Feb 11, 2017

Feb 10, 2017

Our cherished Matriarch and beloved Clara Madrid Nevarez Sanchez, who spent all of her 85 years in service and love towards others, left us on February 10, 2017 to join the Celestial Courts of Heaven. She was gifted with her life, February 5, 1932 in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Ramon M. Madrid and Sofia A. Barela. Born into one...

Feb 9, 2017

Glen Morris Southward changed his permanent address to heaven on February 9, 2017, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, cousin, brother-in-law, and friend. Morris was born to G.P. and Emma Southward in Boise, Idaho, on October 8, 1927. His childhood was full shared experiences with his parents: fishing, hunting, camping. He attended high...

Feb 9, 2017

Glen Morris Southward changed his permanent address to heaven on February 9, 2017, after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer's. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, cousin, brother-in-law, and friend. Morris was born to G.P. and Emma Southward in Boise, Idaho, on October 8, 1927. His childhood was full shared experiences with his parents: fishing, hunting, camping. He attended high...

Feb 8, 2017

Beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Rodger Dale Jones, Sr., passed away peacefully on February 8, 2017, surrounded by close family and friends. He was 71. Born in Dos Palos, CA in 1945, Rodger grew up in Tucson, AZ and graduated from Amphitheater High School. After graduating high school, Rodger embarked on a career of government service beginning with his enlistment...

Feb 4, 2017

Clyde Elvin Eastman, 80, of Las Cruces, New Mexico died Saturday, February 4, 2017. His wife Wanda was beside him as he passed. Clyde was born July 1, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Clyde Elvin Eastman and Inez Elizabeth (Hughes) Eastman. He and his mother lived in Corydon, Iowa with his maternal grandparents until 1946 when his...

Feb 3, 2017

Send Flowers Tito Amati, Jr. June 24, 1923 - February 3, 2017 Tito Amati, Jr., of La Cruces left his Earthly home for his Heavenly home on Friday, February 3, 1017. He was born to Tito, Sr. and Violet Amati (Gary) in Trenton, New Jersey on June 24, 1923. Tito was a very patriotic second generation Italian American and proud...

Feb 1, 2017

Lorenzo M. Marquez, 72, passed away on February 1, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born on August 10, 1944 in San Miguel, New Mexico to Daniel and Carmen Marquez. Lorenzo loved going to the casino and cheering on his Dallas Cowboys, but mostly, he loved his family. Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Trinie G....

Feb 1, 2017

Helen Pauline Vantine Lemelin (or Mousey as she was called by her late husband), age 69, of Las Cruces, NM, slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of God on February 1, 2017, at Hospice/La Posada with her devoted daughter by her side. Pauline was born to William R. and Jewel I. Vantine. She moved to New...

Jan 30, 2017

Michel Placenci First Visitation Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am, Getz Funeral Home Chapel 1410 E. Bowman Ave Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 Service Information Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:00am, Getz Funeral Home Chapel 1410 E. Bowman Ave Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001 Interment Location Hillcrest Memorial Gardens 5140 W. Picacho Ave. Las Cruces, New Mexico 88007

Jan 29, 2017

Francisco "Frank" Urquidi Mesa, age 93, of Fairacres, New Mexico, took his final breath on Earth, January 29, 2017. Always God's Faithful Servant and a most-dedicated Farmer, it seems only fitting that Frank chose Sunday, his devoted "day of rest," to journey to his permanent Home in Heaven. Frank was born November 9, 1923, in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Francisco...

Jan 27, 2017

Martha Padilla Lopez, 57 years old, entered heaven on January 27, 2017 in Las Cruces, NM. Born to Guadalupe Acosta and Carmen Chavez in El Paso, TX. Martha had one sister, Mary Jane Duncan. Married to Alfred Lopez. Life long resident of Las Cruces, NM and member of St. Genieves Church. She was a lifelong housewife. Her life was dedicated...

Jan 25, 2017

Neal Lloyd Cooper was born on March 11, 1985 in El Paso, TX and raised in Las Cruces, NM. He passed into the beyond on January 25, 2017 at the young age of 31. Neal was a graduate of Las Cruces High School and he studied fine art at New Mexico State University. Neal was the first grandchild in the...

Jan 24, 2017

Major General Wade R. Hedgecoke , age 85, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2017 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Wade was born to R. H. "Coke" and Mary Hedgecoke in Stinnett, Texas, on November 26, 1931. He was raised in Ruidoso, New Mexico, alongside his sister Veda. He attended Ruidoso High School, graduating in 1951. He attended Texas Western...

Jan 23, 2017

"…For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18. On New Year's Eve 1936 in Niagara Falls, NY, a bright light...

Jan 22, 2017

Two () X ( ) Tester age 26 , of in Las Vegas passed away Sunday, January 22nd, 2017 at . A native of , she was the daughter of and . Tester was a veteran of the . his service record included . Survivors include . The family will receive friends from to at . Funeral Services will be...