Obituaries

Mar 2, 2015

Feb 28, 2015

Allen Scott Christmas July 1, 1945 - February 28, 2015 A. "Scott" Christmas, 69, of Las Cruces, NM passed suddenly after battling a chronic illness Saturday, February 28, 2015. Scott, along with his younger brother Jim, traveled throughout the country alongside their parents, Phyllis Gillanders and Albert Henry Christmas, until settling in T or C, NM. Scott attended Hot Springs...

Feb 28, 2015

Feb 27, 2015

Tom Chenault, 75, of Las Cruces, NM, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2015. He was surrounded by his loving family, who gathered together and rallied around him, providing love, comfort, strength, support, and courage, just as he had to those around him for so many years. He was born to the late Jeff and Edith Chenault on June 30,...

Feb 26, 2015

Luis Y. Jimenez, 88, of La Mesa entered eternal life, Thursday, February 26, 2015 at Mesa Hills Specialty Hospital of El Paso. He was born June 21, 1926, in La Mesa, New Mexico, to Julio Jimenez and Maria Ybarra Jimenez. Luis served his country honorably in the United States Army during WWII. He retired from White Sands Missile Range in...

Feb 25, 2015

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Feb 23, 2015

Elmer Clarence Lette III, 78, passed away at home on February 23, 2015. He was born on June 8, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, to Elmer Clarence Lette, Jr., and Helen Allen Lette. He was married on September 1, 1958, in Clarkton, Missouri, to Sue Nelle Castleberry. He attended the University of Missouri at Columbia, where he received a Bachelor of...

Feb 22, 2015

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Feb 20, 2015

"Les" Leslie W. Coffman, 76, of Las Cruces, died February 20, 2015. Les was born November 30, 1938, in Portales, NM, to Leslie W. and Kathryn Coffman. In 1962, Les married his beloved wife of 52 years, Barbara J. Medinger, and the couple settled in Las Cruces. Les attended New Mexico State University, earning his bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering...

Feb 20, 2015

Feb 20, 2015

David William Matier, 61, died from complications of a procedure after a long battle with cancer on February 20, 2014 in Las Cruces, NM. He was born on February 23, 1953 at Ft. Monmouth in Oceanport NJ to William E. Matier and Beverly Enck Matier. David began his wildland firefighting career in 1978 with the US Forest Service in the...

Feb 19, 2015

Feb 19, 2015

Feb 19, 2015

Mary Jo Newlin Kreie died on February 19, 2015, at the age of 86 at La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces. Mary Jo was born in Cherokee, Oklahoma, on January 31, 1929, to Grover and Beulah Newlin. She spent the first eight years of her life in western Kansas during the early years of the Depression and the Dust...

Feb 18, 2015

Elinor "Ellie" Maxine Davis Cruzan, 89, of Las Cruces passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Mesilla Valley Hospice La Posada in Las Cruces, NM. Ellie was born August 25, 1925 in Portland, Oregon to Lester E. and Helen P. Johnson Davis. At the age of 2, the family moved...

Feb 16, 2015

Joseph M. "JoJo" Nunez, 64, finally received his invite to the big party in the sky on February 15, 2015, while at his home in Hatch, NM. Joe was born on November 10, 1950 in Ventura, CA to Augustine and Tillie Nunez. Joe as he was fondly known had a passion for the dirt, water and the Earth. He was...

Feb 15, 2015

Robert Marcelo "Bobby" Morales, 78, passed from this life on February 15, 2015. Bobby was born November 8, 1936 to Marcelo and Adelaida McGran Morales in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He graduated from Las Cruces Union High School in 1954. He and several friends served in the US Army in the Chicago area. After completing his service, Bobby returned to...