Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas

Rudolph G Gamboa

Rudolph G Gamboa

Jul 22, 2014

Rudolph (Rudy) G. Gamboa passed away at the age of 89 on July 22, 2014 at Good Samaritan Society - Las Cruces Village. He was born in Mesilla, New Mexico on February 25, 1925 to Alfredo P. Gamboa and Annie Gholson Gamboa. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Lucinda (Chavez) Gamboa and his sons Alfred (Donna), Ronnie...

Carl Conrad Lindemann

Carl Conrad Lindemann

Jul 21, 2014

Carl C. Lindemann, 32, passed away Monday, July 21st, 2014 at home after a long battle with diabetes. He was born July 7th, 1982 in Albuquerque, NM and spent most of his life in Las Cruces, NM. He graduated from Las Cruces High School in 2001 and attended NMSU. After taking a break from his studies he enrolled at Collins...

Harriet Marie Cognasi

Harriet Marie Cognasi

Jul 21, 2014

Harriet "Mimi" Marie Cognasi, 76, of Las Cruces passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014 at home. Mimi was born October 23, 1937 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Sherman A. Adamson and Bluie Adamson Starr. She married to John Peter Cognasi in Florence Arizona in1955, Mimi went back to High school in her thirties and Graduated at Alhambra High School in...

Dorris Helen Boone Russell

Dorris Helen Boone Russell

Jul 19, 2014

Doris Helen Boone Russell, 93, of Frisco, Texas went to meet our Lord on July 19, 2014. She passed away at The Medical Center, McKinney, Texas. She was born July 4th, 1921 in Higden, Arkansas, to James and Aimie Boone. She was the oldest of five children. After graduation she went to work for the Army Air Corp, where she...

Larry Button

Larry Button

Jul 15, 2014

Larry Lee Button, 66, Las Cruces, entered into eternal rest July 15, 2014 at Mountain View Regional Hospital . He was born to the late Guy and Mary Worchinski Button in Waupaca, WI, December 27, 1947. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelors in Hotel and Restaurant Management and then served his country in Vietnam with the...

Mary Estella Sampson

Mary Estella Sampson

Jul 15, 2014

Mary Estella Sampson, 91, of Las Cruces, formerly of Arrey, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 15, 2014 at Good Samaritan Nursing Facility surrounded by her loved ones. Mary was born in Fort Collins, Colorado in 1923. She married Marvin Hutson in 1941 and they had one son Albert. Shortly after Albert was born, Marvin...

Jesus Marquez

Jesus Marquez

Jul 9, 2014

Jesus Marquez, 91, died at his home on July 9, 2014 surrounded by his wife and children. Jesus was born to Narciso Marquez and Josefina Camacho in Villa Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico on February 22, 1923. He married the love of his life Regina Lujan May 2, 1959 in Chihuahua, Mexico. At a young age he left home and under the...

Angela M Marquez

Angela M Marquez

Jul 7, 2014

Our beloved Mother "Angie" was born July 20, 1932. She was the daughter of Anna and Isabel Granillo. Passing away Monday, July 7, 2014 she was 81. Angie was a devoted homemaker and worked in sales. She is survived by numerous relatives to include her brother Joe Montoya and her sons. She lived in San Bernardino, California for many years...

Shirley Lee Skinner

Shirley Lee Skinner

Jul 7, 2014

Shirley L. Davis Skinner, A.K.A. Mom, Grandma and GG, went to be with her Lord on July 7, 2014 at her residence in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was 78 years of age. Shirley was the daughter of Eva C. Smith Davis and Howard W. Davis. She was born in Cadillac, Michigan on February 19, 1936. She has one brother,...

Loretta Eileen Carlson

Loretta Eileen Carlson

Jul 1, 2014

Loretta Eileen Carlson, 89, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, July 1, 2014 at the Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Loretta was born on April 27, 1925 in Dayton, Ohio. She was the second daughter of Mary and Forest Line. Loretta was a homemaker and will be remembered as a wonderful wife, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother...