Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Laurie Putman
May 16, 2011
Laurie Putman, 49, of Las Cruces, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday May 15, 2011. She was born June 14, 1961 in Las Cruces to Ruben Bustos and Jean Benavidez. Laurie will be greatly missed by all her loved ones and friends. She is survived by her two children Stacy Pacheco and husband Chris and James Contreras; her companion...
Netty Z Fisher
May 13, 2011
Netty Z. Fisher, wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away on May 13, 2011, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. She was born in Huntsville, KY on December 25, 1930 to Jake and Minnie Mefford. Netty spent the early years of her life in the hills of Kentucky. She met and married Calvin Fisher in 1957 and they began their...
Alex-Andrew Ortiz Vazquez
May 10, 2011
Private First Class Alex-Andrew Ortiz Vazquez, 22, left Earth on May 10, 2011, to be with Jesus in Heaven. Alex was a medic with the New Mexico Army National Guard, 1-200 Infantry, HHC, in Las Cruces, NM. Alex had made the decision to serve his country in this capacity, and his commitment was evident in how he carried out his...
Margaret Louise Godfrey
May 8, 2011
Margaret (Peggy) Louise Godfrey of Las Cruces, NM, died May 8, 2011 after a brief illness at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces. Born, Margaret Louise Adams on May 31, 1922 in Eldon, Missouri to her parents, Walter Glendon Adams and Stella Rosemond Mobley. Peggy was predeceased in death by her husband, Paul D. Godfrey; two loving sons,...
Wayne Boone
May 7, 2011
Wayne Boone, 89, of Las Cruces, died Saturday, May 7, 2011. He was born March 29, 1922 in Higden, AR; to Edgar and Rose Boone. He was a veteran of the US Navy where he served our country honorably during WW II. Wayne was a water well driller 1939-1968, a school bus contractor serving the Hatch Valley 1954-1996, he also...
Manuel Quintana
May 7, 2011
Manuel Quintana, 68, of Las Cruces, died Sunday May 7, 2011 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born on January 14, 1943 to Andrea Garcia and Santiago Quintana in Newkirk, NM. Manuel moved to Las Cruces from Clovis NM in 1972 where he worked for several years as a parts man in the auto industry mainly in Ford dealerships. The...
Dorothy B. Mckenzie
May 6, 2011
Dorothy B. McKenzie, 91, of Las Cruces died Friday, May 6, 2011 at Mesilla Valley Hospice after a long illness. Widely loved and respected in the community and known for her vivacious and caring spirit, she once said, long before moving here, that Las Cruces, unappealing to her then, was the "last place I will ever live," and indeed, it...
George L. Sharp
May 4, 2011
George L. (Larry) Sharp, 72 died May 4, 2011 in Las Cruces. Larry was born and raised in the Philadelphia, PA area. He told many stories of his youth as the cherished son, obstreperous brother, class clown, accomplished athlete, family crooner and piano player. After graduation from Upper Darby High School, he attended Penn State University where he played football...
Mary E. Lynch
May 3, 2011
Mary E. Lynch, 89, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, May 3, 2011. She was born Aug. 9, 1921 in Winona, MN. to Frank J. and Olga A Kozlowski Theis. She was retired from W.S.M.R. with over 30 years of faithful government service and a past member of the Rio Grande Order of Amaranth. Mary enjoyed arts and crafts and was...
Anthony G. Sepulveda
May 3, 2011
On May 3, 2011 the city of Las Cruces, NM lost one of its finest. It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts the Sepulveda family announces the passing of their son, father, brother and fellow Las Cruces Police Officer Anthony Sepulveda. He was born on July 2, 1974 to Antonio and Norma Sepulveda in Silver City, NM. Anthony had...
Margery S. Burt
Apr 29, 2011
MARGERY S. BURT, 89, of Las Cruces, went to be with her beloved husband, Bon, on Friday, April 29th, 2011. She died peacefully while surrounded by her family at Memorial Medical Center, where she had been a volunteer for over 30 years. Mrs. Burt was born on September 8th, 1921 to James Shahan and Hattie Mae Wimple Shahan in Waurika,...
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