Obituaries

Jan 4, 2010

Guillermo M. Montoya, 87 of Tortugas, NM died Monday January 4, 2009 in Ridley Park, PA. Willie as he was fondly known was born to Concepcion and Felicita Montoya on Dec. 4, 1922 in Tortugas, NM. He was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably during WW II. Willie worked for 12 years at WSMR...

Jan 4, 2010

Jan 3, 2010

Our mother Dorothy went home to be with the Lord on Jan. 3, 2010. Her life began in Youngsville, NM where she was born on Nov. 17, 1935. She graduated Vale Victorian of her class. She then went on to marry her husband Donald Hatch. They settled in Las Cruces where they opened and operated Southwest Distributing Company. She became...

Jan 2, 2010

Evelyn A. Hill, 87, of Las Cruces, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010. She was born Aug. 26, 1922 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Evelyn was a member of Sonoma Springs Presbyterian Church and was also the owner-operator and bookkeeper for over 40 years, along with her loving husband Charles Hill who preceded her in death. Mrs. Hill will be deeply missed by...

Jan 2, 2010

Jessie Marie Ward, loving daughter, wife, mother and grandmother passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at the age of 94. Jessie was born in Ashley, Illinois, to her late parents Berry Lee and Rose Etta Wilson, on July 27, 1916. The family moved to Hatch, New Mexico in 1926, she accepted Jesus as her savior and was baptized at the...

Jan 2, 2010

Jan 1, 2010

William A. Horne, 78 of Las Cruces, NM died Friday January 1, 2010 at Memorial Medical Center. He was born August 29, 1931 in Cordele, GA to Elton and Sue Horne. He served his country in the United States Army. William was a very hard worker throughout his life, and could not wait to see the smile on his customer's...

Jan 1, 2010

Lorna I. Hyne, August 14, 1928-January 1, 2010 Lorna was born Lorna Ida Sophia Brettmann on August 14, 1928 in Elmhurst, Illinois to Frederick and Irene Brettmann. She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Armand and Frederick Brettmann. Lorna was married to Lt. Col. Merrel E. Hyne, Jr. for 28 years. He preceded her in death in 1982....

Dec 31, 2009

Dec 31, 2009

Andrew Frankie Maldonado, 33, of Las Cruces, NM died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009. He was born Nov. 29, 1976 in Las Cruces, NM to Juan and Lupe Apodaca Maldonado. He was a friend to all, always had a smile and enjoyed cutting and styling hair at wild styles salon. Andrew will be forever missed by all his family and friends...

Dec 31, 2009

Dec 29, 2009

Barbara Adele West Pollock, 78 years old of Las Cruces, NM died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at La Posada. Barbara was born March 15, 1931 in Celeste, TX to Theodore "Ted" and Mabel West. She graduated from high school in Celeste, TX, and attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, TX. She served in the U.S. Navy in Washington,...

Dec 29, 2009

Tomas N. Marquez, 45, of Las Cruces, passed on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009. He was born July 14, 1964 in Las Cruces to Pablo and Concha Nevarez Marquez. Tomas was a veteran of the US Army where he served his country honorably. While in the service he was awarded Rifle Expert Qualification Badge/ Hand Grenade Marksman Qualification Badge/ Army Service...

Dec 28, 2009

Together Again Robbie has left her family to join her beloved husband and lifelong companion John in Heaven. Robbie and John were married for 69 years and never separated, so naturally it was hard for her to lose him on June 1, 2009 She grieved for him until she was finally claimed by Alzheimer's December 28, 2009.. Robbie spent most...

Dec 27, 2009

Robert Stuart Freeburg went to sleep in his bed on Dec. 27, 2009 and woke up in heaven with his precious Savior. Robert was born on May 10, 1929 at his grandmother's house near Seneca, NM. He grew up on the family homestead with his parents, Justin D. and Grace L. Freeburg. He had an older brother, Garvis, who died...

Dec 26, 2009

Doris L. Quesenberry passed away on December 26, 2009 at her home in Las Cruces, NM from natural causes. Doris was born in Rossdorf, Silesia, Germany on October 17, 1928. She was one of three children born to Adolph and Anna Schara Labitzke. In her youth, Doris survived the hardships of wartime and acted as a strong family support for...

Dec 26, 2009

Mary Hendricks Masters, 93, finished her sojourn on Earth December 26, 2009. She was the 10th of 12 children born to John Ira Hendricks and Estella Mae (Stepney) Hendricks in Columbia, Mississippi on January 11, 1916. Wanting a different life, she left the family farm at 16 yrs. old and lived with the Dean family in Jackson, Mississippi. She completed...

Dec 26, 2009

Dec 25, 2009

Naoma Crosswhite, 75, of Hatch NM, passed away on Christmas Day 2009 with her family at her side. She was born one of 10 children on February 1st 1934 in Clovis NM, to Arlist and Goldie Chandler. A perennial giver, Naoma raised a family of three, two sons and a daughter, and helped run a successful farm. She was widowed...

Dec 23, 2009

Robert Joseph Colston, 84, passed away December 23, 2009. He has been given the greatest gift, to be with Jesus and his wife Dorothy. Bob was born in a "shack by the railroad tracks" on March 14, 1925 in Fredrick, Kansas. His parents moved to Ohio where he was raised until he joined the United States Navy. During World War...