Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Juan Rutherford
Nov 30, 2022
Juan Francisco Rutherford Rubio, born on February 5, 1970, passed away on November 30th, 2022, at the age of 52, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Paco, as his family affectionately called him, was born to Alicia Delgado Renteria in Mxico and raised in California by his loving mother Adriana Lopez. He was named after his grandmother Juana...
Larry Pickett
Nov 30, 2022
Lawrence "Larry" Mills Pickett died on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Larry was born to Cecil and Helen Pickett on March 9, 1942 in Gallup, New Mexico. He was the oldest of four siblings including brother John, sister Linda Pummell (deceased), and brother Jim. After returning from World War II, Cecil Pickett worked with the New...
Alex Cladio Solis
Nov 28, 2022
Alex Solis, of Las Cruces, NM passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on November 28, 2022, at the age of 67. He was born to Israel Solis and Irenia Baca on May 06, 1955, where he spent most of his life in his home town Las Cruces, NM as well as several years in Silver City, NM....
Caroline Marie Hagaman John)
Nov 28, 2022
On November 28, 2022, Caroline Marie Hagaman passed away in her sleep. She was ninety-seven. Mother of three, Caroline is survived by her two sons Gene and Allen as well as her son-in-law Ric Caterina, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and the members of the Door Christian Fellowship Church. Born November 15, 1925, to John Charles St. John and Mary Elizabeth Milliken in...
Margaret Alice Coleman
Nov 27, 2022
Margaret "Marge" Alice (Purdy) Coleman, 92, passed away on November 27, 2022, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in White Plains, New York to Alfred Lester Purdy and Margaret Anna Conklin. Marge was the youngest of three children and the most adventurous. She left New York at the young age 17 and settled in Las Cruces. Marge found...
Paul Carabajal
Nov 26, 2022
PAUL CARABAJAL OBITUARY - March 2, 1928 to November 26, 2022 Paul Carabajal, a lifelong resident of Dona Ana County, NM, passed away peacefully on Saturday November 26, 2022, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Paul was born on March 2, 1928, to Eugenia Carabajal of La Mesa, New Mexico. A proud Korean War veteran, Paul served in the United States...
Jaime Barajas Guerrero
Nov 26, 2022
Jaime B. Guerrero, 70, of Mesilla Park entered eternal life on Saturday, November 26, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born on November 19, 1952 in Cd. Lerdo Durango, Mexico to Anselmo and Consuelo Guerrero. He later became a U.S. citizen and graduated from Gadsden High School. After graduating high school, he proudly served his country in the U.S...
Bertha Espinoza
Nov 26, 2022
The Lord called Bertha E. Espinoza (88) home on November 26, 2022. She passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family. Bertha was born to Alberto and Epimenia Enriquez on June 7, 1934, in La Mesa, NM. She was preceded in death by her parents, son Jose Eduardo "Eddie" Espinoza (Annelise), her brother Roberto F. Enriquez, her...
Bette Fern Fancher
Nov 25, 2022
Bette Fern Fancher, 86, of Las Cruces, NM passed away on November 26th, 2022. She lived with her daughter and her family and was member of First Baptist Church, Las Cruces NM. Bette was born November 1st, 1936, in Pampa TX, and grew up an only child on the Rocking R Ranch near Skelly Town, TX. She attended Hardin-Simmons University...
Roberta Henderson
Nov 24, 2022
Roberta Joan Henderson, age 89, died Thursday, November 24, 2022 at her sons home in Oklahoma City, Okla. She was born December 15, 1932 in Hendersonville, North Carolina to Arnold and Edith (Hollingsworth) Jackson. She grew up in Hendersonville until her teenage years when she moved with her family to Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was a beautician for many...
Arthur Lara Woods
Nov 21, 2022
Arthur L. Woods, 81, of Las Cruces, NM, passed away peacefully in his home on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Tury, as he was known to close family and friends, was born on Nov. 13, 1941 to Jesus Maria Lara and Walter Woods. He was raised in El Paso, TX and graduated from Bowie High School. He often shared memories of...
Mary Elizabeth Bumpers
Nov 20, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Bumpers, a resident of Las Cruces, Passed away on November 20, 2022, at Mesilla Valley Hospice. Born in Via, Oklahoma, on July 14, 1937, Mary Beth and her parents moved to Las Cruces and opened a grocery store in Mesilla Park. After graduating from Las Cruces High School, she attended and graduated from New Mexico State University. Mary...
James Albert Wagner
Nov 20, 2022
Jim Wagner, beloved husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and friend, passed away Sunday November 20, 2022 at his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Jim was born to Oscar and Sophie Wagner on February 13, 1943 in Huntingburg Indiana. He grew up in De Ridder, Louisiana along with his sisters and a large extended family. After serving in the United...
David S Garcia
Nov 19, 2022
David S. Garcia - dedicated husband, father of two, grandfather of six, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend of many - passed away on November 19, 2022 at the age of 78 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. David was born to Ernesto and Amelia Garcia in East Los Angeles, California on January 20, 1944, and was later raised in Las Cruces,...
Emilia Maese
Nov 18, 2022
Emilia D. Maese- "You Are My Sunshine" Went on to Glory peacefully at her home in Lubbock,TX on Friday, November 18, 2022. She was surrounded by her beloved grandchildren and great grandchildren. Emilia, known as "Grandma Maese" to many that knew her, was born October 13,1920 in Las Cruces, NM to Alfredo Duran and Emiteria Rodriguez Duran. She attended high...
Lorraine Joan Gulino
Nov 18, 2022
Lorraine Joan Gulino (nee Szymaszek), July 14, 1930 - November 18, 2022. Lorraine was a warm and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was born in Buffalo, New York, graduating from Conesus College in 1952 with a degree in nursing, the first member of her family to attend college. She worked at several Buffalo-area hospitals; at one...
Michael Raymond Pomaville
Nov 18, 2022
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the sudden passing of Michael Pomaville on Friday November 18, 2022, in Las Cruces, NM. Mike was born on April 29, 1968, in Detroit, MI. He was a student at Notre Dame High School in Harper Woods, MI before moving to Las Cruces, NM in 1984, and graduating from...
Carmen Chavez Ortega
Nov 17, 2022
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our mother, grandmother and great grandmother Carmen Ortega 93, on November 17, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Wapao, Mexico to Gregorio Chavez and Estephania Zavala - Duran Chavez. Carmen was very active parishioner at Immaculate Conception Church; she took part in the Guadalupana's. She loved to...
Matthew Goodwin
Nov 16, 2022
It is with great sadness that we announce that Matthew V Goodwin was called home 11/16/22. An incredible husband, Grandaddy, father, brother, son, and friend; taken too soon. He leaves behind an amazing life filled with love, great hugs and more laughter than anyone could imagine. An appraiser for over 30 years, he loved his second home of El Paso...
Dwight Darrell Crowder
Nov 16, 2022
Dwight Crowder passed away on November 16, 2022 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 92. He was born on November 2, 1930, in southeastern Colorado near Two Buttes. Forced by the Dust Bowl to relocate, Dwight's parents, Howard and Olivia Crowder, moved the family to farm near Alamosa, Colorado. After graduating from Alamosa High School, he attended...
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