Obituaries

Nov 5, 2007

Nicholas G. "Nick" Valentich, 62, of Las Cruces died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. He was born April 19, 1945 in Chicago, ILL. to Nicholas and Genevieve Valentich. Nick was a retired pipe-fitter- welder from the Local Union in Chicago, Illinois. He was a member of Grace Covenant Church, a Bible Scholar, a mechanic and was in the process of building...

Nov 4, 2007

Earl Leslie Mayne Jr., 77, died Sunday November 4, 2007 in Las Cruces, NM after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 28 years, Joyce Edwards Mayne in 1979 and survived by his second wife of 27 years, Romelia Castaneda-Avila Mayne. He was also preceded in death by his parents and by Alice Mayne...

Nov 3, 2007

Elizabeth C. Mackey, 85 of Las Cruces, NM died Saturday, November 3, 2007 at Mesilla Valley Hospice-La Posada. Elizabeth was born March 15, 1922 in San Patricio, NM to Candido and Estella Chavez. She was retired from the food service industry in Ruidoso and had been a resident of Las Cruces for about the last six years. Elizabeth was a...

Oct 31, 2007

Joe G. Alvarez, 69 of Winston, NM died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Thomason Hospital in El Paso, Texas. He was born November 18, 1937 in Fabens, TX to Isabel and Inez Alvarez. Joe was a retired mechanic and mobile home service tech, a member of the Dona Ana and Sierra County Sheriff Posse and member of the Fraternal Order...

Oct 31, 2007

Albert L. Banegas, Sr., of Las Cruces entered eternal life Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at Mountain View Regional Hospital surrounded by family. He was born October 8, 1937 in Las Cruces to Diego and Enriqueta Banegas. He retired after 27 years of service with the City of Las Cruces, 25 of those years as a Las Cruces Firefighter. He's a...

Oct 25, 2007

Lucy Caroline Hadley Rohovec died on October 25, 2007 in Las Cruces, NM. Lucy was born on December 27, 1915 in Odell, Illinois to Ray and Lucy Hadley. She was the eldest of four children and was still a child when the family moved to a farm near Clovis, NM. She graduated from Texico High School in 1932 and went...

Oct 20, 2007

U.S. Veteran Wilbert Rogene (Gene) McElroy, of Las Cruces, New Mexico went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Oct 20th 2007. Gene was born in Dallas Texas on December 1st, 1943, the second son of Gaylon R.McElroy and Lorene B. McElroy. His older brother Gerald G.McElroy went home to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus...

Oct 19, 2007

Rosa Murl Hunter McKee was born September 23, 1910 and went home to be with the Lord on October 19, 2007 at the age of ninety-seven. She was born in Brandsville, Missouri to the late John Houston and Rosalie Wall Hunter. She was a graduate of Arkansas State University and a retired School Teacher. She retired from Fairacres Elementary School,...

Oct 14, 2007

Daniel, 62, and JoAnne Fullerton, 57, died Sunday October 14, 2007 outside Socorro, NM. Daniel was born June 18, 1945 in Austin, TX to Ralph and Ruby Fullerton. JoAnne was born May 10, 1950 in Boston, MA her parents were George and Gertrude Rommell. Daniel is survived by his parents, Ralph and Ruby Fullerton, daughter Kimberly Eldredge, and grandchildren Zachary...

Oct 14, 2007

Oct 12, 2007

LaDonna F. Lopez, 46 of Las Cruces, NM died Friday October 12, 2007 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice. She was born August 1, 1961 in Raton, NM to Tom and Dorothy Ward. She was raised in Taos, NM before coming to Las Cruces to attend NMSU. LaDonna received her Accounting Degree from IBC, and then graduated real estate school....

Oct 12, 2007

Oct 10, 2007

Arnold "A.D." Black, 90, prominent citizen of Hatch, NM died Wednesday Oct. 10, 2007. He was born Jan. 26, 1917 in Shannon, TX to Jesse and Matilda Black who were pioneers and homesteaders in the New Mexico territory near Clovis in the 1900's. He was a veteran of the US Army Air Corp where he served his country honorably as...

Oct 9, 2007

John Wesley Floyd, died on October 9, 2007 in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the age of 81. He was born to Hugh and Ruth Polson Floyd in 1926 in Bentonville, Arkansas. John is a representative of one of the original American families. His ancestors were among the settlers who fought for American Freedom and National Independence. Having grown up...

Oct 9, 2007

Kenneth Johnson, 73 of Las Cruces, NM died Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice. He was born January 17, 1934 to Melvin and Bertha Johnson and was raised in Union County, New Mexico. Kenneth was retired from the Physical Science Lab at NMSU after 27 years of employment. He also attended Calvary Baptist Church. He loved...

Oct 7, 2007

Ruth May Jackson, 87 of Las Cruces, NM passed away Sunday October 7, 2007 at Mesilla Valley Hospice-La Posada. She was born August 24, 1920 in Hoxie, Kansas. Her parents were Bill and Dortha Glasnapp. Ruth was retired from the food service department at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. While in Albuquerque she was a member of Northdale...

Oct 6, 2007

Mr. Fred Marion Edgington, 74, of Las Cruces died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 in Winston-Salem, NC unexpectedly. Mr. Edgington was born Dec. 1932 in Longmont, CO, son of the late Fred Marion and Mildred Payne Edgington. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the 1950's in Germany and received an honorable discharge. After graduating as a Mechanical Engineer...

Oct 6, 2007

Laura Chavez Alderete, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many, passed away after a long illness on Saturday, October 6, 2007. She was born in San Marcial, New Mexico on June 24, 1918. Laura had been an active and supportive member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Cathedral. During her lifetime Laura served as a Board Member of the...

Oct 5, 2007

Oct 4, 2007

Yvonne Marie Butler, formerly of Las Cruces, regretfully passed away while living in Lewisville, TX. Yvonne was truly a shining light to all who had the good fortune of coming into her life. Yvonne was never seen without that famous smile, which infected all her family and friends. "Las Cruces's loss was a Texas gain", when Yvonne left to reside...