Obituaries

Jul 26, 2007

Elias T. "Notie" Alderete, 74, of Las Cruces died Thursday July 26, 2007. He was born May 11, 1933 in Las Cruces to Elias and Isabel Tome Alderete. Elias was a retired Sr. Master Sergeant with the United States Air Force where he served his country honorably for over 28 years. He also had retired after many yeas of faithful...

Jul 23, 2007

Dorothy McKee Hopper passed away on Monday, July 23, 2007 at Mesilla Valley Hospice. Remembered as a suburb artist and mother. She is survived by her husband Gordon Lewis Hopper and four children; Julia A. Pritchett of Tucson, AZ, Catherine G. Duncan of Helena, MT, Barbara D. Carr of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Mary E. Van Derlinden of Reidsville, N.C. Dorothy...

Jul 22, 2007

Sherry Lynn Hatfield, 55, of Las Cruces, NM, went to the lord, Sunday, July 22, 2007. She passed away peacefully at Memorial Medical Center. Sherry was born February 28, 1952 in Electra, TX to Charles and Etna Wilkins. She Graduated from San Mateo High School, San Mateo, CA. Sherry also graduated from San Mateo College and New York College with...

Jul 22, 2007

Jul 22, 2007

Jul 22, 2007

Lois M. Wiggs died Sunday July 22, 2007 at La Posada Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born March 8, 1930 in Sidney, Nebraska to Claude and Velma Martin. Lois was a homemaker and moved to Las Cruces with her husband of almost 53 years, Donald Wiggs in 1956. She got great satisfaction out of helping...

Jul 21, 2007

Genevieve Lopez Romero, 83 of Tortugas died Saturday, July 21, 2007 at her home surrounded by her family.. She was born May 17, 1924 in Mesilla, New Mexico to Juan and Maria Lopez. Maria was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She enjoyed playing bingo and spending time at the area casinos, but mostly being with her...

Jul 21, 2007

Maria Gomez Barela passed away peacefully on July 21, 2007. Maria was born on March 23, 1923 to Manuel Gomez and Elena Ramos Gomez in Mesa, Arizona. Maria worked as a health care assistant before marring Julio T. Barela on July 5, 1952. Maria and her husband farmed in the Mesilla Valley for 55 years. Maria was known for making...

Jul 20, 2007

Donald Lee Duke, 55 of North Richland Hills, TX died Friday July 20, 2007. He was born Oct. 10, 1951 in El Paso, TX to Oscar and Alice Duke. Donald was an electronics technician, an outdoorsman who loved to hunt, but his passion was for shooting the cowboy way. He was also an avid reader and writer and has had...

Jul 19, 2007

Bob L. Abbott, 77, of Las Cruces, NM died Thursday, July 19, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born January 26, 1930 in Archer City, Texas to Jobe and Lottie Abbott. He had owned and operated A & B Electric Motors in Alamogordo from 1958 to 1973. He then moved to Las Cruces and owned and...

Jul 18, 2007

Paul H. Longmore, 51, recently passed away in Gilbert, AZ. Paul was born in Scottsbluff, NE and grew up in Las Cruces, NM, where he graduated from Las Cruces High School. He received his technical training from DeVry Institute of Technology in Phoenix, AZ. He spent his entire electronics career working in the East Valley, with many years at ITT...

Jul 16, 2007

Dale L. Pohl, 71, of Las Cruces, NM died at his home Monday July 16, 2007. He was born May 10, 1936 in Emporia, Kansas to Verna C. (Haake) and Gus O. Pohl. Dale graduated from Emporia High School in 1954. He graduated with honors from Emporia State University in 1957 completing his education in three years by taking extra...

Jul 15, 2007

Jul 15, 2007

Roy Allen Alberson, 81, of Las Cruces died Sunday, July 15, 2007. He was born November 24, 1925 in Mesilla, NM to James Frank Alberson and Florence Irene Berrier Alberson. He attended schools in Mesilla, NM and Las Cruces before entering the US Navy in 1943. He served in the South pacific during WW II for 33 months. Upon returning...

Jul 15, 2007

URANGA Maria de la Cruz (Mary) G. Uranga, 91 of Las Cruces, NM was called by her father in Heaven into his care on Sunday, July 15, 2007. Mary was born April 28, 1916 in San Miguel, NM to Santiago Telles Gonzales and Celestina Gutierrez Fierro. Mary grew up in the Mesilla Valley where she met and married George Uranga,...

Jul 14, 2007

Celia "Sally" C. Lucero, 75 of Las Cruces, took the hand of God on Saturday, July 14, 2007 at home surrounded by her loving family. "Sally" as she was affectionately known was born May 12, 1932 in La Mesa, New Mexico to Guillermo and Belen Madrid Carabajal. She was a homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. Sally's great...

Jul 12, 2007

Helen Simpson Waguespack, 90, of Las Cruces died Thursday July 12, 2007. She was born August 4, 1916 in Minneapolis, Kansas to Robert C. Simpson and Myrtle E. Vanderplant. She graduated from High School in Valley Falls, Kansas. Obtained her (R.N.) Nursing Degree form Kirksville, MO, in 1937. She practiced her profession in Brown's Hospital Nebraska City, Nebraska, Peterson Hospital...

Jul 12, 2007

Dorothy Mae Lang, 60, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, July 12, 2007. She was born Feb. 12, 1947 in Alamogordo, NM to Elmo and Mary Helen Aven. She graduated from Las Cruces High School 1965, and then married Frank Lang on March 18, 1967. Dorothy was employed at El Paso Electric Co. for 20 years. She enjoyed life, family, grandchildren,...

Jul 11, 2007

Cipriano Guerra Bernal (Cipi), 77, of Las Cruces, died July 11, 2007. Cipi was born in Mesilla Park, NM, November 12, 1929, to Raomon and Rafaela Bernal. He graduated from Las Cruces High School and attended New Mexico State University in the 1950s. Cipriano was a great athlete and played basketball for his beloved Bulldogs. He was also known for...

Jul 8, 2007