Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Mary Frances Yarbrough Jr.
Jan 22, 2022
Mary Frances Yarbrough, ne Webb, was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. She passed away at the age of 84 in Las Cruces, New Mexico on January 22, 2022. Mary was the youngest of three children born to Laurence and Frances Webb on July 16, 1937 in Rock Springs, Wyoming. The family lived in a coal mining...
Edward Andrew Moore
Jan 21, 2022
Edward A. Moore (a.k.a. Ed, Pops and Pop Pop), of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away peacefully on the January 21, 2022 at the age of 84. Ed was preceded in death by his parents Sam Moore and Georgia Mae Moore; and sister Sarah. He is survived by his brother, James Moore; and sister Lena Moore; five children, seven grandchildren...
Patsy Bustamante
Jan 20, 2022
PATSY BUSTAMANTE age 78 from Mesquite, New Mexico entered eternal life on Thursday, January 20, 2022, and was greeted at the gates of Heaven by her beloved fur baby Sweetie, while she was surrounded by her family. She was born on July 31, 1943, in El Paso, Texas. As a child she grew up in Mesquite and accompanied her family...
Rosie Soliz
Jan 20, 2022
Rosie G. Soliz, 61, of Chamberino, NM was called home on Jan. 20, 2022. She was born on December 25th, 1960, to the late Simon and Reyna Soliz in Canutillo, TX. Rosie is survived by her son Jacob Soliz and grandchildren Aaron Thompson and Annalise Soliz as well as her daughter Lina Uribe, granddaughter Audrey Rose Ramirez, and grandsons Gabriel...
Maria Elena Diaz
Jan 20, 2022
With sadness in our hearts, we announce the departure of Maria N. Diaz who joined our heavenly father on January 20th, 2022. Born on August 18,1940 she lived a joyful life she loved to sew and knit, every morning she woke up and read the bible, a lover of nature shows. Maria loved to spend time with family and call...
Travis Dyer
Jan 20, 2022
MAJOR GENERAL TRAVIS DYER, UNITED STATES ARMY (Ret.) Major General Travis Dyer, age 82, died on January 20, 2022, in Las Cruces, New Mexico surrounded by his loved ones. He was a loving husband and father, avid golfer, and a true patriot. Born in Bemis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1939, to Lloyd and Maude Dyer, he was the second of...
Ronald W Reed
Jan 20, 2022
Ronald W. Reed 22 December, 1958 - 20 January, 2022 Ron was loved by all who met him. He lived a life of compassion and dignity mixed with hard work. He did not know a stranger, and he will be missed by the hundreds of people known as family and friends. Ron's early years were spent in Alamogordo NM. He...
Xavier Gutierrez
Jan 19, 2022
On January 19, 2022, the Lord called our dad home. Xavier Manuel Gutierrez departed from our lives to eternally rest at Mountain View Regional Center, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Martha and Manuel Gutierrez Jr. on September 14, 1977. Xavier grew up in the town of Mesilla, where he lived a short...
Rosemary Ferguson
Jan 18, 2022
Rosemary Martin Ferguson, age 92, passed away at her daughter's home in Mesilla Park, NM on January 18, 2022. She was surrounded by many loving family members and her loyal cat, Olivia, as she passed from this earth into eternity with Jesus Christ. Rosie was born on May 26, 1929, in Carlsbad, NM to Charles Martin and Jennie Williams Martin....
Lalo Castrillo
Jan 18, 2022
Loving husband and father, Lalo Castrillo Sr., passed away on January 18 after a long battle with cancer. Lalo was 66 and was surrounded by many loving family members when he passed. Lalo was born to Arnulfo and Nora Castrillo on May 15 in Roswell, NM. A member of the church from a very young age, Lalo participated in Catholic...
Alan Basil Cleary
Jan 16, 2022
Alan (Hippy) Basil Cleary Las Cruces, NM - Alan (Hippy) Basil Cleary of Watertown, NY most recently of Las Cruces, NM passed away January 16, 2022, of complications related to colon cancer surgery. Alan is survived by his wife of 52 years Marie (Ada) Cleary, his daughters' Marie Ray of Slidell LA, Nicole Smith of Las Cruces, NM, Lori (Todd)...
Rodger Charles Blair
Jan 16, 2022
Rodger Charles Blair, 79, of Las Cruces, New Mexico passed away peacefully on January 16, 2022. Rodger was the son of Ronald Conklin Blair and Donna Lindsley Blair of Benton Harbor, Michigan. Rodger was known for his high standards, hard work and commitment to family, friends and people who needed help. He lived his life well, earning the respect of...
Heriberto Hernandez
Jan 11, 2022
Heriberto "Herbie" Juan Hernandez, 42, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was called into eternal life on Monday January 11, 2022. John, as he preferred to be called, was born in Las Cruces, NM on January 25, 1979, to Heriberto and Antonia Hernandez. His birth brought such great joy and showed his parents and grandparents the true meaning of everlasting love....
Lawrence Cottingham
Jan 11, 2022
Lawrence (Larry) Leigh Cottingham, 75, of Las Cruces passed away on January 11, 2022 of complications related to leukemia. Larry is survived by his wife of 52 years Irene, his daughter Sarah, his foster daughter Diane DiVittorio, and his beloved dog Lucy. Born on April 25, 1946 in Peoria, Illinois to Helen and Reyburn Cottingham as the youngest of 4,...
Calvin Carrol Fisher
Jan 11, 2022
Calvin Fisher passed away peacefully at home with family by his side on January 11, 2022. He was born July 5, 1930, in Seminole, OK to Caleb & Gladys Fisher. Calvin graduated from Charlestown High School in Indiana. He won Varsity letters in every sport the school offered, he also set the schools long jump record. After graduation he sighed...
Ed Jurney
Jan 10, 2022
Las Cruces lost a Great One on Monday, January 10, 2022, when Ed Jurney passed away after a very brief illness. Dennis Edgar Jurney was born to Jan and Dennis Jurney in Hobbs, NM on June 4th, 1970. It was in Hobbs and later in Roswell, NM where Ed and his younger brother Allan began their lifelong passion as cowboys....
Paula Gene Harriss Neher
Jan 9, 2022
Paula Neher, 75, died unexpectedly at home asleep in bed on January 9, 2022. She was born in Pasadena, CA on September 5, 1946 to her parents John and Mildred (Gertz) Wolever. Paula is survived by her three children: Melissa Sullivan, Jessica and husband Michael Hearn, and John-Michael Harriss; six grandchildren: Nicole Sullivan, Cody Hearn, Cheyenne Hearn, Ashley Sullivan, Morgan...
John Selden
Jan 8, 2022
John Selden, 87, of Las Cruces, New Mexico was the only child of John Selden, Sr. and Elizabeth Barton Selden. He was born September 28, 1934, in Hagerstown, Maryland and died January 8, 2022, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He is survived by his wife, Annie Selden, a stepson Neil Alexander, a stepdaughter Kim Aasland, five step-grandchildren Laura Aasland, Linnea...
Donald Roy Vandiver
Jan 7, 2022
Donald Roy Vandiver December 3, 1927 - January 7, 2022 Don was born on December 3, 1927 in Columbus, OH and he passed away on January 7, 2022 in Las Cruces, NM. He is survived by his present wife Verline Pribula-Vandiver, son Bob Vandiver and his wife Mary Jo, daughter Kim Davis, grandsons Sean Davis and Robert Vandiver, II, step-children...
Ann Emery
Jan 7, 2022
Ann Kathleen Emery (Sorrells) passed away peacefully with family at her bedside on the night of January 7, 2022, at La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Ann was born in Tampa, Florida on March 7, 1935, to Jessie Aleta (Schoonover) and Fred Sorrells. She grew up on her family farm near Augusta, Illinois raised by her grandmother...
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