Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Anthony Frank Avallone
Jun 24, 2020
Anthony Frank Avallone, 93, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at La Posada/Mesilla Valley Hospice. Anthony was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, NY, the son of Frank and Mary (Annechiarico) Avallone. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Army and spent a little more than 3 years there before he was discharged. He liked to tell...
Betty Jean Bishop
Jun 24, 2020
Our beloved Betty Jean (Rodriguez) Bishop went to be with her Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020. She lost her battle with cancer in her home with family. Betty was born on February 3, 1965 to Reyna Soto and Eddie Z. Rodriguez in Fort Campbell, Kentucky where her father, served with the 101st Airborne Division. After completing...
Barbara Johnson
Jun 23, 2020
Barbara Lynne Shields Johnson died peacefully on June 23, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Crusas, NM where she was being treated in the intensive care unit for a variety of ailments that reduced her strength and ability to eat. She was surrounded by her doctors and palliative care givers, and connected by video to her beloved husband Charles...
Alejo C. Galvan
Jun 23, 2020
Alejo C. Galvan (Alex) Our Beloved Alex as he was fondly known by his loved ones, was born September 17, 1941, and entered the kingdom of Heaven on Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at the age of 78. Alex was born in Hatch, New Mexico. Alex worked many years at Montgomery Wards in Las Cruces, NM. He was a very well-known...
Gladys Bourge
Jun 22, 2020
Gladys Jean Dixon Bourge, 80, of Las Cruces, N.M., passed away peacefully at home on June 22, 2020. Gladys was born on 11/27/1939 to Murrell and Alma Dixon, in Denison, Texas. Gladys had a green thumb and was passionate about caring for her many plants, inside and out; she loved chihuahuas and raised at least 10, with the last one,...
Tommy Black
Jun 20, 2020
Thomas William Black "Flying Hippie" 75, avid Racer and owner of Mesilla Valley Raceway, Black's Auto Salvage and Dona Ana Iron and Metal passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on June 20, 2020. Tommy was born in Las Cruces NM April 5, 1945 at MMC hospital to parents Robert SR and Barbara Black. Growing up in...
Billy Berl Crouch
Jun 19, 2020
Billy Berl Crouch - Age 86, the oldest son born to Dick and Ruby May Crouch, came into the world on March 20,1934 in Amarillo, TX. He went to his eternal home at 4:52 am on Friday June 19, 2020 at his home in Fort Selden, NM surrounded by family. Bill grew up on farms and ranches in Texas and...
Sharon Dubois
Jun 15, 2020
Sharon Rose DuBois of Mesilla Park, NM passed away at home on June 15, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sharon Rose Chesher to Thomas and Elizabeth Chesher in Terra Haute, Indiana on August 10, 1951. She attended school in Albuquerque, NM and moved to Las Cruces in 1971 to enter New Mexico State University, where she...
Frederick Gordon Upshaw Sr.
Jun 14, 2020
Frederick Gordon "Peepaa" Upshaw, Sr May 17, 1937 - June 14, 2020 Frederick Gordon Upshaw, Sr of Las Cruces, NM passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, June 14, 2020. He is predeceased by his father George and mother Ida Upshaw-Jordan, his first wife Laura Maxine Upshaw (Williams), a daughter Debbie and son Gregory. Fred was born in Indianapolis, IN,...
Thomas Fletcher
Jun 13, 2020
Thomas Fletcher was born to Fred and Lila Fletcher, March 26, 1926 in Grapeland, TX. His family migrated to Vado, NM where he was to meet his future wife, Helen L. Boyer. Thomas (better known as "Tom") shared with many that when he first saw her, he said, "The Lord is my shepherd, and I KNOW what I want". So,...
Esperanza Hope Benaviez Martinez
Jun 13, 2020
It is with deep sorrow that we announce that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister, Esperanza "Hope" Martinez, 84, of Las Cruces on June 13, 2020. Hope was born on June 5, 1936 to Elvira "Vera" Nevarez and Robert Benavidez. Hope lived a long and happy life, while she worked many of her years for...
Jose Tito 'J.T.' Bustos
Jun 13, 2020
Jose Tito "JT" Bustos January 10, 1945 --- June 13, 2020 JOSE TITO "JT" BUSTOS, a resident of Las Cruces and formerly of Espanola, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at home, with his family. He was preceded in death by his father, Andres Bustos, beloved paternal grandparents Eulogio and Elvira Bustos, maternal grandparents Ramon and Magdalena Martinez,...
Juanita H Bell
Jun 11, 2020
An is not available at this time for Juanita H Bell. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Memory Wall. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Juanita H Bell, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store. Service Details. Service When Friday, June 19, 2020 1:00pm Location Getz Funeral Home Chapel...
Sophia Bernal
Jun 10, 2020
In the presence of family, Sophia passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in Las Cruces after battling Mesothelioma she was 89 when she passed. She was born in 1930, in Engle, New Mexico and was the first of 8 children of Frank and Porfiria Sanchez, who lived in Truth or Consequences N.M. She is preceded in death by her...
Edith Henry
Jun 10, 2020
Edith (Edie) Henry was born September 25, 1937 in Rincon NM to Francis and Charles Hanna. She passed away June 10, 2020 in Las Cruces NM at age 82. Edie lived her entire life in Las Cruces NM attending LCHS and NMSU where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in Education. While attending NMSU she joined the Chi Omega Sorority...
Ola M Lievsay
Jun 9, 2020
Ola Mae Watson Lievsay was called to her Heavenly home on June 9, 2020 after a blessed life of 95 years. She led an exemplary life for Jesus and everyone who knew her could see her joy in the Lord. She read her Bible every morning faithfully until she lost her eyesight. She was a prayer warrior and her children...
Carol Johnson Bahr
Jun 8, 2020
Carol Norberg Bahr, beloved Wife, Mother, and Gram passed away peacefully on June 8, 2020. Carol was born in Mona, Utah on August 28, 1932. Following the death of her mother at an incredibly young age, she was raised by her grandparents in Santaquin, Utah. She moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1977. During her 52-year professional career specializing in...
Jearl Ray Lindley
Jun 7, 2020
JEARL R. LINDLEY, MD The man who developed the coronary by-pass procedure, which became one of the most performed procedures in the world, has died. Jearl R. Lindley, MD, was born on the family farm in Taylor County, Texas, on March 12, 1934 and died in Las Cruces, New Mexico on June 7, 2020 at the age of 86. While...
Ralph Duarte Oliver
Jun 7, 2020
Ralph Duarte Oliver passed away at his residence on June 7, 2020, at the age of 64. Ralph was born on July 17, 1955, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1973. After high school he enlisted into the United States Army on July 30, 1974, where he served as a Clerk Typist until...
Rose N Black
Jun 7, 2020
Rose Nevarez Black was born on January 19, 1931 in Ancho, New Mexico, to Dominga and Antonio Nevarez. She died peacefully on June 7, 2020 in Las Cruces New Mexico, at the age of 89, with her daughter Rebecca by her side. Rose lived and raised her four children in Alamogordo until 1970, when she moved her family to Las...
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