Obituaries

May 15, 2019

Alberto Gonzales (Albert), age 68, died at Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM, following a battle with cancer and surrounded by family on Wednesday May 15, 2019 at 4.25AM. Born in Las Cruces in 1950, Albert was one of 12 children, and had fond memories of working on cars with his Dad and chasing his siblings with homemade arrows while...

May 15, 2019

Orlando, Belva LaRae It is with great sadness that the family of Belva Orlando announce her peaceful passing to Heaven on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the age of 79. Born in Meadow Grove, NE, Belva met the love of her life, Olimpiu Orlando, at the age of 17 and married him at age 18. They called Landstuhl, Germany; Albuquerque,...

May 12, 2019

Offie Leroy Hobbs, PhD, 67, entered eternal life on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by members of his loving Las Cruces "family." Offie was born October 9, 1951 in Norfolk, Virginia and graduated from Maury High School there. He continued his education at Norfolk State University and Kansas State University where he received his PhD in...

May 12, 2019

Leon Fink, age 80, of Las Cruces NM passed away May 12, 2019. Leon was born on July 29,1938 in Ft Worth, TX to Mary Lillian Johnson and Emanuel Martin Fink. He grew up with two brothers; Jack and Joel, and a sister; Eileen. He met his lovely bride, Charlotte Fink, in early adulthood and married on October 29, 1960,...

May 10, 2019

May 29th, 2019 Alta Price Trujillo Born April 2nd, 1953 Passed May 10th, 2019 Las Cruces, NM Survived by brother Richard Price, sisters Judy Bryan and Linda Armijo, daughter Samantha Crawford, Grandson Christopher Scanlon, Granddaughter Amanda Crawford, great Grandson Lucas Scanlon, and Son in law Todd Woods. Services will be private.

May 10, 2019

John D. Whitley John Whitley passed away May 10, 2019 at the age of 94 at La Posada Assisted Living in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Born April 4, 1925 in Oklahoma City, OK, John joined the Navy in 1943 and served on a ship in the Pacific until 1946. He then tried his hand at carpentry, building houses in Oklahoma...

May 8, 2019

Flora Perez passed away May 8, 2019 at the age of 87; she was born on February 3, 1932 in Las Cruces NM. Flora was a loving and hard-working mother, raising 4 children on her own. She retired from Sara Lee Hosiery. Flora liked to sew and loved to crochet and would spend countless hours crocheting intricate bedspreads, blankets and...

May 6, 2019

Rodolfo "Fito" V. Chaffino was born January 4, 1927 in El Paso, TX and was raised in La Mesa, NM. Our Lord called him into eternal rest on May 6th, 2019 at the age of 92 in Las Cruces, NM. Rodolfo proudly served his country during WWII was stationed in Japan and was awarded the Victory Metal and Good Conduct...

May 1, 2019

Jack A. Soules (1928-2019) Jack Arbuthnott Soules died peacefully May 1, 2019 at the age of 91. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio to David and Lilly Soules. he moved to Las Cruces in 1955 with his wife Shirley, daughter Merrie Lee, and a PhD in Physics from the Ohio State University to take a faculty position at New Mexico State University....

Apr 30, 2019

John Muir Kipp Of Las Cruces, NM, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 after a brief hospital stay just 3 weeks before his 88th birthday. John grew up on a cattle ranch that his grandfather pioneered in 1882 in Lordsburg, NM and was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1951-1954 during the Korean War, primarily on the U.S.S. Des Moines....

Apr 24, 2019

Apr 23, 2019

David Valles Herrera, 73, of Las Cruces, Mexico , passed away on April 23, 2019, surrounded by family. He was born to parents David Augilar and Juanita Valles Herrera, on December 6, 1945, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Toby graduated from Las Cruces High School and received a degree in Finance from New Mexico State University. He is survived by...

Apr 22, 2019

John Hubert Picard Sr., of Deming NM, age 93, a loving father and friend, died and joined the Lord on April 22, 2019. Mr. Picard was born in Haverhill, MA on February 3, 1926. Mr. Picard was a decorated Navy World War II veteran serving aboard the USS Honolulu in the South Pacific. After leaving the Navy, Mr. Picard was...

Apr 17, 2019

After a prolonged illness, Elizabeth Webster Kelk passed away on April 17, 2019 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Elizabeth was born July 26, 1942 in Abilene, Texas to Dr. LuVerne Webster and Mildred (Rausch) Webster. After graduation from Abilene High School, she attended the University of Wisconsin where she met and married her husband Richard Kelk. Upon graduation, she began...

Apr 16, 2019

Raul Hita died at Memorial Medical Center on April 16th, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 82. Raul was born on October 3, 1936 in Progreso, Durango, Mexico to Maria de los Angeles and Salvador Hita. He married the love of his life, Yolanda Rico de Hita, a childhood neighbor in 1995. His wife and children remember...

Apr 14, 2019

Phyllis Joan Segura 83, of Las Cruces, New Mexico entered eternal rest on April 14, 2019. Phyllis was a resident of Las Cruces since August 1971. She was a devoted member of Faith Chapel Assembly of God and enjoyed doing what she could to help; becoming more knowledgeable about the bible (attending Sunday School classes) and fellowships. She was a...

Apr 14, 2019

Marylou "Lulu" Sedillos Espinosa of Salem, New Mexico passed away at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 73. She was born in El Paso, TX to Jose Sedillos and Hortencia Villarreal. She worked in New Mexico Human Services for over 20 years. She enjoyed coloring, sewing, Mexican music, gatherings with family and friends....

Apr 11, 2019

Dolores "Lola" Fernandez Rivera, 85, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2019 at Memorial Medical Center, surrounded by family who loved her dearly. Dolores was born in Las Cruces, NM on June 03, 1933 to Guadalupe Fernandez and raised by her grandparents Jose and Josefina Fernandez. She was a devoted catholic and her favorite hobbies were praying the rosary, playing...

Apr 11, 2019

Berta Louise Holden April 15, 1937-April 11, 2019 On April 11th, 2019 our beloved mother passed away at her home with her family by her side. Born in Las Cruces, New Mexico to Homer W. and Pearl Todd Cahoon, 1 of 9 children. Berta Cahoon and Henry (Sonny) Holden were married in Deming on June 9th, 1953 and had been...

Apr 11, 2019

Dr. Raymond A. Willem; retired professor of mechanical engineering, champion of charitable causes, and devoted nature enthusiast; ate a final cupcake and savored a last piece of milk chocolate on April 11, 2019 before his death at Arbors of Del Rey Assisted Living Facility at the age of 82. Though Dementia had taken his ability to stand, walk, and tell...