Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Las Cruces, New Mexico & Surrounding Areas
Betty J. Ferm
Apr 11, 2019
Betty Jo Ferm, 86, peacefully passed away April 11, 2019 at her home in Las Cruces, NM. Betty was born on October 27, 1932 in Magdalena, NM to Goree and Josie Allison. She graduated from Western New Mexico Teachers College in Silver City, NM with a MA in Elementary Education. Betty and Evans settled in Quemado, NM where she taught...
Edward Batoosingh
Apr 10, 2019
Edward Batoosingh Ph.D., MD. Lived from 17th February 1936 to 10th April 2019 'YOU LIVED LIFE YOUR WAY' You earned a degree in teaching, a PhD in marine biology and medical degree, specializing in family and emergency medicine. You healed many people in your lifetime. While being a doctor was your calling, fishing, playing bridge, chess and golfing were your...
Samuel Flores
Apr 8, 2019
Samuel Flores returned to his heavenly home on April 8, 2019. He was born to Porfirio and Francisca Flores on January 4, 1929 in Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico. This is where he spent his childhood, raised by his grandmother Elizabeth (Grandma Lizzie) Haws after his mother passed away when he was 4 years old. He graduated from Academia Juarez in...
John Thomas Niemann
Apr 8, 2019
John T. Niemann passed away at his home in the care of his family on April 8, 2019 at the age of 88. John was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 9, 1930 to John J. and Angeline Sidote-Niemann. He attended schools in New York and New Jersey graduating from Lakewood High School in Lakewood, New Jersey in 1948....
Terry P Chacon
Apr 6, 2019
Terry ("Nona") P. Chacon (Gonzales), age 67, originally of Tortugas, New Mexico passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2019, at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. She was born on May 29, 1951, in Tortugas, New Mexico, to Paul V. and Lucy P. Gonzales. Terry grew up in Tortugas and graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1970....
Nancy J. Walton
Apr 6, 2019
Nancy Jean Junge Walton died peacefully in her home on April 6, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM at the age of 73. Nancy was born on December 20, 1945 in Clinton, Iowa to Edward & Elsie Junge. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1964. After moving to Las Cruces in 1968, Nancy worked for Lamar Gwaltney, Porter Oil and...
Margarita Burciaga
Apr 4, 2019
Margarita Burciaga, 78, of Las Cruces, New Mexico was received in the arms of our Heavenly Father on April 4, 2019, surrounded by her family. She was born April 20, 1940 to Jose and Paulina Limas. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Candelario Burciaga. They were married on July 12, 1956 and have seven surviving children of...
Barbara L. Hays
Apr 3, 2019
Barbara Hays 1938-2019 Barbara Louise West Hays, age 80, joined her husband in the presence of God our Creator, April 3, 2019 in Las Cruces, NM. Barbara Louise was born in rural Blaine County, Oklahoma to Ernest West and Ruby Lawless West on July 26, 1938. Barbara attended grade one through three at a rural one room school before transferring...
Betty Jean Rodriguez
Apr 2, 2019
Betty Jean Rodriguez went to her Heavenly home on April 2, 2019. Betty Jean was born in Alamogordo, NM, on November 22, 1943. Betty Jean was a very talented woman and excelled in the field of engineering, specifically in the Star Wars Defense Program at White Sands Missile Range, where she held a leadership position. She was the only woman...
Salam M. Aboujaoude'
Mar 31, 2019
Salam M. Aboujaoud 1937 - 2019 Salam M. Aboujaoud died at Memorial Medical Center on March 31, 2019 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was 82 years young. Salam was born on March 18, 1937 in Broummana, Lebanon to Mansour and Zahia (ne Aswad), the youngest of their six children. He felt a calling to the ministry from a young...
Robert M. Hernandez
Mar 31, 2019
Robert M Hernandez passed away on March 31, 2019 at the age of 50. Robert was born in Las Cruces, NM to Albino and Margaret Hernandez. He graduated in 1986 from Mayfield High School. He married his high school sweetheart and served in the US Army. Upon return from his military service his life was fulfilled by the arrival of...
Rex Edward Wilmes
Mar 31, 2019
Rex E. (Eddie) Wilmes, 76, passed away peacefully at home on March 31, 2019. Eddie was born January 1, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Ellen and Rex Wilmes. He was the oldest of five children. He is survived by his wife Jane Wilmes and son Rusty Wilmes (Brandy Snyder), siblings, Jerry Wilmes (Paulette), Sondra Martucci (Paul), Troy Wilmes (Bunny),...
Carroll 'Bo' Jordan
Mar 30, 2019
Carroll "Bo" Jordan was born to Charles Sr. and Mary Jo Jordan on May 6th, 1969. He passed away suddenly in Las Cruces, NM on March 30th, 2019. Bo married Julie in July of 1987 and they had 3 kids, Courtney, Katilyn, and Curtis. He worked many jobs throughout his life but enjoyed being a fire fighter and police officer...
Norman E. Davis
Mar 30, 2019
Norman (Norm) Eugene Davis, 1954-2019 Norman (Norm) Eugene Davis, age Sixty-Five, passed Friday, March 30, 2019, at Memorial General Hospital in Las Cruces NM. Norm was born on January 26, 1954, in Green River, Wyoming. He was the youngest of six children. In 1972, he graduated from El Paso, Texas's Irvin High School. He proudly served with honor and distinction...
Hector Lujan Gonzalez
Mar 29, 2019
Hector Lujan Gonzalez, 74, a longtime resident of Alamogordo, died Friday, March 29, 2019, in Alamogordo. Hector was born June 19, 1944 in Las Cruces to Tomas and Romancita Lujan Gonzalez. He attended school in Las cruces and graduated from Las Cruces High School in 1962. Hector joined the US Navy in 1963 and served in several stations including San...
Benjamin R. Blackmon
Mar 28, 2019
Benjy (Ben) Blackmon Benjamin Randolph Blackmon passed away unexpectedly in Las Cruces, New Mexico on March 28, 2019. He will be deeply missed by family and his many friends. The son of Randy and Ginger Blackmon was born on February 15, 1980 in Farmington, New Mexico. He graduated from Farmington High where he excelled on the Scorpion Baseball team. He...
James And Margaret Harley
Mar 27, 2019
It is with heavy hearts that we need to say goodbye to our parents, James and Margaret, as they have passed on to a new place. Our father was born in Youngstown, Ohio in 1926 and when he was just a wee lad, his parents moved back to Scotland. Our mother was born in Fife, Scotland in 1928. They married...
Lorenza C. Nunez
Mar 27, 2019
Lorenza C. Nunez, 51, of Las Cruces, NM died March 27, 2019. Lorenza was born January 26, 1968 to Natividad and Concepcion Nunez. Lorenzo was a passionate, loving, giving and humorous person. She touched many hearts, as she always went above and beyond to help others. She was a friend to many and a Hero. She will be remembered for...
Sally Harper
Mar 26, 2019
On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, Sally Harper passed away at her home surrounded by family. She was 73. Sally was born August 13, 1945 in Brighton, CO to Eddy Byron Miller and Shirley (Sullivan) Miller Brooks. On July 6, 1969, she married Wilmer Harper in Bozeman, MT. Together they raised three children, Laura, Brooke, and Todd. In 1986, Sally and...
Mario Pablo Guilez
Mar 25, 2019
Mario Pablo Guilez 71, passed away March 25th, 2019 surrounded by family. Mario was an Army Veteran who served in the Vietnam War. He worked for the Inn Of The Mountain Gods for over 30 years. He was a loving father, grandfather, brother, uncle, husband to his late wife Delores Guilez, and a great friend to many. Mario is survived...
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