Obituaries

Feb 28, 2018

Oscar (Ozzie) Gorbitz passed away at his home surrounded by family, on February 28, 2018. He was 89 years old. Ozzie was born in South Bend, Indiana, on April 19, 1928, to Anthony and Ella (Horvath) Gorbitz. He was the seventh child in a family of 9 children and the last surviving member of his generation. Ozzie is survived by...

Feb 28, 2018

Leith Bishop was received into heaven's arms on February 27, 2018. Leith was born October 6, 1964 in Las Cruces NM and graduated from Cliff High School in 1982. He married Diane Laurent on May 30, 1987. His profession was a plumber; however, his true passions were horses, John Wayne movies and guns. Leith was able to combine his passions...

Feb 26, 2018

Master Sergeant Marvin Arthur Young beloved Father, Husband, Pepa, Brother, Uncle, and friend passed away Feb 26, 2018; at the age of 87. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife Wilma Young; his children, Alesia Young of Boerne, TX; Mitchell Young and wife Sharon of Capitan, NM; Cindy Weaver and husband Chad of Chandler, AZ; his grandchildren, Justin...

Feb 26, 2018

Abdon (Lonty) M. Melendrez Sr., loving husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great great grandfather, passed away on February 26th, 2018 at the age of 91 at the Village of Northrise in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Abdon was born on July 30, 1926 in Vado, New Mexico to Sotero and Gerarda Melendrez. They were a family of 10 children,...

Feb 26, 2018

Our beloved mother, Tomasa V. Cobarrubia "Tommy/Tita" 66, of Las Cruces, NM entered into eternal rest on Monday, February 26, 2018. Tita was born in El Tepetate, Zacatecas on December 11, 1951 to Pascual Vsquez and Nicolasa Flores. Tita retired from Aldershot of New Mexico after working there 20 years, where she loved working will all types of flowers and...

Feb 25, 2018

Mrs. Harris, 81, passed away on Sunday, February 25th, 2018 at her home in Las Cruces. Mark Harris will officiate the service. Norma was born on June 15, 1936 in Denver, Colorado; the daughter of Norman Russell and Dorothy Charlotte (Dumbauld) Adams. On July 21st, 1956 she married Jackie Ray Harris in Denver. Jack preceded her in death on May...

Feb 24, 2018

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, Carmen Olivas Appelzoller, age 54, of La Mesa, completed her life journey and entered eternal life to be with her Heavenly Father on February 24, 2018, surrounded by her loving spouse, daughters and grandchildren. She was born on October 18, 1963...

Feb 24, 2018

Ruth Elizabeth Nickel passed away on February 24, 2018 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She was born in Los Angeles, California, the seventh child to Joseph Walter and Helen Saley Nickel on March 3, 1933. She is preceded in death by all of her immediate family. She graduated from John Marshall High School and was employed by Getty Corporation in...

Feb 23, 2018

Raymond Louis Annear was born in Clinton, Iowa, on October 10, 1934 to Morris and Eva Annear. He graduated from Clinton High School; thereafter, he joined the Iowa National Guard on March 23, 1953. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy on June 9, 1955 and served proudly until his retirement in August of 1976. Raymond served on 14 ships...

Feb 23, 2018

Joy Elizabeth Shuford McFarland Passed to her heavenly reward February 23, 2018. Joy was born March 5, 1931 to John Robert Shuford and Ivy Beth Aldridge. One word describes Joy, Faithfulness. Joy was faithful to her husband Earl for 47 years. She was faithful to her daughters Robin and Janet and to her 4 step-children Earl, Jillenne, Jannette, and Joanna....

Feb 20, 2018

Judith Ann Fuller (Judy) Age 72, Born March 20, 1945 in Hot Springs, AR, passed away on Feb 20, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, NM. Judy was preceded in death by her Father, Earl W. Ostendorf, Mother, Iola Piatt Ostendorf, and her Brother, Earl (Bill)W. Ostendorf, Jr. Judy graduated from Rockdale High School (TX) in 1963 and married...

Feb 20, 2018

Anthony (Tony) David Trotter was born on December 18, 1962 at Ft. Bliss Army Medical Center to the late Albertena Elizabeth Miller Trotter and Reverend Andrew Lee Trotter, Baptist Minister and Sgt. First Class in the United States Army. On Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Anthony, age 55, experienced the promise of II Corinthians 5:8: "to be absent from the body,...

Feb 18, 2018

Donna R KELLY 2/22/1941 2/18/2018 Donna died peacefully at Mountain View Hospital on February 18th, 2018 in Las Cruces, New Mexico after a brief stay and four days shy of her 77th birthday. Donna is survived by her Husband James C. Kelly. She is preceded in death by her parents Leslie E. Hubbard and Martha Ann Hubbard. Donna was born...

Feb 18, 2018

Lucy A. Barnes Lucy Eppes Armistead Barnes, 93, of Las Cruces and Hatch, NM passed away on Sunday. February 18, 2018, at her residence in Las Cruces, NM. She was a long-time resident of Hatch & Las Cruces, and a former teacher for the Hatch Valley Public Schools. She was born Lucy Eppes Armistead, on November 18, 1924, in Demopolis,...

Feb 17, 2018

Nathaniel Adam Montoya September 18, 1995-February 17, 2018 Nathaniel Adam Montoya passed away in Las Cruces, NM on February 17th, 2018, at the age of 22. Nathaniel is survived by his parents, Alexander and Jasmine Green of Las Cruces and Adam and Maria Angel Montoya of Hatch, New Mexico. Nathaniel leaves behind his siblings, Keesha Chavez of Las Cruces, Alexis...

Feb 15, 2018

Joan C. Rutherford passed away peacefully on February 15, 2018. The daughter of Joseph and Johanna Rohan, Joan was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin on April 29, 1926. Joan was the middle child with brother Thomas, and sisters Ellen, Mary, and Margaret. Joan had a lifelong love of art. After Mount Mary University she worked as an advertising illustrator and owned...

Feb 15, 2018

We are sorrowed by the passing of our brother, uncle and brother-in-law, Jose Diego Enriquez on February 15, 2018. He passed into the arms of our lord after an extensive illness which he courageously battled to the very end. The wonderful ICU personnel at Mountain View Regional Medical Center provided him with the most loving and dedicated care that anyone...

Feb 14, 2018

Phillip Gene (Phil) Barrett was born in Anthony, Harper County, KS on Jul 26, 1928 to parents Herbert Conner Barrett and Lois Leilla Robinson. He spent his upbringing with his two older siblings, Edgar and Ruth Ann, who later both preceded him in death. Phil married Virginia Ruth Galloway in Wichita, KS (while still residing in Anthony) on Jul 31,...

Feb 14, 2018

Feb 13, 2018

Maria L. Juarez entered her eternal rest on February 13, 2018 and joined her loving husband of 49 years in Heaven for Valentine's Day. Maria was born July 9, 1933 in Villa Union, Coahuila, Mexico to Gregorio and Consuelo Cardenas. She was the fourth of six children. Maria married Santos Juarez of McPherson, Kansas on August 25, 1956 and made...