Obituaries

Henrietta Johnson

Henrietta Johnson

Feb 28, 2018

Henrietta Josephine Johnson, 70, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in Alamogordo. She was born February 25, 1944 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She was retired secretary for the Mescalero Tribal Court and attended St. Joseph's Mission. She is survived by her children, Clyde Davis Jr., Jerilyn Morgan, Rubena Shields, Brandon Mendez...

Minnie Harrington

Minnie Harrington

Feb 26, 2018

Minnie Kaye Harrington, 55, of Mescalero passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018 in Albuquerque. She was born October 30, 1962 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She attended the Mescalero Baptist Church and married Irvin Harrington on February 14, 2000 in Alamogordo. She is survived by her husband, Irvin; son, Richard Harrington; 14 foster...

Raven Carrillo

Raven Carrillo

Feb 22, 2018

Raven Lance Carrillo, 27, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Mescalero. He was born December 1, 1990 in Ruidoso and had lived all of his life at Mescalero. He is survived by his children, Tanessa and Addison Carrillo and Saleigh Enjady; his companion, Ivana Scott; his father, Leland Shanta; guardian parents, Carol and Carson Carrillo Sr. and...

Arnold Dix

Arnold Dix

Feb 22, 2018

Arnold Dale Dix, 73 of Ruidoso, NM passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis following an illness. He was born February 5, 1945 in Granite City, Illinois to the home of Hugh P. and Euple (Hargrove) Dix. He married Gail Brandon on June 23, 1963 in Kentucky. He was a loving son, husband,...

Eldon Enjady Jr.

Eldon Enjady Jr.

Feb 22, 2018

Eldon Wallace Enjady Jr, 58, of Mescalero passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 in El Paso, TX. He was born July 31, 1959 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He worked for the Mescalero Apache Tribe as a foreman with Housing. He attended the Mescalero Reformed Church. He married Debra on August 17, 2002 in...

Welton Willlingham

Welton Willlingham

Feb 13, 2018

Welton Maurice "Pat" Willingham, 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Ruidoso. He was born January 7, 1936 in Seagraves, TX to Welton and Edyth Willingham who precede him in death. He grew up and went to school in Capitan and Ruidoso. He was a foreman for McCarty Construction and after 25 years he retired and became...

Ceasar Garcia

Ceasar Garcia

Feb 10, 2018

Ceasar Garcia, 73, of Arabela, NM passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2018 in Albuquerque. He was born May 21, 1944 in El Paso, Texas to Hortencia and Ceasar M. Garcia who both precede him in death. Ceasar served in the Army during the Vietnam War and afterward was in construction and built "The Ranch" at the base of...

Wanda Johnson

Wanda Johnson

Feb 8, 2018

Wanda was born June 13, 1944 in Caddo County, Oklahoma, she passed from this life on February 8, 2018 in Lovington, NM. Wanda, was the happiest when she had her family around. She loved going on Facebook and seeing what everyone was up to and collecting the pictures that were posted. She loved getting pictures of all the family....

Jane Spencer

Jane Spencer

Feb 7, 2018

Jane D. Spencer (68), a long time resident of Alto, NM passed away on 7 February 2018 after a lengthy battle with dementia. She was born in Clovis, NM, graduated from Loretta Heights College in Denver, CO, and taught elementary and special education there for 11 years. She met the love of her life, Weldon, in Raton, NM during...

Snyder Geronimo Sr.

Snyder Geronimo Sr.

Feb 2, 2018

Snyder Geronimo Sr., 69, of Mescalero passed away on Friday, February 2, 2018 in Alamogordo. He was born May 30, 1948 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for BIA Natural Resources. He is survived by his children, William Pellman, Sonya Hiles, Snyder Geronimo Jr. and Sammy Robert Geronimo;...

Dorothy Goddard

Dorothy Goddard

Jan 29, 2018

Dorothy Agnus Goddard, loving mother and sister, passed peacefully on to her heavenly home the morning of January 29, 2018. Dorothy was born January 26, 1932 in Mattituck, New York to George and Sophie Minnick. She was 86 years old. Dorothy married Thomas Henry Goddard April 7, 1951 at St. Martin of Tours Church, Bethpage, NY. She was blessed...

Helen Diederich

Helen Diederich

Jan 29, 2018

Helen K. Diederich, 90, of Ruidoso passed away Monday, January 29, 2018, in Ruidoso. She was born April 30, 1927 at Indian Fields, NY. She worked in medical records at Lincoln County Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque and Catskill Hospital in New York. She moved to Ruidoso in 1992 from Albuquerque. She had four children, Dana, Kurt, Jacquelin...

Donald Culbertson

Donald Culbertson

Jan 25, 2018

Donald M. Culbertson, 85, of Carrizozo, New Mexico passed away January 25, 2018 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born 20 September, 1932 in Webster, Indiana to Noel Borton Culbertson and Mabel Gibson Culbertson. Donald graduated from Milton High School, Milton, Indiana and University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio. On March 11, 1951 he married Barbara Helmsing and shortly...

Lowell Nosker

Lowell Nosker

Jan 24, 2018

Lowell Elzy Nosker, 80, of Glencoe, NM passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at his home. He was born March 10, 1937 at Roswell, NM but lived most of his life in Lincoln County. He had served in the Army, had worked for the telephone company in Ruidoso, the New Mexico Highway Department and farmed at the Perry...

Lance Giese

Lance Giese

Jan 8, 2018

Lance R. Giese, 79, of Alto, NM passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 in El Paso, TX. He was born October 13, 1938 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Edwin and Mildred Giese. Lance graduated from Bay View High School in Wisconsin and went on to be an Auto and Diesel Mechanic at Milwaukee County, Hales Corners DPW and Fire...

Anita Mcinnes

Anita Mcinnes

Jan 8, 2018

Anita Delores (Huey) McInnes "Sis", came into this world on February 3, 1934 to Kenneth A. Huey and Gertrude A.( Harrison). Huey, in Gran Quivera, N. M. Delores was called to her final resting place, at the age of 83, on January 8, 2018 in Capitan, N. M. She was preceded in death by the love of her life,...

Raymond Valdez

Raymond Valdez

Jan 3, 2018

Raymond Carl Valdez Born on March 5,1978 Passed on January 3, 2018 Raymond Carl Valdez was the youngest of four children born to Darrell Valdez Sr. and Caroline Valdez. Raymond attended and graduated Tularosa High School in 1996, joined the U.S. Marine Corps after graduation, attended Central Arizona College for Heavy Equipment in Casa Grande, AZ, then Artesia Training...

Helen Adams

Helen Adams

Dec 30, 2017

Helen Ruth Adams died Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the age of 92 in Ruidoso, NM after a brief illness. She was born Dec. 3 1925 in Artesia, NM to Jim and Writa Mae Hammond. She was the oldest of seven children. She married in Carlsbad, N.M to a (Texas boy) Pinkey Adams in 1945. They were married almost...

David Jordan

David Jordan

Dec 28, 2017

David Allen Jordan, 69, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, December 28, 2017. David was born in Cleburne, Texas on August 7, 1948 to J.D. and Nell Jordan, but grew up in the Abilene, Texas area. He enjoyed playing football for the Wylie High School Bulldogs and after graduation he attended Cisco Junior College where he received...

Isidro Davalos

Isidro Davalos

Dec 26, 2017

Isidro Little Davalos, 90, died Monday, December 26, 2017, at his new home in Bend, Oregon. He was born July 8, 1927, and raised in Bent, New Mexico, the son of Augustin and Magdalena Davalos. In 1945 he enlisted in the Army and served in Korea. He married in 1951 and had three children whom he helped raise, with...