Obituaries
Duane Kaufman
Oct 31, 2016
Duane Wilson Kaufman, 57, of Capitan passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He was born October 7, 1959 at Detroit, Michigan. He had served in the U.S. Army. He is survived by his close friend, James "Jeff" Hammond; seven sisters and three brothers. No services are scheduled at this time.
Michael Lowther Ii
Oct 31, 2016
Michael Lee Lowther II, age 35, lived in Capitan, NM. Passed away on October 31, 2016 around 8:15pm on Highway 380 near Highway 220 (Airport Road) in a single vehicle roll over accident. Michael Lee was born in Houston, TX on May 27,1981 to his father Michael Lee Lowther Sr. and his mother Bobbie Jo Lowther. He is survived...
Danny Wood
Oct 23, 2016
Danny Wayne Wood, 64, passed away at his home in Capitan, NM on October 23, 2016. Danny was born in Seminole, Oklahoma on December 31, 1951 to Curtis Wayne and Patsy Ruth Wood. He married Minnie Boken on April 20, 2004 in Roswell, NM. Danny is survived by his wife, Minnie: a sister, Donna Harkey (Steve): brothers, Norvell Carpenter...
James Contway
Oct 19, 2016
James "Randy" Contway, better known as Chef JR, passed away peacefully at his home in Ruidoso, NM on October 19, 2016. JR was born June 2, 1949 in Silver City, NM. After some years in California, he returned to the southwest and graduated from New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM. He attended college in Colorado Springs, CO and...
Valentin Lucero
Oct 16, 2016
Graveside service for Val Lucero, 68, of Alto will be Monday, October 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Ft. Stanton Cemetery at Ft. Stanton, NM. Val passed away Sunday, October 16, at Alto. He was born February 1, 1948 at Santa Rita, NM to Julia and Felipe Lucero. He moved to Lincoln County in 2000 from Mesquite, TX. He...
Kim Graham
Oct 13, 2016
Kim Leigh Graham, 62, of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, October 13, 2016 in Las Cruces, NM. She was born September 5, 1954 at Hereford, Texas and moved to Ruidoso in 1965 from Clovis, NM. Kim loved to play the piano and played the organ for First Baptist Church in Ruidoso for many years. She bought and ran the Ruidoso...
Eli Hosetosavit
Oct 10, 2016
Eli Hosetosavit, 49, of Mescalero passed away on Monday, October 10, 2016 at Mescalero, he was born July 7, 1967 at Mescalero and lived there all of his life. He worked at Ski Apache, Inn of the Mountain Gods and was a fire fighter for Forestry. He is survived by a daughter, Ericka Hosetosavit; a son, Erick Pena; brother,...
Charles Hodges
Sep 29, 2016
Chuck Hodges, 83, of Ruidoso Downs, NM passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his home. He was born February 7, 1933 at Wheaton, IL. He moved his family to Lincoln County in 1994 from Bosque Farms, NM. Chuck loved to laugh, was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved to take his family camping. His greatest source of pride...
Luke Carrillo
Sep 27, 2016
Luke Carrillo, 80, of Tularosa passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Alamogordo. He was born March 28, 1936 at Rinconada and had lived all of his life in Otero County. His is survived by his children, Rosemary Carrillo, Margaret Wilcurt, Lucas Carrillo, Johnny Carrillo, Martina Lueras, Bianca Carrillo and Martin Baca(Carrillo); brothers, Carson Carrillo and Harrison Toclanny;...
James Regan
Sep 27, 2016
James Edward (Jim) Regan, 78, of Glencoe, NM passed away on Sept 27, 2016 at his home at the foot of Tunstall Canyon by the Perry Ranch in Glencoe NM, from complications of bone marrow cancer. James was born on March 26, 1938 in Ysleta, TX to parents John James and Virgina Ann Regan. His childhood was spent in...
Jody Casares
Sep 25, 2016
At age 43, Jody Casares' sunset was in El Paso, TX on September 25, 2016 at approximately 7:45 A.M. Jody's sunrise was on May 13, 1973 in Mescalero, NM to Lupe & Sybil Casares. Jody was the second of eight children. He attended Cloudcroft High School and played basketball and track. His favorite subject in high school was English....
Rose Wheeler
Sep 21, 2016
Beloved sister, wife, mother and grandmother, Rose Hope (Padilla) Wheeler, 58, passed away on September 21, 2016 at Gerald Champion Medical Center in Alamogordo after a long battle with medical issues. She leaves behind her husband of 38 years, Steve Bradford Wheeler; her two children, Monica Rose Wheeler and Steve Bradford Wheeler Jr. and his wife, Leigh Wheeler; her...
Bobby Romero
Sep 20, 2016
Bobby Romero peacefully entered the Kingdom of Heaven at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico in Albuquerque on September 20, 2016 at the age of 44, he was born December 28, 1971 in Roswell, NM. Bobby was involved as a Chaplain at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack. He will be remembered for his loving heart, his big smile and that...
Zachary Dawson
Sep 20, 2016
Zachary "Zach" Kenneth Dawson of Ruidoso passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. He was born to David and Sheri Dawson in Albuquerque, NM on August 18, 1993. Zach has been in Ruidoso since the 3rd grade and graduated from Ruidoso High School in 2011. Zach served in the U.S. Army until December, 2013. He enjoyed technical work with...
Carol Bradfield
Sep 20, 2016
Carol J. Bradfield, 71, entered rest at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Gerald Champion Medical Center in Alamogordo, N.M. A resident of Ruidoso Downs, N.M., she had endured a 2 year battle with lung cancer. Survivors include her husband, Lonnie; daughter, Heather; and grandchildren, Nikolai, Ariana, Leni and Biji; her mother, Ruth Rodarme of Kimberling City, MO;...
Cesar Gomez
Sep 16, 2016
Cesar (CJ) M. Gomez, born on July 29, 1993, passed on Friday, September 16, 2016, at the age of 23. He joins his beloved Grandmother Kathryn Olvera and Uncle Miguel Gomez. CJ is survived by his parents Cesar L. Gomez and Veronica Olvera Gomez, his older sister Katie, younger brother Alex, and his grandparents Lt. Colonel Jesus Gomez, Raquel...
John Cowden
Sep 13, 2016
John Bruce Cowden, 89, of Alto passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at the Mescalero Care Center. He was born May 21, 1927 at San Francisco, California. He moved to Lincoln County in 1999 from Malakoff, Texas. He retired from A.A.F.E.S. after 25 years, he was First Mate of the San Francisco Bay Ferry Service and he loved...
Venetia Davison
Sep 11, 2016
Dawn Davison, 59, of Ruidoso passed away at her home on Sunday, September 11, 2016 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 19, 1957 at Clovis, NM. Dawn was long-time employee of the Inn of the Mountain Gods, a published poet, talented jewelry maker and the most giving person anyone would ever hope to know....
Danial Tussenbroek
Sep 9, 2016
Dan Van Tussenbroek, 55, of Capitan passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home. He was born July 2, 1961 at Northridge, California and moved to Lincoln County 26 years ago from Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a self-employed carpenter. He is survived by two sons, Josh Van Tussenbroek and Jonathan Van Tussenbroek; daughter, Casey Van Tussenbroek; granddaughter,...
Margaret Chavez
Sep 7, 2016
Margaret (Martinez) Chavez, 96, of Carrizozo passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at her home in Carrizozo surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 25, 1919 in Carrizozo to Refugio and Juan Martinez. She married Ruben Chavez on October 16, 1937. She was a homemaker and a member of Santa Rita's Catholic Church where she taught...
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