Obituaries

Jean Gremillion

Jean Gremillion

Aug 8, 2016

Jean Helen Gremillion passed away peacefully Monday, August 8, 2016 surrounded by her family in Albuquerque, NM. Jean was born August 14, 1940 in Bay City, Texas. She resided in Ruidoso for the last 16 years of her life with her husband, Earl. They spent their honeymoon together in Ruidoso in 1961 and kept coming back throughout their lives...

Gerald Comanche Sr.

Gerald Comanche Sr.

Aug 4, 2016

Gerald Allen Comanche Sr., 68, of Mescalero passed away Thursday, August 4, 2016, at his home. He was born March 24, 1948 at Lawton, Oklahoma and lived most of his life at Mescalero. He served in Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. He was a Medicine Man of Maidens, was a road surveyor and firefighter for the Mescalero Apache...

Elree Gandy

Elree Gandy

Jul 27, 2016

Elree Harace Gandy was born on December 28,1923 to Richard Horace and Nannie Bell Williams Gandy in Caddo, Texas. He was the last surviving sibling of 12 children. Mr. Gandy passed away on July 27,2016 at the Good Samaritan Betty Dare Center in Alamogordo, New Mexico at the age of 92 after a brief illness. The family moved to...

Charles Rominger

Charles Rominger

Jul 26, 2016

Charles 0. Rominger, PhD, 79 years old, called Chuck or Judge, passed away on July 26, 2016. He had resided in New Mexico for over half his life and the past 37 years in Carrizozo, NM. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on June 1, 1937. Family owned the RX- Ranch where he was raised. He attended and was a...

Aron Portio

Aron Portio

Jul 23, 2016

Aron Y. Portio, 84, long time resident of Carrizozo New Mexico entered into eternal rest on July 23, 2016. Aron was born in Lincoln, New Mexico . After school he joined the Army in 1952 and returned home in 1954 he worked at Holloman Air Force Base and retired in 1987. Mr. Portio was married to his wife Isabel...

Gordon Williams

Gordon Williams

Jul 23, 2016

Gordon Williams, 97, of Phoenix Arizona, was born January 23, 1919 to his father Nasitima and his mother Gyshynim in Old Oraibi Arizona. He was a Hopi Indian and belonged to the Eagle Clan. He graduated from Phoenix Indian School in 1939; learning the trade of masonry; he then enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. in 1944, was...

Dona Nunnally

Dona Nunnally

Jul 20, 2016

Dona Rose Nunnally, age 75, passed away on July 20, 2016 in Craig, Colorado. She died surrounded by many loving family and friends. Dona was born in Lubbock, Texas on October 10th, 1940 to Chrystel Surginer. In 1946 they moved to Ruidoso, New Mexico where they owned Mockingbird Hill cabins in the Upper Canyon. Dona graduated from Ruidoso High...

Johnny Ramos

Johnny Ramos

Jul 13, 2016

Johnny "John" Ramos, 63, of Ruidoso Downs, NM was called home to our Heavenly Father on July 13,2016, In Ruidoso Downs, NM. John was born in Las Cruces, NM to Raymundo and Juanita Ramos on August 11,1952. John grew up with his 2 brothers, Arturo and Albert, and his sister Yolanda. A born athlete, a friendly face with an...

Wade Kinzhuma

Wade Kinzhuma

Jul 8, 2016

Wade Kinzhuma, 41, of Mescalero passed away Friday, July 6, in Mescalero. He was born July 15, 1974 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He worked at the Mescalero Boys & Girls Club, Parks & Recreation for the Mescalero Apache Tribe and with security at the Inn of the Mountain Gods. Survivors include his children,...

Gregory Mccarty

Gregory Mccarty

Jul 6, 2016

Gregory Farris McCarty; 60, of Ruidoso, NM passed in peace while at home. On July 6th, following a long illness. He will be remembered as a kind and loving soul. Greg was born in Roswell, NM and served in the US Navy. He is the son of Luther Harold McCarty Sr. and Bobby (Belyeu) McCarty. Grandparents are Farris McCarty...

Howard Milburn Jr.

Howard Milburn Jr.

Jul 6, 2016

Howard M. Milburn, Jr. was born on June 23,1953 in San Diego, CA to Howard and Bobbie Milburn. He died July 6, 2016. Howard lived in Albuquerque, NM and worked as a mechanical engineer. He loved camping, hiking, and being in the outdoors. He is preceded in death by his father, Howard Sr., and survived by his loving mother,...

Yumin Baca

Yumin Baca

Jul 2, 2016

Yumin Baca, 36, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 in Ruidoso. He was born June 5, 1980 at Alamogordo and had lived at Mescalero all of his life. He was a logger/tree thinner on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. He is survived by his mother, Bessie Baca; children, Tunte Baca, Ethan Baca and Jaelyn Baca; his companion, Wendy...

Owen Blackman

Owen Blackman

Jul 1, 2016

Owen Blackman, 63, of Nogal, NM passed away Friday, July 1, 2016. He was born December 17, 1952 in Amarillo, TX. Owen moved to Lincoln County in August, 2015 from Graham, TX. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He loved to fish, hunt and tinker with old cars and was an antique collector. He was a veteran...

Marilyn Grube

Marilyn Grube

Jul 1, 2016

Marilyn Grube, 73, passed away Friday, July 1, 2016, in Ruidoso where she and her husband, Charles Smelker made their home for the past 19 years. Her story starts on May 4, 1943 in Germany. She was adopted by a loving family and grew up in Syracuse, NY. Marilyn received her degree in education from Syracuse University. She taught...

Bernardo Mancha

Bernardo Mancha

Jun 23, 2016

Barnie Mancha, 74, of Capitan passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016 in Ruidoso. He was born August 18, 1941 at Carrizozo and was a life long resident of Lincoln County. He served in the Army having served overseas in Europe. Barnie was the former fire chief of the Ft. Stanton Fire Department, was a volunteer with White Mountain Search...

Howard Hassell

Howard Hassell

Jun 13, 2016

Howard H. Hassell arrived April 21, 1928 in Escota, TX, and was born to Rolan Hassell and Kathleen Cotten. He started his company, Hassell Construction, in Seminole, TX where he built over 50 single family homes before moving to Ruidoso,NM in 1970, where he would build another 150 + starting in Alto around the developing golf course. With his...

Adeliada Najar

Adeliada Najar

Jun 13, 2016

A prayer service for Adelaida (Addie) Najar, 94,of Capitan, New Mexico will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church will be at 9:30 am on Saturday, June 18, 2016 where the funeral mass will be held directly following. The burial will take place at the Silva Family Cemetery. Mrs. Najar passed away June 13th in the faithful care of her...

Nancy Knight

Nancy Knight

Jun 11, 2016

Nancy Willis Roby Knight passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in the family home. Nancy was 86 years old and had been in the care of her loving daughter, Barbara (Knight) Roper for five years, moving to Barbie's home not too long after the passing of her beloved husband, Tommy, in 2010. A long-time New Mexican, Nancy was...

Kenneth Schoof

Kenneth Schoof

Jun 3, 2016

Kenneth E. Schoof, 82, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 in Albuquerque. He was born May 16, 1934 at Council Grove, Kansas. He moved to Ruidoso in 1996 from Playas, NM. He was involved with the Civil Air Patrol, Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. He married Marilyn Anne Johnson on July 3, 1953 at Mesa, Arizona....

Shamus Mehaffie

Shamus Mehaffie

May 31, 2016

Shamus Mehaffie, 83, of Ruidoso passed away at home with his wife by his side on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in Ruidoso. He was born December 12, 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of North Texas with his BS and MA. In 1971, he graduated from the University of Texas with his PhD. He was a...