Obituaries
Viola Montes
Jul 19, 2015
Viola Montes, 71 of Glencoe passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born November 30, 1943 at Roswell, NM and had lived all of her life in Lincoln and Chaves counties. She has worked as a teacher's aid at the Hondo School District then went to work for the Ruidoso School District as a...
Eulalia Chavez
Jul 18, 2015
Lala Chavez, 93, of Carrizozo passed away on Saturday, July 18, at her home. She was born July 2, 1922 at Raventon, NM and had lived in Lincoln County all of her life. She worked at the Raventon School at an early age. She attended Santa Rita's Catholic Church. She is survived by her children, Mary Treece, Mabel Candelaria,...
Wanda Walthall
Jul 17, 2015
Wanda Walthall died July 17th, 2015 in Ruidoso, NM. She was 85. Wanda was born in Lubbock, Texas on April 16th, 1930, the eldest of two children bom to Mcna and Spurgeon Clark. She was a child of the Depression as they were bom to an itinerant father. Most of their years were spent growing-up with numerous relatives in...
Richard Caje Jr.
Jul 15, 2015
The Rosary for Richard Caje, Jr., 48, of Mescalero will be Monday, July 20, at 9:00 AM with the funeral service at 9:30 AM in St. Joseph's Mission. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Caje passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Mescalero, he was born May 5, 1967 at Mescalero and had lived at Mescalero all...
Robert Becker-Mcmanus
Jul 13, 2015
Robert passed away at home, July 13, 2015. Robert was born September 29, 1960 to Richard and Irene Leone McManus. He lived with his mother , brother John and sister Sharon in Panama until he was 5 years old. Robert then moved to Albuquerque N.M. to live with his father, Richard and mother Nona McManus. Bob, as he was...
Benny Sanchez
Jul 11, 2015
Benny L. Sanchez, 52, of Ruidoso Downs passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Roswell, NM. He was born October 19, 1962 at Ruidoso and had lived in Lincoln County all of his life. He graduated from Hondo High School in 1982, worked for the City of Ruidoso Downs for 18 years and was driving truck PW1 and coached...
Joe Ortiz
Jul 11, 2015
Joe L. Ortiz, 88, of Carrizozo passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015 in Carrizozo. He was born February 25, 1927 at Gamerco, NM and had lived most of his life in Carrizozo-Lincoln County. Joe was a butcher in the meat market at Piggly Wiggly in Carrizozo and later at Ft. Stanton Hospital retiring in 1992. He attended Santa Rita's...
Barbara Schaible
Jul 7, 2015
Lifelong horsewoman and animal advocate Barbara Joyce Hinton Schaible died Tuesday, July 21, at her home in Lincoln, New Mexico. Predeceased by her parents Elizabeth MacLeroy and Drury Hinton, MD, former Director of Surgery at Delaware Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, and Medical Department Chair of Penn. State University, Joy was also predeceased by a son Drury Leisenring. She is...
Jacqueline Forte
Jul 4, 2015
Jacqueline Kane "Jackie" Forte, 72, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Mescalero. She was born May 6, 1943 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She is survived by her children, Michelle Dyer, Vincent Soto, Michael Forte and Frederick Forte III; 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 7,...
Roger Sowder
Jul 3, 2015
Roger Lynn Sowder, age 70, was born on September 10, 1944 in Muleshoe, Tx. A resident of Alto, New Mexico for 32 years passed away peacefully on Friday, July 3, 2015 at his beloved Alto home surrounded by family. Roger was extremely lovable, adventurous, entertaining and talented. An actor of the best kind who never met a stranger. He...
Mecca Aldridge
Jul 3, 2015
Mecca Aldridge, 82, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, July 3, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. She was born September 25, 1932 at Loving, Texas. She taught school in Lubbock for over 20 years before moving to Ruidoso in 1979 where she then taught with the Capitan Schools from 1980 until retirement in 1997. She was also owner and operator of...
Dr. Lockridge
Jul 2, 2015
Dr. William Eugene Lockridge of Ruidoso, NM and Crosby, TX passed away Thursday, July 2 in Ruidoso. He was born September 9, 1931 to Edward & Josephine Lockridge. Major Lockridge served in the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1968, retiring in El Paso, TX. In 1957 he met his wife, Loanda Brooks Lockridge, in Huntsville, AL where he was...
Ms. Linda Rocha
Jun 27, 2015
Linda Lou Rocha, "Ms. Lodi" was born to Debra L. Morgan and Fernando R. Rocha Sr. in Mescalero, New Mexico on December 2, 1975. She went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Ms. Lodi is survived by a daughter Sharon N. Moquino, her companion, Thomas Duffy; her parents Fernando and Debra; her grandmother Clarice...
Ramona Polaco
Jun 25, 2015
Ramona Salcido Polaco was born on February 28, 1937 to Pedro and Feliz Salcido in Hondo, NM She passed away on June 24, 2015 in Roswell, NM. Ramona lived in the Hondo Valley all of her life. She married Trancito Polaco Jr., they were married for 56 yrs. Together they raised 8 children Evelyn Polaco Miranda, Gabriel Polaco, Lucas...
Majorie Yahnahki
Jun 21, 2015
Marjorie C. "Margie" Yahnahki, 87 of Mescalero passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015 at Mescalero. She was born September 3, 1927 on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. She worked at the Mescalero Indian Hospital in housekeeping until her retirement. She attended St. Joseph's Mission. She is survived by a granddaughter, Kaycee Yahnahki Casares; two grandsons, Gordon Yahnahki Jr. and Taylor...
Karla Sears-Perry
Jun 16, 2015
Karla Beth Sears-Perry passed away at her home in Las Cruces Tuesday June 16th after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Karla was born October 7, 1964 to John and Libby Sears in Dallas, TX. The family moved to Ruidoso when Karla was 3 years old, and she graduated from high school there in 1982. She attended NMSU for...
Isabel Portio
Jun 14, 2015
Isabel Lueras Portio, 82, longtime resident of Carrizozo, NM passed away Sunday, June 14, 2015, peacefully at her home in Carrizozo. Isabel was born February 12, 1933 in Ancho, NM. Mrs. Portio was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting and making baby blankets for all her grandchildren. She was a member of the Santa Rita's Catholic Church in Carrizozo. Mrs....
Monica Lovato
Jun 5, 2015
Monica Jean Lovato, 49, of Lincoln, NM passed away Friday, June 5, 2015 at her home. She was born November 17, 1965 at Springer, NM and had resided in Lincoln for the past 3 years moving from Albuquerque. Monica graduated from Monzano High School and had worked for Albuquerque Public Schools. She loved to fish, ride horses and loved...
Alva Blake
May 28, 2015
Alva Colleen "Fifi" Blake, 43, of Mescalero passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Mescalero. She was born January 3, 1972 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She was a homemaker and attended St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero. She is survived by three sons, Derrick Blake, Randy Taazah, and Elijah Blake; her mother, Sharon Taazah;...
Maria Heckman
May 27, 2015
Maria Earnestine "Tina" Heckman, 84, of Alamogordo passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in Alamogordo, New Mexico, she was born on July 2, 1930 in Dixon, New Mexico to Magdalena and Frank Atencio both who preceded her in death. Maria moved to Alamogordo in 1973 from Jacksonville, Arkansas . She was preceded in death by her husband of 53...
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