Obituaries
Loland Jensen
Nov 1, 2014
Loland Melvin Jensen passed away on 1 November 2014, in Ruidoso New Mexico. He was born 14 September 1941 in Salmon, Idaho to Hans Alvor and Lola Ostler Jensen. Loland spent most of his life as a logger and heavy equipment operator in the Western States. For several years he lived in logging camps and worked in Alaska. Loland...
Raichel Rocha
Oct 31, 2014
Raichel Estelle Rocha, 34, born September 28,1980 to Rena Mendez and Francis Rocha in Alamogordo, NM. She is also the stepdaughter to Eldon Enjady Jr. of Mescalero NM. Raichel grew up on the Mescalero Apache Reservation where she currently lived. She was a proud mother that raised her two loving children, Sheyenne L. Casares 7 years old and Roman...
Jack Lemmon
Oct 31, 2014
Jack Lemmon, 82, of White Oaks, NM passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at his home. He was born June 12, 1932 at Chicago, IL. He moved to Lincoln County in 1980 from El Paso, Texas. Mr. Lemmon was a career Army having served during the Korean War and Vietnam War retiring as Sergeant Master. He is survived...
Alfred Baca
Oct 29, 2014
Alfred Walters Baca, 85, of Ruidoso Downs, NM passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Pathways Hospice Center in Loveland, CO. Born in Otero County on January 12, 1929, he was the son of the late Ida Walters Claude Holguin and Antonio Luna Baca. Alfred was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War with...
Walter Williams Jr.
Oct 27, 2014
Walter Cecil Dub Wiliams, Jr. was bom in Bogalusa, LA, November 16, 1927. He passed away peacefully, October 27,2014, to be with his LORD and SAVIOR. Dub was preceeded in death by his father, Walter Cecil Williams and his mother, Dorothy Borde Williams. Dub is survived by his wife of 64 years, Kathryn Hale Williams, his two brothers, Charles...
Albert Reidhead
Oct 18, 2014
Albert Perkins Reidhead, age 90, of San Patrico, NM died on Saturday, October 18, 2014, in Ruidoso, NM. His final lucid words were, I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back. He was born June 11, 1924 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. During World War II he was in the Merchant Marines and was called to active...
Ladell Flanagan
Oct 17, 2014
LaDell Flanaga, a longtime resident of Ruidoso passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 84. She was born August 30, 1930 in Earth, Texas to B.J. Black and Beulah Jeffries Black. She married H.B. Flanagan on May 14, 1949 in Amherst, Texas. LaDell was a very devoted and loving wife and mother. She...
Mark Balatche
Oct 15, 2014
Mark Balatche, 45, of Mescalero passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in El Paso, TX. He was born January 7, 1969 at Mescalero, NM and had lived there all of his life. He was a ski lift operator. He is survived by his sister, Sue Fastwolf aunts, Marlene Peso, Beverly Archilta, Peggy Comanche and Sandra McCurtain. He was...
Dorothy Hall
Oct 10, 2014
Irene Hall, 81, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at her home. She was born March 24, 1933 at Ft. Sumner, NM and moved to Ruidoso in 1961 from California. Irene was the Matriarch that held the family together. She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Farus 3 brothers 2 sisters and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and...
Charlene Minzenmayer
Oct 9, 2014
Charlene Minzenmayer, 78, of Ruidoso, New Mexico passed away Thursday, October 09, 2014. She was born March 6th, 1936 in Fairview, New Mexico. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Monroe Ferrell Sr., Mother, Sadie Viola, and Brother, Clark Eugene. Charlene is survived by her husband, William Minzenmayer, of 59 years two sons, William and Gregory Minzenmayer...
Aldridge Morgan
Oct 8, 2014
Aldridge Roy Morgan, 58, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at his home in Mescalero. He was born December 24, 1955 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He was a cowboy and attended St. Josephs Mission. He married Debra Magoosh on September 23, 2004 at Mescalero. He is survived by his wife, Debra...
Martha Cornelius
Oct 5, 2014
Martha Cornelius, 94, of Ruidoso passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home. She was born June 3, 1920 at Stamford, Texas to Ruth and Nib Shaw. She moved to Ruidoso in 1989 from Santa Fe and was a retired Dietician for I.H.S. in Santa Fe and that job allowed her to travel to many places. She attended...
Leander Shanta
Oct 4, 2014
Leander Shanta, 33, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 in El Paso, Texas. He was born February 7, 1981 at Alamogordo and had lived at Mescalero all of his life. He is survived by a daughter, Rozelle Shanta mother, Velda Garcia 3 sisters, Rosie Shanta, Carla Shanta and Lacie Chavis a brother, Daniel Garcia Jr. his companion,...
Robert Geronimo Jr.
Oct 1, 2014
Robert Geronimo Jr., 83, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in Mescalero. He was born August 11, 1931 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He had worked at Cow Camp 1 before going to work for B.I.A. Roads Department, he retired after 37 years. He married Iris Marden in 1955 at Alamogordo. He...
L Jackson
Sep 28, 2014
L Y Jackson, born 15th of 16 children on September 16, 1919 in Stratford, OK to Walter Neely Jackson and Samantha Lee Phillips Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents, 14 siblings, wife of 59 years, Sara Silvers Jackson and grandson, G.W. Posey. He left this earth on September 28, 2014 at the age of 95. L...
John Shaw
Sep 24, 2014
John William Shaw, 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, following a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, Judy, and other members of his family. A resident of Ruidoso for more than 40 years, John was born February 25, 1940 at home in Sylvan...
Alfred Kayitah Jr.
Sep 22, 2014
Bodey Kayitah, 46, of Mescalero passed away on Monday, September 22, 2014 at Mescalero. He was born April 22, 1968 at Mescalero and had lived most of his life in Taos, NM. He is survived his companion of 28 years, Sharon Kaye Begaye step children, Sherlyn BegayeOrtega, Kaylynn BegayePoncho, Elizabeth Begaye, Nora Begaye, Kenneth Roger Begaye Jr. father, Alfred...
Kenneth Haynes
Sep 17, 2014
Kenny Haynes, 69, of Ruidoso passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born August 5, 1945 at Hobbs, New Mexico. He had lived most of his life in Ruidoso. He was a musician all of his life, played the guitar, sang and wrote music and traveled the United States playing music. He also had...
Wyndham Runningwater
Sep 12, 2014
Wyndham Runningwater, 68, of Weatherford, Oklahoma passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Mescalero, New Mexico. He was born July 9, 1946 at Long Beach, California. He graduated from Southwest Oklahoma State University at Weatherford, Oklahoma, he was part of the Economic Development Program at Mescalero, member of the Mescalero Cattle Growers Association, a team member at the Inn...
Lela Thomas
Sep 9, 2014
Lela M. Thomas, 96, of Ruidoso passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2014 in Alamogordo. She was born June 17, 1918 at Fredrick, Oklahoma to Edward and Ethel Chubbick Klase. She married Arthur A. Thomas in 1948 and they moved to Ruidoso in 1971 from Midland, Texas. She was a bookkeeper and housewife. She worked with Christian Services of Lincoln...
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