Obituaries
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...
Kathleen Johnson
Sep 5, 2014
Kathleen S. Johnson, 65 of Ruidoso, passed away Friday, September 5, 2014 in El Paso, Texas. She was born on April 26, 1949 in Phoenix, AZ to Hubert and Geraldine Simmons West. She married Richard G. Rick Johnson on June 28, 1969 in Tucson, AZ. She was a Medical Assistant for an optometry office and a homemaker. Kathleen is...
Lilah Hammond
Sep 4, 2014
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lilah Ruth Hammond of Carrizozo. She went peacefully in her sleep the night of September 4, 2014. She is preceded in death by her husband Bud C. Hammond and is survived by her five sons Jeff, John, Josh, Jim and Jerry Hammond, daughter Jann Moberly and 14 grandchildren....
Sadie Massey
Aug 29, 2014
Cathleen Massey, 96, of Capitan passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014 in Roswell, New Mexico. She was born June 23, 1918 in Casper, Wyoming. She moved to Lincoln County in 1952 from Portales, New Mexico. She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Capitan. She married Dorris Massey on December 31, 1938 in Portales and he preceded her in...
Margaret Conley
Aug 28, 2014
Margaret Conley, 65, of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Ruidoso. She was born September 1, 1948 at Louisa, Kentucky. She is survived by her husband, James 3 daughters, Tracee Palen of Lees Summit, MO, Wendee Conley of Los Angeles, CA and Michael Weatherly of Lees Summit, MO 3 brothers, Gordon Wright, David Wright, Charles Wright and...
Kathleen Perreault
Aug 23, 2014
Graveside service for Kathy Perreault, 70, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, August 26, at 1:00 PM at Ft. Stanton Cemetery. Kathy passed away on Saturday, August 23, 2014. She was born September 10, 1943 at Brooklyn, NY. She moved to Lincoln County on August 27, 2003 from Ft. Jefferson, NY. She married Paul Perreault on June 12, 1981 at...
William Dement Jr.
Aug 23, 2014
William F. Bill Dement was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised on Staten Island, New York and moved to Ruidoso, New Mexico in 2002. He retired from the New York City Police Department as a lieutenant with 22 years on the police force. Bill believed in education and shared his extensive knowledge by teaching history in numerous schools...
Kenneth Murr
Aug 19, 2014
Kenneth Waldo Murr, 95, passed away on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at his home in Ruidoso. Ken was born in Harrison County, Indiana on March 12, 1919 to Roscoe and Mabel Berry Murr. Ken served in the Navy during World War II and upon discharge returned to Indiana to work at Jefferson Proving Grounds until that base closed. He...
Jesse Wright
Aug 19, 2014
Memorial service for Joe Wright, 68, of Alto, NM will be Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Alto Lakes Country Club main dining room. Mr. Wright passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Alto. He was born December 21, 1945 at Hereford, Texas. He was a long time member of Rotary International and President of the...
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