Obituaries

Rodney Studdard
Mar 5, 2014
Rodney Studdard, 54, of Ruidoso passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014 in Ruidoso. He was born February 13, 1960 at Roswell. He moved to Ruidoso in 1999 from Roswell and worked at Village Ace Hardware as Retail Manager. He is survived by his mother, Joy Studdard of Albuquerque two sisters, Catrece Studdard of Albuquerque and Crystal Radziewicz of Maryland...

Norma Smith
Mar 4, 2014
Norma L. Smith, 71, of Ruidoso passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014 in Ruidoso. She was born October 19, 1942 at Wellington, TX. She has been coming to Ruidoso from Goliad, TX since the mid 1980s. She moved here permanently one year ago from Goliad. She married Tommy Smith on March 8, 1979 at Las Vegas, NV. She is...

David Greenhaw
Mar 2, 2014
Memorial service for David Greenhaw, 63, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, March 6, at 10:30 AM in LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso. David passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014 in Ruidoso, he was born March 1, 1951 at Stanton, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso on February 11, 2012 from Odessa, Texas. He was a practicing attorney in Odessa...

Detlef Martell
Feb 27, 2014
Detlef Marty Martell, 69, of Nogal passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014. He was born April 24, 1944 at Dresden, Germany. He moved to Lincoln County in 1999 from Rancho Viejo, Texas when he bought Village Ace Hardware. He was a member of the Lincoln County Home Builders and Ruidoso Rotary Club. He married Casteel on May 18, 1996...

Ruth Gatto
Feb 25, 2014
Ruth Garippa Gatto. Loving wife and mother Ruth is survived by Charles, her husband of 64 years, her three daughters Karen Sherman, Charlene Worrell, Ruthanne Tau, six grandchildren and 3 greatgreats. She was loyal, loving, true, and will always be remembered as a encouraging servant. Proverbs 31 best describes her. Her children arise and call her blessed her husband...

Jared Kaydahzinne Sr.
Feb 19, 2014
Jared Daniel Kaydahzinne Sr., 29, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2014 in Albuquerque. He was born September 25, 1984 in Ruidoso and had lived in Mescalero all of his life. He married Heather Jones on January 24, 2010 at Alamogordo. He is survived by his wife, Heather children, Jared Kaydahzinne Jr., Shayelyn Kaydahzinne, Elise Kaydahzinne and Virginia...

Sara Lepard
Feb 17, 2014
Sara Haley Gochenour Lepard On April 17, 1993 God sent down one of His most precious angels to change our world. During Saras all too short time here on earth she made an impact on more lives than she could have ever known. She never met a stranger because from the moment she smiled at someone, they were enchanted...

Henry Sanchez
Feb 14, 2014
Life ended for Henry G. Sanchez, on February 14, 2014 as gently as the soul he was. He was known as a mentor, coach, and an incredible husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather. He dedicated his life to teaching and mentoring children of all ages. Up to the day he died, he always said that he loved helping young people...

V. Davis
Feb 14, 2014
Smokey Davis of Agua Fria passed away at his home Friday, February 14, 2014. He was born November 24, 1928 in Hagerman, NM Smokey was a native New Mexican. He earned a Masters Degree in Engineering and spent his career in the defense industry, working with different agencies on various programs. His great love was flying and building experimental...

Julia Mcgill
Feb 10, 2014
Julia McGill, 79, of Ruidoso passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014, she was born April 29, 1934 at Belen, NM. She moved to Ruidoso in 2011 from El Paso, TX. She was active with the Pink Ladies at Lincoln County Medical Center and the Lincoln County Sherriff Posse. She was a retired school teacher for the Ysleta School...

Robyn Fastwolf
Feb 8, 2014
Robyn Fastwolf, 32, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, February 8, 2014 in Albuquerque. She was born February 14, 1981 in Alamogordo and had lived at Mescalero all of her life. She is survived by a daughter, Amberlee Fastwolf her mother, Martha Stocks her father, Rueben Fastwolf brothers, Mark Jason Balatche, Russell Fastwolf, Gerald Fastwolf, and Eugene Fastwolf sisters, Sue...

Alvin Burch
Feb 5, 2014
Spencer Burch, 66, of Capitan passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at his home in Capitan. He was born November 5, 1947 at Capitan to Edna and Tillman Anda Burch Sr. who both precede him in death. He has lived in Lincoln County all of his life. He served in the Navy, after that he was a heavy equipment...

Charles Jones
Feb 1, 2014
Charles L. Jones, 70, of Ruidoso passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM. He was born December 23, 1943 in Stuttgart, Arkansas. Mr. Jones moved to Ruidoso in 1999 from Detroit, Michigan. He was a retired anesthesiologist, he liked to play poker, chess and was a fan of all sports. He was a faithful Green Bay...

Melba Ladd
Jan 27, 2014
Melba Ladd, born February 19, 1927 in Houston, Texas to Norris and Maud Anderson, went to see the Lord on the morning of January 27, 2014. Melba has two daughters Holly Anderson of McKinney, Texas and Valerie Hummer of Capitan,NewMexico, with five grandchildren Wendy Correia of Allen, Texas Michael Anderson of Princeton, Texas Matthew Hummer of Capitan, New Mexico...

Maxine Lamay
Jan 25, 2014
Maxine LaMay, 74, of Carrizozo passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her home in Carrizozo. She was born November 14, 1939 in Roswell, NM to Fay and Mack King and had lived all of her life in Lincoln County. She worked at the telephone office and worked with her husband at LaMay Distributing Co. She married Dale LaMay...

Ben Mason Sr.
Jan 25, 2014
Born September 1, 1922, son of Dr. and Mrs. C.H. Mason of El Paso, Texas, Ben Mason passed away on January 24, 2014 in his home in Ruidoso, NM. He attended Coldwell elementary school and Austin High School in El Paso, graduating from Austin in 1940, valedictorian of his class. He entered MIT to study chemical engineering, but his...

William Kistinger
Jan 24, 2014
Bill Kistinger, 64, of Roswell and formerly of Ruidoso passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 in Roswell. He was born February 19, 1949 at Upland, California to Margaret and Robert Kistinger. He moved to Ruidoso in 2002 from Upland, California. He is survived by his brother, John Kistinger and nephew, Stephen Kistinger. Bill loved t talk, never met a...

Francis Blake Jr.
Jan 22, 2014
Francis Blake Jr., 32, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in Albuquerque. He was born June 2, 1981 at Mescalero and had lived most of his life in Mescalero. He lived four years in Albuquerque and worked as a carpenter. He also had worked at Ski Apache and as a firefighter for the Mescalero Apache Tribe. He...

A. Seidel
Jan 17, 2014
Memorial service for A. Jay Seidel, 54, of Capitan will be Friday, February 7, at 2:00 PM at the Angus Church of the Nazarene. Mr. Seidel was born November 2, 1959 at Albuquerque and he passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 in Capitan. He worked at Alto Lakes Golf Course and Country Club, loved to play golf, go...

Peggy Dudman
Jan 16, 2014
Peggy Line Dudman, 62, of Alto passed away at home on Thursday, January 16, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Dorothy Line and is survived by her husband, Michael Dudman brother, Ted Line of Knoxville, TX stepdaughter, Dagan Manahl and her family. Peggy received a BFA from the University of Tennessee and while performing...