Obituaries

Lisa Renteria
Nov 29, 2013
Lisa Jeanne Renteria, born February 28, 1965 in Inglewood, California. She passed away on Friday November 29, 2013 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Lisa is survived by her two children daughter, Sarah Kirkum of Colusa, California and Grandson Jacob Kirkum son, Jeffery Renteria of San Diego California, and Granddaughter, Ava Renteria her parents, Joe and Sally Renteria of Ruidoso, New...

Freddrick Botella Sr.
Nov 27, 2013
Prayer service for Freddrick Anthony Botella Sr, 21 of Mescalero will be Sunday, December 1, at 5:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission where the funeral mass will be on Monday, December 2, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at White Tail Cemetery. Mr. Botella passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Mescalero. He was born March 3, 1992 at...

Arlen Bigrope
Nov 25, 2013
Visitation for Arlen Bigrope, 57, of Mescalero will be Friday, November 29, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. Prayer service will be Friday, November 29, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission where the funeral service will be on Saturday, November 30, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr....

Maria Estrada
Nov 22, 2013
Maria Agueda Ortega Junio 24, 1922 Noviembre 22, 2013 Agueda Ortega, 92, residente de CD Juarez. Murio viemes 22, 2013, vivio en CD Juarez desde que fue nina hasta el dia de su muerte en Ruidoso, estando de visita con sus hijas y nietas. Ella siempre se dedico al hogar y de cuidarde sus hijas, nietas y bisnietos. Le...

James Radcliffe Sr.
Nov 21, 2013
Funeral service for James Maxwell Radcliffe Sr., 93, of Ruidoso will be Friday, December 6, at 2:00 PM in the Episcopal Church of the Holy Mount in Ruidoso. Mr. Radcliffe passed away Thursday, November 21, 2013 in El Paso, Texas. He was born November 20, 1920 at Marcus, Iowa. After moving to Ruidoso he was an organizer for the...

Patricia Sunderland
Nov 16, 2013
Patricia R. Sunderland, 66, of Ruidoso Downs passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at her home. She was born March 31, 1947 at Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Dublin, Ireland. She was retired office clerk at the Crownpoint Condos in Ruidoso. She moved to Ruidoso in 1982 from El Paso, TX. She is survived by a daughter, Janet...

Virginia Daniels
Nov 14, 2013
Graveside services for Virginia Daniels, 99, of Mescalero and formerly of Ruidoso Downs was Monday, November 18, at 11:00 AM in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Ms. Daniels was born July 27, 1914 at Matoaka, West Virginia to Rose Farmer and Harry Harland and she passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Mescalero. She worked many years for the Air Force...

Leo Salcido
Nov 12, 2013
SALCIDO, LEO Age 77, a resident of Albuquerque, died Monday, November 12, 2013. He had lived in the Barelas neighborhood for many years. Leo was a part of the Sacred Heart Church. In his early life he was a welder, mechanic and a part time security officer but he always made time for his children. Later in life he...

Charles Shanta Jr.
Nov 8, 2013
Funeral service for Charles L. Shanta Jr., 59, of Mescalero will be Saturday, November 16, at the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Shanta passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 at Mescalero where he had lived all of his life. He worked for the Housing Authority. He is survived by sons, Buffy Shanta and Jarod...

Jerry Mancito
Nov 8, 2013
Prayer service for Jerry Lee Lloyd Mancito, 72, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, November 13, at 6:00 PM at St. Josephs Mission where the funeral service will be on Thursday, November 14, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mancito Cemetery. Mr. Mancito passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 at Mescalero. He was born September 10, 1941 at...

Robert Tiews
Nov 5, 2013
Robert Bear Tiews, 71, of Ruidoso Downs passed away November 5, 2013 at his home. He was born July 28, 1942 at Quincy, Massachusetts. He had lived in Ruidoso Downs since 1995 and was a graphic artist. He was survived by his children, James Bizeau of Denver, Colorado, Laura Shamberg of Greatlake, Illinois, Michael Bizeau of Denver, Colorado and...

Daneen Burrow
Nov 4, 2013
Daneen Ellen Burrow, 51, of Capitan passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 in Ruidoso. She was born July 30, 1962 at Fairbanks, Alaska. She is survived by her husband Don Kuehn of Capitan and her mother, Maurine Drabb of Lynwood, Washington. No services are planned at this time.

Virgie Mcgee
Nov 3, 2013
Services for Virgie McGee, 96, of Ruidoso were Monday, November 11, at Gateway Church of Christ in Ruidoso. Burial was at Mountain View Cemetery in Reno, Nevada. Mrs. McGee passed away Sunday, November 3, 2013 in Ruidoso. She was born December 23, 1916 at Sagerton, Texas. She moved to Ruidoso on August 7, 2013. She is survived by her...

Bartley Mcdonough
Oct 29, 2013
Bartley Toby King McDonough, 81, of Capitan, NM passed away peacefully on October 29, 2013 in Alamogordo, NM. Bartley was born September 9, 1932 in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from R.L. Paschal High School, where he and his sister Patricia were both in the marching band, and Bartley went on to graduate from Texas Christian University in Ft....

Merlin O'Brien
Oct 29, 2013
Graveside services for Merlin OBrien, 87, of Ruidoso Downs will be Thursday, October 31, at 2:00 PM in East Hill Cemetery at Ft. Stockton, Texas. Ms. OBrien was born September 1, 1926 at Pioneer, Texas. She had lived at Ft. Stockton, Odessa, Mason and Buchanan Lake all in Texas, in New Mexico she had lived in Tularosa, Alamogordo and...

Aubry Scott
Oct 28, 2013
Aubry Major Scott, 92 of Alamogordo passed away on Monday, October 28, 2013 in Alamogordo. He was born May 31, 1921 at McAlester, Oklahoma. He had lived in Alamogordo for the past 38 years and lived in Ruidoso from 1952 until 1975. He had served in the Army and was a retired logger. He married Sylvia Gaddis on January...

Danny Chavez
Oct 28, 2013
Danny S. Chavez, 72, of Ruidoso Downs passed away Monday, October 28, 2013 in Ruidoso Downs. He was born December 13, 1940 at Ft. Stanton, NM and had lived in Lincoln County all of his life. He is survived by his wife, Cris Chavez 4 sons, Danny Chavez, Gerald Chavez, Greg Chavez and Michael Chavez 3 daughters, Kathleen Garcia,...

Maelena Johnson
Oct 26, 2013
Visitation for Maelena Chummy Johnson, 35, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, October 30, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM, the prayer service will be Wednesday, at 6:00 PM at the Mescalero Reformed Church where the funeral service will be on Thursday, October 31, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery....

George Lawrence
Oct 22, 2013
George A. Lawrence, 76, of Ruidoso passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at his home. He was born December 1, 1936 at Yonkers, NY. He was retired Master Sgt. of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean and Vietnam War. He moved to Ruidoso in 1983 from Big Spring, TX. He attended the Episcopal Church of the...

Virginia Kazhe
Oct 21, 2013
Virginia Louise Kazhe, 74, of Mescalero passed away Monday, October 21, 2013 in Mescalero. She was born December 7, 1938 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She was a retired cook for Head Start and attended the Mescalero Reformed Church. She is survived by her children, Karlene Toehay, Kim Cedillo, Tina Holeman, Sheila Michel, Joesa...