Obituaries

Carmen Huffsmith
Mar 31, 2011
Funeral Mass for Carmen M. Huffsmith, 81, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, April 2, at 10:00 AM in St. Eleanors Catholic Church. The Rosary was Friday, April 1, at 6:00 PM in LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow the mass at St. Judes Catholic Cemetery at San Patricio, NM. Mrs. Huffsmith passed away Thursday, March 31, at her home...

Robin Grant
Mar 29, 2011
Prayer service for Robin Annie Grant, 32, of Mescalero will be Monday, April 4, at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Worship Center where the funeral service will be on Tuesday, April 5, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Annie passed away Tuesday, March 29, in Albuquerque. She was born April 22, 1978 in Alamogordo and...

Robert Dudich
Mar 27, 2011
Robert Paul Bob Dudich was born July 9, 1931 in Akron, Ohio and passed away March 27, 2011 after a long, hard battle with heart disease. His parents were Paul Dudich and Katherine Besenar Dudich who had immigrated as children with their parents to the United States from Ser bia. Bob was always proud of his Serbian heritage and...

John Mendez
Mar 22, 2011
Visitation for Johnny Mendez, 49, of Mescalero will be Friday, March 18, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM. The prayer service will be Friday, March 18, at 5:00 PM at St. Josephs Mission in Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Saturday, March 19, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the...

Frances Trollinger
Mar 19, 2011
Graveside services for Frances E. Trollinger, 85, of Ruidoso and former longtime resident of Las Cruces will be Friday, March 25, at 12:00 Noon in the Hillcrest Cemetery at Las Cruces. Mrs. Trollinger passed away Saturday, March 19, in Mescalero. She was born January 10, 1926 at Osborn, Ohio. She attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day...

Margarita Rankin
Mar 18, 2011
Visitation for Margarita Maggie C. Rankin, 94 of Ruidoso, will be from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel on Monday March 21, 2011. A Prayer Vigil followed by a Rosary will be at 6:00 PM on Monday at St. Eleanors Catholic Church, where a Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday March 22,...

Leota Pfingsen
Mar 16, 2011
Leota Pfingsten died quietly in her sleep at her home in Lincoln, New Mexico on March 16, 2011. She was 92 years old. Memorial services will be held in Traylor Gymnasium, Capitan Municipal Schools on April 16, 2011 at 11:00a.m.. Following the service there will be a potluck dinner. Meat, bread and beverages will be provided, please bring a...

Dorothy Tipps
Mar 14, 2011
Graveside services for Dorothy Tipps, 90, of Alamogordo and formerly of Artesia will be Monday, March 21, at 11:00 AM in the Woodbine Cemetery at Artesia, NM. Mrs. Tipps passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 in Alamogordo. She was born February 11, 1921 at Wichita Falls, Texas and grew up in Artesia where she had lived most of her...

Virginia Klinekole
Mar 13, 2011
Prayer service and wake for Virginia Shanta Klinekole, 86, of Three Rivers will be Wednesday, March 16, at 5:30 PM at the Virginia Klinekole residence at Three Rivers where the funeral mass will be on Thursday, March 17, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at St. Patricks Cemetery at Three Rivers. Mrs. Klinekole passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011,...

Frances Pirelli
Mar 12, 2011
We would like to celebrate the life of Frances Erolene Pirelli, more commonly known as Erol. Services will be held Saturday, March 19 at 2:00 at the United Methodist Church in Ruidoso. She was born in Texas on March 25, 1921 and passed from this earth on March 12, 2011. Erol was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer...

Debby Gutierrez
Mar 11, 2011
Prayer service for Debby Gutierrez, 54, of Ruidoso Downs will be Tuesday, March 15, at 10:00 AM in St. Judes Catholic Church at San Patricio with the funeral mass to follow at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow at St. Judes Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Gutierrez passed away Friday, March 11, 2011 in Albuquerque. She was born February 15, 1957 at...

Abner Treas
Mar 8, 2011
Prayer service for Abner Boyo Treas, 43, of Mescalero will be Thursday, March 10, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission where the funeral mass will be on Friday, March 11, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Treas passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in El Paso. He was born May 1, 1967...

Lucinda Woodul
Mar 6, 2011
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 23, at 11:00 AM at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso for Lucinda Cindy Woodul, who passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011 in Mercy San Juan Hospital at Carmichael, CA. Cindy was born September 29, 1950 in El Paso, TX, the second daughter of Marge and Dick Woodul. The family moved to Carlsbad,...

Staci Bassinger
Mar 5, 2011
Memorial service for Staci Preston Bassinger, 40, of Carrizozo, New Mexico will be Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the First United Methodist Church in Nocona, Texas. Staci fought a couragous battle with cancer and passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 in Alto, New Mexico. She was born April 30, 1970 at Bowie, Texas. Staci graduated from...

Debbie Sheehey
Mar 5, 2011
Graveside service for Debbie Sheehey, 51, of Nogal will be Saturday, March 12, at 10:00 AM in The Capitan Cemetery. Debbie passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011 at her home. She was born September 14, 1959 at El Paso, Texas and lived in Lincoln County all of her life. Debbie was a good, kind woman and always had something...

Julio Romero Jr.
Mar 3, 2011
Visitation for Julio Romero Jr., 6, of Ruidoso Downs will be Monday, March 7, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso. The prayer service will be Tuesday, March 8, at 9:00 AM at St. Eleanors Catholic Church where the funeral mass will be at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow in St. Judes Catholic Cemetery...

Tommy Zumwalt
Mar 2, 2011
Memorial service for Tommy Zumwalt, 82, of Capitan will be Monday, March 28, at 11:00 AM in the Angus Church of the Nazarene with burial to follow at the Angus Cemetery. Mr. Zumwalt passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Ruidoso. He was born November 24, 1928 at Los Angeles, California. He grew up in California and Lincoln County...

Billie Tierce
Feb 26, 2011
Graveside service for Bill Tierce 83, of Midland, Texas will Saturday, March 5, at 10:00 AM in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Mr. Tierce passed away Saturday, February 26, 2011, in Midland. He was born December 29, 1927 at Bowie, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas and also attended Sul Ross University. He worked for...

Stephen Waites
Feb 25, 2011
Funeral service for Stephen Waites, 48, of Mescalero will be Friday, March 4, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Family Worship Center with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Waites passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 in Alamogordo. He was born July 28, 1962 at Lordsburg, New Mexico. He has lived in the Mescalero area off and...

Rose Caudle
Feb 24, 2011
Graveside services for Rose Rosanna Caudle, 101, will be Monday, February 28, 2011, at 10:00 AM in Forest Lawn Cemetery of Ruidoso. She passed away Thursday, February 24, 2011 in Alamogordo, NM. She was born November 9, 1909 to Robert and Lurana Nethery in Crawford County, Illinois. She moved from Indiana to Texas in the early 1930s. Over the...