Obituaries

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...

Richard Dutchover
Feb 20, 2011
Prayer service for Richard Richie Dutchover, 81 of San Patricio, will be at 9:00 AM on Friday February 25, 2011 at St. Judes Catholic Church in San Patricio with the funeral mass to follow at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Hondo Cemetery with Military Honors. Richard was born on February 1, 1930 in Hagerman, NM to Joe and...

Donnelle Yazza
Feb 12, 2011
Prayer service for Donelle Dee Yazza, 35, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, February 16, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be Thursday, February 17, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. She passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Ruidoso. She was born February 9, 1976 at...

Katherine Klein
Feb 11, 2011
Visitation for Katie Klein, 82, of Ruidoso will be Monday, February 14, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The rosary will be Monday at 6:30 PM in St. Eleanors Catholic Church in Ruidoso where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, February 15, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso....

Holly Vicars
Feb 9, 2011
Holly Marie Vicars, 67, of Ruidoso passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 in Ruidoso. The family will receive guest Saturday, February 12, at 3:00 P.M. at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Ruidoso where the funeral will be at 4:00 P.M. Mrs. Vicars was born January 6, 1944 at Indianapolis, Indiana to Roy Richard and Alice Marie...

Barbara Mckenna
Feb 4, 2011
Lee McKenna, 85, beloved wife, mother and frind died February 4, 2011. She was born Barbara lee homley, July 24, 1925 in Harrisonville, Missouri. Lee and one brother were raised in Kansas City and Oklahoma City. While attending Southern Missouri Teachers College in Lawrenceville during World War II, Lee met and married Army Air Corps Aviator, Jack McKenna of...

Mary Troutman
Feb 3, 2011
Mary Elizabeth Troutman, 85, of Alamogordo and formerly of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Alamogordo. She was born December 13, 1925 at Alva, Kentucky to Garfield and Elizabeth Johnston. She had moved to Ruidoso in 1984 from Hamilton, Ohio. She is survived by two daughters, Libby Richardson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Norma Sue Ward of...

Tanya Sanders
Jan 24, 2011
Visitation for Tanya Sanders, 62, of Alto will be Thursday, January 27, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM with the memorial service at 4:00 PM. Mrs. Sanders passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 in Alto. She was born May 8, 1948 at Calixico, California to Allen and Ray Traughber. She married Gene Sanders...

Winnie Winfield
Jan 22, 2011
Memorial service for Winnie Fay Winfield, 74, of Ruidoso will be Wednesday, January 26, at 2:00 PM in the Capitan Church of Christ. Mrs. Winfield passed away Saturday, January 22, 2011 at her home. She was born March 27, 1936 at Lubbock, Texas and moved to Ruidoso in March, 1956 from Lubbock. She married Junior Winfield on February 21,...

Ladonna France
Jan 19, 2011
LaDonna Lovell Absher France passed away Wednesday, Jaunaury 19, 2011. She was born June 28, 1943 in Comanche, Oklahoma to Lloyd D. Absher, who precedes her in death and Beatrice L. Solt of Roswell, NM. She married Charles F. Danley in 1961 and he precedes her in death. She is survived by two daughters, Charla G. Lathan and her...

Bruce Matson
Jan 17, 2011
Bruce W. Matson passed away peacefully, Monday, January 17, 2011. Bruce was born July 30, 1932 in Lexington, Kentucky. The family moved to Texas when he was two years old. He grew up going to schools in Fort Worth, Tx. He attended UT and Texas Tech, then joined the Navy and went to the U.S. Navy Cadet program in...

Mitchell Cochran
Jan 5, 2011
Memorial service for Mickey Cochran, 55, of Alto will be Sunday, January 9, at 2:00 PM at Mountain Annies in Ruidoso. Mickey passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at his home. He was born November 4, 1955 at Lasfurads, De Brie Charnet, France. He moved to Ruidoso 15 years ago from El Paso, Texas. He owned and operated Go...

Blanche Love
Jan 3, 2011
Funeral service for Blanche Love, 85, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, January 8, at 2:00 PM in the Community United Methodist Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. Officiating will be the Rev. Ed Barlow. Mrs. Love passed away Monday, Janaury 3, 2011, in Ruidoso. She was born August 18, 1925 in Benton, Arkansas to...

Pearl Baird
Dec 31, 2010
Graveside service for Pearl Baird, 90, of Ft. Worth, Texas and formerly of Ruidoso will be Friday, January 7, 2011 at Noon in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. Mrs. Baird went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 31, 2010. She was born April 20, 1920 in San Antonio, Texas and married Orville Lee Baird on April 27,...

Aiden Evans
Dec 29, 2010
Prayer service for Aiden BooBoo Evans, 25, of Mescalero will be Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM in the Mescalero Community Center Gym where the funeral service will be on Monday, January 3, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. BooBoo passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at Mescalero. He was born June 27,...

Zola Ahidley
Dec 28, 2010
Visitation for Zola Marie Morgan Ahidley, 82, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Dec. 30, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM with the prayer service from 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM. The funeral service will be Friday, Dec. 31, at 10:00 AM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Ruidoso with burial...

Evelyn Breuninger
Dec 27, 2010
Evelyn Pellman Breuninger July 24, 1921 December 27, 2010 On Monday, December 27, 2010, Mrs. Evelyn Pellman Breuninger passed away at the Mescalero Care Center from this life into eternal glory with God the Father in Heaven. She was born to Margaret Pellman Robinson and U.S. Army Lieutenant Joseph Ford in El Paso Texas on July 24, 1921. She...

James Penrod
Dec 26, 2010
Funeral Mass for Jim Penrod, 77, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, January 5, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Santa Ritas Catholic Church in Carrizozo with burial to follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery in Carrizozo. Jim was born December 8, 1933 at Rapid City, Michigan. He passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 in Carrizozo. He had lived...

Mabel Blake
Dec 20, 2010
Visitation for Mabel Rae Naiche Blake, 81, of Mescalero will be Thursday, December 23, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The prayer service will be Thursday, December 23, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Apache Mission where the funeral mass will be on Friday, December 24, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at...

Tom Gruber
Dec 19, 2010
Memorial service for Tom Gruber, 64, of Ruidoso was Wednesday, December 22, at the First Baptist Church in Ruidoso. Tom passed away Sunday, December 19, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born November 29, 1946 at Carlsbad, NM. Tom graduated from Eunice High School in 1964. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern New Mexico University in 1970...