Obituaries

Dorinda Caje

Dorinda Caje

Apr 18, 2011

Visitation and prayer service for Dorinda Ann Torres Caje, 61 of Mescalero, were held on Thursday April 21, 2011 at the Mescalero Baptist Church. Funeral services was at 10:00 AM on Friday April 22, 2011 at the Mescalero Baptist Church. Burial followed at the Mescalero Cemetery. Dorinda was born on February 24, 1950 in Mescalero to Deverne and Eulalia...

Daniel Peso

Daniel Peso

Apr 12, 2011

Funeral wake for Daniel Dannie Peso, 45 of Mescalero, will be Friday evening and night, April 15, 2011 at the family home in South Tularosa Canyon at Mescalero with the funeral service early Saturday morning, April 16, 2011. Burial will follow at the Peso Family Cemetery. Dannie was born on June 8, 1964 in Mescalero and passed away on...

Marilyn Kolander

Marilyn Kolander

Apr 10, 2011

Jesus Lives The victory is won Marilyn Rose Kolander went to her heavenly home on April 10, 2011 after a valiant battle with leukemia. she was 75 years of age. Marilyn was born March 3, 1936 to erick and Rose Schirrschmidt in Nicollet, Minnesota. She was baptized in St. Pauls L:utheran Churc on March 15, 1936 in Mankato, MN...

Gloria Inman

Gloria Inman

Apr 9, 2011

Graveside services for Gloria P. Inman, 84 of Alto, NM, will be at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo, TX with Rev. Jerry Davey officiating. Mrs. Inman was born on August 19, 1926 in Amarillo, TX to Paul A. and Marie Lane Pyeatt and passed away Saturday, April 9, 2011 at Mescalero....

Joel Lathan

Joel Lathan

Apr 5, 2011

Funeral service for Joel P. Lathan, 76, of Tularosa will be Tuesday, April 12, at 10:00 AM in St. Francis De Paula Catholic Church in Tularosa. Officiating will be Deacon Mariano Melendrez. Burial will follow at Santo Nino Cemetery at Three Rivers. Mr. Lathan passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 in Las Cruces, NM. He was born August 11,...

Tielson Caje

Tielson Caje

Apr 2, 2011

A wake service for Tielson Ray Caje, 38, of Mescalero will begin Thursday, April 7, at 6:00 PM at the Caje residence at 684 South Tularosa Canyon Road with burial to be Friday, April 8, just a little before sunrise at the Caje Cemetery. Tielson passed away Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Mescalero, he was born November 16, 1972...

Carmen Huffsmith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...