Obituaries

William Sebring
Nov 10, 2010
William Stevens Sebring, 79, of Capitan was born May 26, 1931 in Elizabeth, New Jersey and passed away surrounded by his family on November 10, 2010 in Ruidoso. Bill grew up in New Jersey and graduated from Rutgers University and Princeton Theological Seminary. He served as a minister for the Presbyterian church for over 50 years. He served in...

Bertha Lafave
Nov 8, 2010
Funeral mass for Bertha LaFave, 86, of Carrizozo will be Saturday, November 20, at 10:00 AM in Santa Ritas Catholic Church at Carrizozo. Mrs. LaFave was born March 28, 1924 at Carrizozo and passed away Monday, November 8, 2010 in Alamogordo. She had lived in Carrizozo all of her life and was a LPN at the hospital in Carrizozo....

Lucille Iannaci
Nov 8, 2010
A memorial service for Lucille Lucy Iannaci, 83, of Carrizozo will be Friday, Nov. 12, at 2:00 PM at the New Horizons Developmental Center in Carrizozo. Lucy passed away Monday, November 8, 2010, in Carrizozo. Lucy was born August 23, 1927 at Brooklyn, New York to Maria and Amadeo Leonardo. She is survived by two brothers, Anthony Leonardo and...

Gordon Stricler
Nov 8, 2010
Visitation for Gordon H. Stricler, 82, of Ruidoso will be Friday, Nov. 12, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM with the funeral service on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 10:00 AM also at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, burial will follow at Ft. Stanton Cemetery. Mr. Stricler passed away Monday, November 8, 2010, in Alamogordo, NM....

Macrina Richardson
Oct 13, 2010
Rosary service for Macrina Sanchez Richardson, 90, of Ruidoso Downs will be Sunday, Oct. 17, at 6:00 PM in St. Eleanors Catholic Church where the funeral mass will be on Monday, Oct. 18, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Richardson passed away Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at her home. She was born September...

Johnny Whited
Oct 10, 2010
Visitation for Johnny Whited, 64, of Capitan will be Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Foursquare Gospel Church in Capitan from 12:30 PM unitl 2:00 PM with the funeral service at 2:00 PM, burial will follow at the Burch Family Cemetery north of Capitan. Mr. Whited passed away Sunday, October 10, 2010 in Albuquerque. He was born February 5, 1946...

Don Zeitelhack
Oct 5, 2010
Don Roger Zeitelhack was born June 21, 1948 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin and passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Don grew up in Chula Vista, California where he met his future wife, Gloria Morissette. Don enlisted in the Green Berets after which he and Gloria moved to Tomahawk, Wisconsin. They attended Nicolet College and were married...

Lorrian Chee
Oct 3, 2010
Prayer service for Lorrian Asiah Chee, 6, of Mescalero will be Friday, Oct. 8, at 6:00 PM at the Mescalero Community Center Gym with the funeral service on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Lorrian passed away Sunday, October 3, 2010, in Otero County. She was born August 25, 2004 at Ruidoso...

Emilia Montes
Oct 1, 2010
Prayer service for Emilia Montoya Montes, 89, of Glencoe will be Monday, Oct. 4, at 7:00 PM at St. Judes Catholic Church at San Patricio where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, Oct. 5, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at St. Judes Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Montes passed away Friday, October 1, 2010 in Ruidoso. She was born...

Patrick Macho
Sep 30, 2010
Graveside services for Pat Macho, 71, of Alto will be Thursday, Oct. 7, at 3:00 PM at the Ft. Stanton Cemetery. Mr. Macho passed away Thursday, September 30, 2010 at his home. He was born January 15, 1939 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Lincoln County in May, 1994 from Montgomery, Texas and he had served in the Navy....

Anthony Gonzales
Sep 28, 2010
Visitation for Pino Gonzales, 49, of Ruidoso Downs will be Saturday, Oct. 2, at the First Baptist Church of Ruidoso Downs from 12:30 PM until 2:00 PM with the funeral service at 2:00 PM, burial will follow at the Ruidoso Hondo Valley Cemetery at Ruidoso Downs. Mr. Gonzales passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at his home. He was...

Eda Baird
Sep 28, 2010
Memorial service for Eda Evelyn Baird, 93, of Alto will be Saturday, Oct. 30, at 10:00 AM in the Getz Funeral Home Chapel of Las Cruces. Mrs. Baird passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at her home. She was born July 27, 1917 at Tularosa. She was in the Army during World War II, she was involved with the...

Mark Mcginness
Sep 27, 2010
Mark Andrew McGinness, beloved son of Dr. and Mrs. Mack Allen McGinnessBettye, passed away on September 27, 2010. Mark of alto has resided in the Ruidoso area for 6 years and worked as a dental technician for his father Dr. McGinness at the Childrens Dental Clinic. A memorial service is schedules at the Church of the Holy Mount on...

Leora Zumwalt
Sep 25, 2010
Funeral service for Leora Zumwalt, 101, of Nogal will be Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 1:00 PM in the Nogal Presbyterian Church at Nogal with burial to follow at the Angus Cemetery at Angus. Mrs. Zumwalt passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Mescalero. She was born January 11, 1909 in Missouri. She moved to New Mexico in 1930 from...

Juan Mijares
Sep 23, 2010
Funeral Mass for Juan Mijares, 93, of Capitan will be Friday, Oct. 8, at 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Capitan. Mr. Mijares passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. He was born January 26, 1917 in El Paso, Texas. He moved to Lincoln County 3 years ago from California and attended Sacred Heart...

George Shannon
Sep 20, 2010
Funeral service for George Shannon, 93, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, Sept. 25, at 2:30 PM at the Ruidoso Masonic Lodge with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. Shannon passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010 at Mescalero. He was born September 18, 1917 at Beaumont, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso 31 years ago from Nederland, Texas. He...

Tommy Jones
Sep 20, 2010
Memorial service for Tom Jones, 72, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, Sept. 25, at 11:00 AM in the Gateway Church of Christ in Ruidoso. Mr. Jones passed away Monday, September 20, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born March 6, 1938 in Samnorwood, Texas. He moved to Ruidoso in 1977 from Lubbock, Texas when he began Jones Gulf Gas Station...

Antonia Otero
Sep 17, 2010
Antonia Toni Padilla Otero was at home with her family when she peacefully went to be with her Lord Savior on Friday, September 17, 2010 at 1:14 am. She was diagnosed with cancer August 2009. Antonia was the beloved wife of Herminio Herman Otero since September 19, 1942. They met in grade school when it was located at the...

Janice Via
Sep 15, 2010
Visitation for Jan Via, 65, of Mescalero will be Friday, Sept. 17, at 6:00 PM at Mescalero Reformed Church where the funeral will be on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Ms. Via passed away Wednesday, Sept. 15, in Mescalero. She was born January 23, 1945 at Mescalero and had lived all...

Mary Cunningham
Sep 13, 2010
Mary Sue was born on July 10, 1920 in Galveston, Texas and went to sing in the heavenly choir, at 90 years of age, on September 13, 2010 in Capitan, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. B. Buck Cunningham in 1994 parents, J. T. and Mary Eleanor Blalock inlaws Will Sallie Cunningham, and one...