Obituaries

Betty Mccabe
Apr 9, 2010
Visitation for Betty Patton McCabe, 85, of Ruidoso will be Thursday, April 15, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM with the funeral service on Friday, April 16, at 10:00 AM in First Christian Church followed by a private burial at Ruidoso Hondo Valley Memorial Park. Betty leaves a legacy of motherhood, career and community. She...

Aiden Lopez
Apr 6, 2010
Prayer service for Aiden Wayne Lopez, 5, of Mescalero will be Sunday, April 11, at 5:00 PM at the residence of Willymae Smith at 138 Carrizo Trail with the funeral service on Monday, April 12, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Aiden passed away Tuesday, April 6, in Albuquerque....

James Veater
Apr 5, 2010
Visitation for James V. Veater, 79, of Alto will be Thursday, April 8, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM with the funeral service on Friday, April 9, at 11:00 AM at Community United Methodist Church in Ruidoso with burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Todd Salzwedel. Mr. Veater passed...

Arsenia Lopez
Apr 5, 2010
The Rosary for Arsenia A. Lopez, 86, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, April 7, at 7:00 PM in Santa Ritas Catholic Church at Carrizozo where the funeral mass will be on Thursday, April 15, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery at White Oaks with Father Franklin officiating. Mrs. Lopez passed away Monday, April 5, 2010 at...

Frances Degner
Apr 5, 2010
Frances L. Degner was born August 28, 1927 in Carrizozo to Carl E. and Emma Steffen Degner. She went to be with her Lord on April 5, 2010 in Alamogordo at the age of 82. She was a lifetime resident of Carrizozo. Frances was the 7th of 8 children born to the Degners. She attended Carrizozo Public Schools and...

Samuel Chee Sr.
Mar 29, 2010
Funeral service for Samuel Joseph Chee Sr., 39, of Mescalero will be Thursday, April 1, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Reformed Church with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Bob Schut. Mr. Chee passed away Monday, March 29, 2010, at his home in Mescalero. He was born June 8, 1970 at Mescalero and...

Dolores Villescos
Mar 18, 2010
Funeral mass for Dolores L. Villescos, 67, of Carrizozo will be Thursday, March 25, at 10:00 AM in Santa Ritas Catholic Church at Carrizozo. Mrs. Villescos passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010, in Las Cruces. She was born August 23, 1942 at Carrizozo and all of her life in Lincoln County. She was a homemaker and attended Santa Ritas...

Betty Smith
Mar 18, 2010
Visitation for Betty Smith, 62, of Mescalero will be Sunday, March 21, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. The Rosary will be Monday, March 22, at 9:00 AM at St. Josephs Mission with the funeral mass to follow at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Betty passed away on Thursday,...

Pat Baldinell
Mar 15, 2010
Services for Pat Baldinell, 95, of Ruidoso will be held at a later date. He passed away Monday, March 15, at the Mescalero Care Center. He was born August 10, 1914 at Watertown, New York. He moved to Ruidoso in 1968 from Roswell. He married Doris Gilkeson on April 1, 1947 in Roswell and she preceded him in death...

Franklin Torres
Mar 10, 2010
Visitation for Franklin Lewis Torres, 42, of Mescalero will be Friday, March 12, at the Family Worship Center from 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM with the prayer service begining at 6:00 PM. The funeral service will be Saturday, March 13, at 10:00 AM at the Family Worship Center with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mr. Torres passed...

Joann Robinson
Mar 6, 2010
Visitation for JoAnn Robinson, 86, of Ruidoso will be Wednesday, March 10, from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM with the funeral service beginning at 11:00 AM in LaGrone Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. Officiating will be Charlie Overton. Mrs. Robinson passed away Saturday, March 6, at the Mescalero Care Center. She was...

Francis Bubser
Feb 25, 2010
A Memorial Mass for Francis Frank J. Bubser, 87 of Ruidoso, will be celebrated on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Capitan with Fr. Franklyn officiating. Francis was born on September 25, 1922 in Pottsville, PA to William and Mary Bubser and passed away on February 25, 2010 at Mescalero Care Center...

Dorothy Wilson
Feb 7, 2010
Dorothy Williams Wilson, 97, of Ruidoso Downs passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2010, at her home. She was born November 24, 1912 at Seymour , Indiana. She was a retired Elementary Music Teacher. She had moved to Ruidoso Downs to live with her daugther, Diane McKenzie. She is also survived by three other children, Richard L. Wilson, Mary...

Gilbert Samaniego
Feb 6, 2010
Gilbert C. Samaniego passed away in his sleep on Saturday, Febuary 6, 2010 surrounded by his family. He was born to Fabian and Virginia Samaniego in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Gilbert worked for U.S. West until he retired after 25 years of service. He and his wife moved from Arizona to Alto, New Mexico where they made their home....

Christopher Wabaunsee
Feb 4, 2010
Funeral service for Chris Wabaunsee, 53, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Community Center Gym. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Chris passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010, at his home. He was born December 15, 1956 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He was a...

Clarice Pryor
Feb 3, 2010
Graveside service for Clarice Pryor, 95, of Ruidoso will be Saturday, February 6, 2010, at 11:00 AM at the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Ruidoso. Ms. Pryor passed away Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2010, at Mescalero. She was born November 12, 1914 at Broken Bow, Oklahoma and lived her life in Idabel, Oklahoma. She was a retired Cosmotoligist and moved to...

Christopher Yparrea
Jan 29, 2010
Memorial service for Chris Yparrea, 47, of Capitan will be Friday, Feb. 26, at 11:00 AM in the Foursquare Gospel Church at Capitan. Mr. Yparrea passed away Friday, January 29, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born April 11, 1962 at Roswell, New Mexico and moved to Lincoln County in 1966 from Roswell. He was a good friend, would forgive...

Dorothy Leslie
Jan 25, 2010
A private burial for Dorothy M. Leslie, 93 of Carrizozo, will be Saturday January 30, 2010 in Cedarvale Cemetery in White Oaks. Mrs. Leslie was born on March 9, 1916 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Lorenzo and Nettle Hull Pratt and passed away on January 25, 2010 at her home in Carrizozo. She lived in Rapid City till...

Sarah Kihega
Jan 21, 2010
Services for Sarah Skye Kihega, 23, of Mescalero will be Tuesday, January 26, at the OtoeMissouria Tribe of Oklahoma with burial on Wednesday, January 27, at the OtoeMissouria Cemetery. Sarah passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2010 at Mescalero. She was born May 16, 1986 at Santa Fe, New Mexico and had lived at Mescalero for the past 10...

Jack Yeager
Jan 14, 2010
Private memorial services were held for Jack E. Yeager, 79, of Ruidoso. Mr. Yeager passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010 in Ruidoso. He was born October 7, 1930 at St. Louis, Missouri. He moved to Ruidoso in 1996 from El Paso, Texas. He was a former volunteer at the Ruidoso and Ruidoso Downs Senior Citizen Centers and a retired...