Obituaries

Donald Collopy Jr.
Oct 9, 2009
Donald E. Collopy Jr., 56, of Carrizozo passed away at his home on Friday, October 9, 2009. He was born May 26, 1953 at Hamilton, Ohio. No Services are planned at this time and cremation was under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso.

Louise Kirkland
Oct 7, 2009
Louise Kirkland, 79, of Carrizozo passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at her home. She was born April 10, 1930 at Wheeling, West Virginia. She moved to Lincoln County from Chicago, Illinois in 1980. She worked at Ft. Stanton Hospital for 13 years retiring in 1993 as a Purchasing Agent. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Sparks; two...

Albert Herrera
Oct 5, 2009
Prayer service for Albert John Herrera, 48, of San Patricio will be Friday, October 9, at 9:00 AM at St. Jude's Catholic Church with the funeral mass to follow at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at St. Jude's Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Herrera passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at his home, he was born June 6, 1961 at...

Brandy Salazar
Oct 4, 2009
Prayer service for Brandy Nikki Nicole Salazar, 14, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 6:00 PM at the Mescalero Reformed Church where the funeral will be on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the White Tail Cemetery. Nikki passed away Sunday, October 4, 2009 at Mescalero. She was born March 23, 1995...

Sara Peso
Oct 3, 2009
Sara Peso, 101, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 at Mescalero. She was born on January 20, 1908 at LaLuz, NM. At the time of her death Mrs. Peso was the oldest member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe. She had lived there all of her life. She is survived by her children, Gervase Peso and Dominic Peso...

Judy Kannady
Sep 26, 2009
A memorial service for Judy Kannady, 68, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 2:00 PM in the Gateway Church of Christ in Ruidoso. Mrs. Kannady passed away Saturday, September 26, 2009 in Albuquerque. She was born March 3, 1941 at Aitkin, Minnesota and she moved to Ruidoso in 1962. While in Ruidoso she worked with the Postal...

Lucia Padilla
Sep 25, 2009
Visitation for Lucia Montoya Padilla, 93, of Capitan will Monday, Sept. 28, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Capitan from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with the prayer service beginning at 7:00 PM. The funeral mass will be Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial to follow at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs....

Gloria Rice
Sep 14, 2009
No services are planned at this time for Gloria Juanita Rice, 60, of Capitan. She passed away on Monday, September 14, 2009 at her home. She was born April 16, 1949 at Tucumcari, New Mexico. She is survived by three children, Anita Byrd of Capitan; Russell Rice of Alamogordo and Graviel Rice of Austin, Texas.

Amy Shosh
Sep 14, 2009
Visitation for Amy Shosh, 69, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Mescalero Reformed Church from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM with the funeral service on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mrs. Shosh passed away Monday, September 14, 2009 in El Paso, Texas. She was born May 6,...

Brandi Little
Sep 13, 2009
Visitation for Brandi Maurice Lea Ta' Din' Little,16, of Mescalero will be Thursday, Sept. 17, from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso. The prayer service will be Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Friday, Sept. 18, at 10:00 AM. Burial will...

Louis Bradley
Sep 12, 2009
Funeral services for Carl Bradley, 88, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 10:00 AM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso with graveside services on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 3:00 PM in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia, Texas. Mr. Bradley passed away Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Ruidoso. He was born December 2, 1920 at McCloud, Oklahoma...

Woodrow Nielsen
Sep 10, 2009
Woody Nielsen, 94, longtime resident of Ruidoso, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday, September 10, 2009 in Alamogordo. Woody was born August 15, 1915 in Harrold, Texas to Alex and Ella Nielsen. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of 62 years, Beatrice, three brother, Carl Nielsen, Henry Nielsen, and George Nielsen; two sisters,...

Larray Enjady
Sep 7, 2009
Wake service for Larray Watson Enjady, 19, of Mescalero will be Wednesday, Sept. 9, at his residence from 6:00 PM until 10:00 PM. The funeral service will be Thursday, Sept. 10, at 10:00 AM in St. Joseph's Mission with burial to follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Larray passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 at Mescalero. He was born July...

Barbara Plunkett
Sep 6, 2009
Memorial services for Barbara L. Plunkett, 70, of Ruidoso will be held at a later date at Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mrs. Plunkett passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Mescalero, she was born November 13, 1938 at Stamford, Connecticut. She had moved to Ruidoso in 2005 from Ft. Sumner, NM and was a...

Violet Propsner
Sep 6, 2009
No services are planned for Violet Propsner, 82, of Alto. Mrs. Propsner passed away Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, in Albuquerque. Mrs. Propsner married Jacob Propsner on June 16, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Cremation is under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso.

Jonathan Chee
Sep 2, 2009
Prayer service for Jonathan Johnny Chee, 62, of Mescalero will be Friday, Sept. 4, at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Reformed Church where the funeral will be on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the Whitetail Cemetery. Mr. Chee passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 at Mescalero where he was born on June 9,...

John Parr
Aug 29, 2009
Graveside service for John Parr, 89, of Capitan will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Noon in the Ft. Stanton Cemetery at Ft. Stanton, NM. Mr. Parr passed away Saturday, August 29, he was born September 19, 1919 at San Antonio, Texas. He moved to Lincoln County 20 years ago from Tow, Texas and had served in the Army Air...

Allen Luallin
Aug 28, 2009
Allen W. Luallin, 87, passed away on Friday, August 28, 2009 in Alamogordo after a short illness. Allen was born to Ovid and Nora Luallin on May 8, 1922 in Tahoka, Texas and married Frances Porterfield in May of 1942, all preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughter, Susie Jacobs of Ruidoso; granddaughters, Tisha Jacobs of...

Ruth Najar
Aug 27, 2009
Prayer service for Ruth Arlene Najar, 60, of Carrizozo will be Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 7:00 P.M. at Santa Rita's Catholic Church in Carrizozo where the funeral mass will be on Thursday, Sept. 3, at 10:00 A.M. Mrs. Najar passed away Thursday, Aug. 27, at her home in Carrizozo. She was born April 4, 1949 in Carrizozo to Verna...

Douglas Woods
Aug 17, 2009
Douglas Alan Woods, 56, long time resident of Capitan, NM passed away at his home on Monday, August 17, 2009. Doug's first love was music. Having been raised in the Motor City, aka Detroit, Michigan, Doug was exposed to all kinds of music at a early age...but his favorite was Rock and Roll. To this day, Doug has an...