Obituaries

Frankie Najar
May 29, 2008
Rosary for Frankie L. Punkin Najor, 56, of Ruidoso will be Friday, June 6, at 1:00 PM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the funeral mass to follow at 2:00 PM with Deacon Don Dickman presiding. Mr. Najor passed away Thursday, May 29, in Ruidoso. He was born February 18, 1952 at Carrizozo. He worked for Northwest Natural Gas...

Steven Burden
May 24, 2008
Memorial services for Steven Cro Burden, 52, of Ruidoso and Lubbock will be Thursday, May 29, at 2:00 PM in Redbud Baptist Church at 8th and Slide Road in Lubbock, Texas with a family visitation in the Fellowship Hall after the service. A receiving of friends will be held Saturday, June 7, at 7:00 PM in the Aspen Room...

Alfredo Gonzales
May 22, 2008
The rosary for Alfredo Gonzales, 80, of San Patricio will be Tuesday, May 27, at 9:30 AM with the funeral mass to follow at 10:00 AM in St. Jude's Catholic Church at San Patricio, burial will follow at St. Jude's Catholic Church. Mr. Gonzales passed away Thursday, May 22, in Ruidoso. He was born March 14, 1928 at San...

Steven Makowski Jr.
May 12, 2008
Steven F. Makowski Jr., died on May 12, 2008 from lung cancer. He is survived by his wife, Ginny; his daughters, Candice and Cicelee, and siblings Cindy, Bob, Jerry and Patrick Makowski. He is preceded in death by his parents Steven and Lillian Ryan Makowski. Steve spent over thirty years with the U.S. Forest Service, most of them in...

Carson Carrillo Jr.
May 10, 2008
Prayer service for Carson June Carrillo, 40, of Mescalero will be Monday, May 12, at 6:00 PM in the Mescalero Assembly of God Church where the funeral will be on Tuesday, May 13, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Assembly of God Church. Carson passed Saturday, May 10, in Ruidoso. He was born March 2, 1968...

Vicky Dobrava
May 7, 2008
Graveside service for Vicky K. DoBrava, 56, of Ruidoso Downs will be Friday, May 16, at 3:00 PM in Ft. Stanton Cemetery. Mrs. DoBrava passed away Wednesday, May 7, in Albuquerque. She was born December 30, 1951 at Beloit, Wisconsin. She moved to Lincoln County in 1998 from Alamogordo and worked at night clerk at the Days Inn. She...

Danny Chavez
May 2, 2008
Funeral service for Danny Hernancez Chavez, 70, of Douglas Flats, California will be Monday, May 12, at 10:00 AM in St. Jude's Catholic Church at San Patricio. Burial will follow at the Hondo Cemetery. Mr. Chavez passed away Friday, May 2, in Douglas Flats, California. He was born March 5, 1938 in Hondo to George and Julia Chavez. He...

M. Gunstream
May 1, 2008
BR M.D. Gunstream passed away on Thursday, May 1, in Ruidoso, NM. He was born on Jaunary 15, 1922 in Childress County, TX. he graduated from high school in Memphis, TX and became associated with Thomas E. Noel, President of First National Bank of Memphis, TX. Mr. Noel was his mentor and trained him in the banking business. He...

Leah Hosetosavit
May 1, 2008
Funeral Service for Leah Morgan Hosetosavit, 86, of Mescalero will be Saturday, May 3, at 10:00 AM in the Mescalero Community Center. Burial will follow at the Mescalero Cemetery. Mrs. Hosetosavit passed away Thursday, May 1, in Alamogordo. She was born May 27, 1921 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She repaired airplanes at Holloman...

Peter Allison
Apr 30, 2008
Graveside service for Pete Allison, 47, of Ruidoso Downs will be Monday, May 5, at 10:00 AM in the David Della Bonnell Cemetery at Glencoe. Pete passed away Wednesday, April 30, at his home. He was born August 16, 1960 in Ruidoso and had lived in Lincoln County all of his life. He is survived by his sister, Marie...

Maurice Gracy
Apr 28, 2008
Graveside service for Maurice F. Gracy, 97, formerly of Carrizozo will be Thursday, May 1, at 2:00 PM in Ft. Stanton Cemetery with the Rev. Johnie Johnson officiating. Mr. Gracy passed away Monday, April 28, in Las Cruces. He was born May 29, 1910 at Sparta, Tennessee to Richard and Ella Lou Gracy. He made a career with the...

Debra Eucker
Apr 23, 2008
Memorial service for Debra DiLee Eucker, 48, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, April 29, at 3:00 PM in LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Debra passed away Wednesday, April 23, in Ruidoso. She was born June 28, 1959 in Ulysses, Kansas, she moved to Ruidoso 13 years ago from Amarillo. She married Phil Eucker on October 24, 2003 in Carrizozo. Survivors include...

Moises Sambrano
Apr 19, 2008
Visitation for Moises Sambrano, 77, of Alamogordo and formerly of Lincoln County will be Monday, April 21, from 5:30 PM until 6:30 PM at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso where the prayer service will be at 6:30 PM. The funeral mass will be on Tuesday, April 22, at 10:00 AM in St. Jude's Catholic Church at San Patricio with...

Kathleen Williams
Apr 16, 2008
Visitation for Kathy Williams, 70, of Carrizozo will be Friday, April 18, in LaGrone Funeral Chapel from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with the funeral service on Saturday, April 19, at 2:00 PM with burial to follow at Nogal Cemetery. Mrs. Williams passed away Wednesday, April 16, in Alamogordo. She was born April 23, 1937 at Douglas, Arizona. She...

Eliza Dueker
Apr 11, 2008
Prayer service for Eliza Jean Dueker, 47, of Tularosa will be Tuesday, April 15, at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission at Mescalero where the funeral mass will be on Wednesday, April 16, at 10:00 AM, burial will follow at the Windmill Cemetery. Mrs. Dueker passed away Friday, April 11, in El Paso. She was born June 18, 1960...

Edwina Little
Apr 3, 2008
Rosary for Edwina Jane Little, 40, of Mescalero will be Monday, April 7, at 9:00 AM with the funeral mass to follow at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph's Mission in Mescalero. Burial will follow at the Little Family Cemetery. Ms. Little passed away Thursday, April 3, in Albuquerque. She was born May 26, 1967 in Mescalero and had lived...

Ernest Kirgan Jr.
Apr 3, 2008
Visitation for Ernest Regis Kirgan, 58, of Mescalero will be Monday, April 7, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel in Ruidoso from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM, the prayer service will be Monday at 6:00 PM in St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be on Tuesday, April 8, at 10:00 AM with burial to follow at the LaPaz Family...

Cheyenne Rimple
Apr 2, 2008
An Informal Gathering for Cheyenne Indian Rimple, 63, of Carrizozo will be Saturday, April 12, at 11:00 AM at Cedar Creek Unit 3 in Ruidoso. Mr. Rimple passed away Wednesday, April 2, at his home in Carrizozo. He was born February 26, 1945 in Arizona. He moved to Lincoln County in the early 1970's from El Paso, Texas. He...

Joe Najar
Apr 1, 2008
A celebration service for Joe O. Najar, 74, of Carrizozo will be Saturday, April 5, at 2:00 PM at the Carrizozo Assembly of God Church with a fellowship dinner to follow. Mr. Najar was born on March 20, 1934 in Hagerman, New Mexico to Estahislado Najar and Susanna Ortega. Joe was the second eldest brother of eleven children. He...

Donnie Vincent
Apr 1, 2008
Donnie Floyd Vincent December 1, 1939- April 1, 2008 Donnie was born on December 1st in Texas County, Missouri to Lucy and William Vincent Both deceased. Donnie was raised and attended school in Muleshoe Texas until he joined the Navy on January 11, 1957. Donnie was honorably discharged on October 20, 1964. After the Navy Donnie worked numerous cowboy...