Obituaries
Adeliada Najar
Jun 13, 2016
A prayer service for Adelaida (Addie) Najar, 94,of Capitan, New Mexico will be at Sacred Heart Catholic Church will be at 9:30 am on Saturday, June 18, 2016 where the funeral mass will be held directly following. The burial will take place at the Silva Family Cemetery. Mrs. Najar passed away June 13th in the faithful care of her...
Nancy Knight
Jun 11, 2016
Nancy Willis Roby Knight passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016, in the family home. Nancy was 86 years old and had been in the care of her loving daughter, Barbara (Knight) Roper for five years, moving to Barbie's home not too long after the passing of her beloved husband, Tommy, in 2010. A long-time New Mexican, Nancy was...
Kenneth Schoof
Jun 3, 2016
Kenneth E. Schoof, 82, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, June 3, 2016 in Albuquerque. He was born May 16, 1934 at Council Grove, Kansas. He moved to Ruidoso in 1996 from Playas, NM. He was involved with the Civil Air Patrol, Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. He married Marilyn Anne Johnson on July 3, 1953 at Mesa, Arizona....
Shamus Mehaffie
May 31, 2016
Shamus Mehaffie, 83, of Ruidoso passed away at home with his wife by his side on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 in Ruidoso. He was born December 12, 1932 in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of North Texas with his BS and MA. In 1971, he graduated from the University of Texas with his PhD. He was a...
Donnie Kaydahzinne Jr.
May 31, 2016
Donnie Kaydahzinne Jr., 28, of Mescalero passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. He was born February 5, 1988 at Ruidoso and had lived at Mescalero all of his life. He is survived by his parents, Joyce and Donnie Kaydahzinne Sr.; brother, Dustin Mack Kaydahzinne; sister, Inez Rogene Mendez; nieces and nephews, Jared Kaydahzinne Jr., Grace Kaydahzinne, Elise Mae...
Donna Armenta
May 31, 2016
Robin Armenta, 59, of Capitan passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at her home in Capitan. She was born December 1, 1956 at Albuquerque, NM. She moved to Lincoln County in 1988 from Bernalillo, NM. She had worked for Ruidoso State Bank, State National Bank, Southwest Securities and was currently working at First Savings Bank as a Financial Services...
Patsy Carpenter
May 25, 2016
Patsy Ruth Carpenter, 84, passed away at her home in Capitan, NM, on May 25, 2016. Patsy was born in Greenville, TX on January 21, 1932 to John Elton and Evelyn Inez Hodges. She graduated from Ranchvale High School in 1951. Shortly after she married Curtis Wayne Wood and they had three children. Curtis was killed in an accident...
David Iv
May 25, 2016
David M. Belin IV, 39 of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, May 25, in Ruidoso. He was born August 1, 1976 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He is survived by his children, Ashlee Belin, Kaleigh Belin and David M. Belin V; two brothers, Brandon Belin and Warren Sago; four sisters, Sandra Belin, Shelley Belin, Sybil...
Brenda Naiche
May 23, 2016
Brenda L. Naiche, 53, of Alamogordo passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 in Alamogordo. She was born September 25, 1962 at Mescalero. She served her country by making the Army her career. She had served in Cuba, Iraq and Afghanistan and had earned the Bronze Star. She is survived by two sons, Charles Naiche and Brandon Siler; a daughter,...
Freddie Apache Jr.
May 10, 2016
Freddie Charlie Apache Jr., 29, of Mescalero passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 in Ruidoso. He was born November 2, 1986 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He married Bethany Klinekole on March 3, 2014 at Ruidoso Downs, NM. He is survived by his wife, Bethany; daughter, Benita Klinekole; and his mother, Velva Tso....
Lawanna Strickland
May 1, 2016
Lawanna Jean Strickland of Ruidoso, NM, passed away on May 1, 2016 at the age of 53. She was born January 29, 1963 in Lovington, NM to David and Wanda Strickland who both precede her in death. She graduated Valedictorian from Le Grange High School in 1981. During her life she shared her amazing gift of artistry with everyone...
George Mathews
Apr 27, 2016
Mathews, George Donald (Don), 88 passed away April 27, 2016 in Boise, Idaho where he had live for the past 2 years to be closer to his son and family. Don was born Sept. 5, 1927 in Evanston, Illinois to George and Mista Mathews. After graduating from high school in 1945 he enlisted in the US Navy serving at...
Reba Barber
Apr 24, 2016
Reba Jean Luck Barber went to heaven on Sunday, April 24, 2016. Reba was born in Alto, New Mexico on December 13, 1927. Her parents Barney and Rebecca Luck owned and operated the general store and post office in Alto. Reba grew up as the youngest of six, started school in Alto and graduated from Capitan High School in...
Dr. Kiker
Apr 23, 2016
After a long and courageous battle with prostate cancer, Dr. John Kiker of Hondo, New Mexico, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Savior he loved so much on April 23, 2016 in Round Rock, Texas. He was 65 years old. John's legacy lives on in the hearts of his family, friends, and patients, as well as through...
Lela Mayo
Apr 19, 2016
At 7:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016, God granted Lela Mayo's greatest wish and took her home to heaven. She was greeted by her husband and son, her parents, all her brothers and sisters, many nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends too numerous to count. Lela was born 8 miles north of Farwell,...
Robert Gustafson
Apr 17, 2016
Robert O'Jay Gustafson passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2016. "Bobby Gus" or "Bobby", as he was most often called, was born in Dallas, Texas on March 7, 1941. He is preceded in death by his parents Sherman O'Jay Gustafson and Annie Marie Newman Gustafson, sister, Barbara Jean Dixon and brother, Donny Wayne Gustafson. Bobby was a loving husband,...
David Martinez
Apr 9, 2016
One or the other must leave, one or the other must stay, one or the other must grieve, that is forever the way. That is the vow that was sworn, faithful 'til death do us part. Braving what has to be borne, widening the ache in the heart. One how so ever adored, first must be summoned away. That...
Frederick Knight
Apr 9, 2016
Frederick Knight, 87, long time resident of Ruidoso passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Alamogordo. Born in Richmond, VA he spent most of his childhood, teen age, and young adult life in New England, mainly in the Boston area. Fred attended Princeton University and graduated in 1950 with a degree in Psychology Cum Laude. He began his working...
Isabel Martinez
Apr 8, 2016
Isabel Martinez, 89, of Mescalero passed away Friday, April 8, at her home. She was born April 14, 1926 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. Her prayer service will be Tuesday, April 12, at 9:00 A.M. in St. Joseph's Mission where the funeral mass will be at 10:00 A.M. with burial to follow at the...
Henry Lapointe
Apr 2, 2016
Hank LaPointe was born in Burlington, Vermont on July 18, 1941 and passed on April 2, 2016. Hank's father served in the US Army which had the family living in various locations around the world. Hank followed in his dad's footsteps and served in the Army as well, which included two tours in Vietnam. He earned a Master's degree...
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