Obituaries
Kathy Guzman
Nov 13, 2014
Kathy Guzman, 48, of Mescalero passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 in Albuquerque, NM. She was born May 27, 1966 at Mescalero and had lived there most of her life. She attended the Mescalero Reformed Church. She is survived by her husband, Robert Guzman III two sons, McKennly Guzman and Robert Guzman IV her mother, Deloras Buurma five brothers,...
Laura Williams
Nov 13, 2014
Laura Williams, 57, of Mescalero passed away on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at her home. She was born November 24, 1956 at Mescalero and had lived there all of her life. She read, wrote and spoke Apache and she helped work on the Apache Dictionary. She attended the Mescalero Reformed Church. She is survived by her children, Tanya Keene,...
Frederick Walker
Nov 3, 2014
Fred Walker, 26, of Mescalero passed away Monday, November 3, 2014 in Alamogordo. He was born May 21, 1988 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He is survived by his mother, Rose Walker father, Eddie Walker three sisters, Lib Walker, Shawnee Chavez and Chauncey Walker 3 nephews and 1 niece. Visistation will be Monday, November...
Virginia Silva
Nov 2, 2014
Graveside service for Virginia Silva, 82, of Ruidoso Downs will be Saturday, November 8, at 3:30 PM at the Hondo Cemetery with a memorial service to follow at 5:00 PM at the First Southern Baptist Church in Ruidoso Downs. Mrs. Silva passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2014 at her home. She was born February 14, 1932 at San...
Loland Jensen
Nov 1, 2014
Loland Melvin Jensen passed away on 1 November 2014, in Ruidoso New Mexico. He was born 14 September 1941 in Salmon, Idaho to Hans Alvor and Lola Ostler Jensen. Loland spent most of his life as a logger and heavy equipment operator in the Western States. For several years he lived in logging camps and worked in Alaska. Loland...
Raichel Rocha
Oct 31, 2014
Raichel Estelle Rocha, 34, born September 28,1980 to Rena Mendez and Francis Rocha in Alamogordo, NM. She is also the stepdaughter to Eldon Enjady Jr. of Mescalero NM. Raichel grew up on the Mescalero Apache Reservation where she currently lived. She was a proud mother that raised her two loving children, Sheyenne L. Casares 7 years old and Roman...
Jack Lemmon
Oct 31, 2014
Jack Lemmon, 82, of White Oaks, NM passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 at his home. He was born June 12, 1932 at Chicago, IL. He moved to Lincoln County in 1980 from El Paso, Texas. Mr. Lemmon was a career Army having served during the Korean War and Vietnam War retiring as Sergeant Master. He is survived...
Alfred Baca
Oct 29, 2014
Alfred Walters Baca, 85, of Ruidoso Downs, NM passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at Pathways Hospice Center in Loveland, CO. Born in Otero County on January 12, 1929, he was the son of the late Ida Walters Claude Holguin and Antonio Luna Baca. Alfred was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War with...
Walter Williams Jr.
Oct 27, 2014
Walter Cecil Dub Wiliams, Jr. was bom in Bogalusa, LA, November 16, 1927. He passed away peacefully, October 27,2014, to be with his LORD and SAVIOR. Dub was preceeded in death by his father, Walter Cecil Williams and his mother, Dorothy Borde Williams. Dub is survived by his wife of 64 years, Kathryn Hale Williams, his two brothers, Charles...
Albert Reidhead
Oct 18, 2014
Albert Perkins Reidhead, age 90, of San Patrico, NM died on Saturday, October 18, 2014, in Ruidoso, NM. His final lucid words were, I have decided to follow Jesus, no turning back, no turning back. He was born June 11, 1924 at Minneapolis, Minnesota. During World War II he was in the Merchant Marines and was called to active...
Ladell Flanagan
Oct 17, 2014
LaDell Flanaga, a longtime resident of Ruidoso passed away Friday, October 17, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ at the age of 84. She was born August 30, 1930 in Earth, Texas to B.J. Black and Beulah Jeffries Black. She married H.B. Flanagan on May 14, 1949 in Amherst, Texas. LaDell was a very devoted and loving wife and mother. She...
Mark Balatche
Oct 15, 2014
Mark Balatche, 45, of Mescalero passed away on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 in El Paso, TX. He was born January 7, 1969 at Mescalero, NM and had lived there all of his life. He was a ski lift operator. He is survived by his sister, Sue Fastwolf aunts, Marlene Peso, Beverly Archilta, Peggy Comanche and Sandra McCurtain. He was...
Dorothy Hall
Oct 10, 2014
Irene Hall, 81, of Ruidoso passed away Friday, October 10, 2014 at her home. She was born March 24, 1933 at Ft. Sumner, NM and moved to Ruidoso in 1961 from California. Irene was the Matriarch that held the family together. She is survived by her daughter, Glenda Farus 3 brothers 2 sisters and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and...
Charlene Minzenmayer
Oct 9, 2014
Charlene Minzenmayer, 78, of Ruidoso, New Mexico passed away Thursday, October 09, 2014. She was born March 6th, 1936 in Fairview, New Mexico. She is preceded in death by her father, Charles Monroe Ferrell Sr., Mother, Sadie Viola, and Brother, Clark Eugene. Charlene is survived by her husband, William Minzenmayer, of 59 years two sons, William and Gregory Minzenmayer...
Aldridge Morgan
Oct 8, 2014
Aldridge Roy Morgan, 58, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at his home in Mescalero. He was born December 24, 1955 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He was a cowboy and attended St. Josephs Mission. He married Debra Magoosh on September 23, 2004 at Mescalero. He is survived by his wife, Debra...
Martha Cornelius
Oct 5, 2014
Martha Cornelius, 94, of Ruidoso passed away Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her home. She was born June 3, 1920 at Stamford, Texas to Ruth and Nib Shaw. She moved to Ruidoso in 1989 from Santa Fe and was a retired Dietician for I.H.S. in Santa Fe and that job allowed her to travel to many places. She attended...
Leander Shanta
Oct 4, 2014
Leander Shanta, 33, of Mescalero passed away Saturday, October 4, 2014 in El Paso, Texas. He was born February 7, 1981 at Alamogordo and had lived at Mescalero all of his life. He is survived by a daughter, Rozelle Shanta mother, Velda Garcia 3 sisters, Rosie Shanta, Carla Shanta and Lacie Chavis a brother, Daniel Garcia Jr. his companion,...
Robert Geronimo Jr.
Oct 1, 2014
Robert Geronimo Jr., 83, of Mescalero passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2014 in Mescalero. He was born August 11, 1931 at Mescalero and had lived there all of his life. He had worked at Cow Camp 1 before going to work for B.I.A. Roads Department, he retired after 37 years. He married Iris Marden in 1955 at Alamogordo. He...
L Jackson
Sep 28, 2014
L Y Jackson, born 15th of 16 children on September 16, 1919 in Stratford, OK to Walter Neely Jackson and Samantha Lee Phillips Jackson. He was preceded in death by his parents, 14 siblings, wife of 59 years, Sara Silvers Jackson and grandson, G.W. Posey. He left this earth on September 28, 2014 at the age of 95. L...
John Shaw
Sep 24, 2014
John William Shaw, 74, passed away peacefully at his home in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Wednesday, September 24, 2014, following a long and valiant battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, Judy, and other members of his family. A resident of Ruidoso for more than 40 years, John was born February 25, 1940 at home in Sylvan...
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