Obituaries
Romeo Klein
Aug 8, 2013
Romeo F. Klein, 91, of Ruidoso, New Mexico, passed away, August 8, 2013. He was born August 11, 1921 in Rio Grande City, Texas, to Charles and Paula Klein. He grew up in Rio Grande City, served his country for 4 years, and lived the rest of his life in Ruidoso. He worked with the Civilian Conservation Corps, Honorably...
John Woodward Ii
Aug 6, 2013
John Earl Woodward II, age 52, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, August 6th 2013. John was born on April 16th, 1961 in Farmington, NM. John married the love of his life, Tammy Woodward, on April 19th, 1986 and celebrated 27 years of marriage this past April. Often known as Big John he is survived by his...
Lamoyne Carpenter
Aug 1, 2013
Byron Lamoyne Carpenter, 80, of Capitan, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Alamogordo, NM. He was the youngest of seven children born to John Otis and Mary Inez Carpenter on January 6, 1933. He was a long time Lincoln County Real Estate Broker, known as the Land Man of Capitan. He loved going fishing and taking care...
Korvis Kurilik
Aug 1, 2013
Korvus Kurilik, 71 0f Capitan, died on August 1, 2013 in Capitan. He was born on October 28, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. He was a teacher with Western Michigan University and worked for Upjohn Pharmaceuticals and upon retirement he moved to Capitan in 1998. During retirement he was a reserve deputy for the Lincoln County Sheriffs office for 10...
Benito Dalton
Jul 29, 2013
Ben Dalton, 82, of Capitan passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013 at his home. He was born May 11, 1931 at Pecos, NM and had lived in Lincoln County for 60 years moving from Pecos, NM. He retired from the Ft. Stanton Hospital in 1990 and he loved to play baseball, fish, hunt, and was an avid Dallas...
Charles Mcglothlin
Jul 25, 2013
Charles Edward McGlothlin, 73, of Ruidoso passed away Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Ruidoso surrounded by family and friends. He was born March 28, 1940 at Gracemont, Oklahoma. Charles worked for XPERT Well Services in Hobbs, NM for many years until retiring in 1998 to Ruidoso. He loved working for Ruidoso Downs Racetrack Casino from 1999 to present, and...
Alvino Saenz
Jul 21, 2013
Prayer service for Alvino W. Saenz, 72, of the MescaleroBent area will be Wednesday, July 24, at 6:00 PM in St. Josephs Mission at Mescalero with the funeral mass on Thursday, July 25, at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at the Saenz Family Cemetery. Mr. Saenz passed away Sunday, July 21, 2013 in El Paso, Texas. He was born...
Edith Rooney
Jul 18, 2013
Edith Ann Dixon RooneyEdie passed away Thursday, July 18, 2013 at her home in Ruidoso. She was born June 2, 1944 in San Antonio, Texas. Edie was instrumental in several Ruidoso Companies including owning and operating Ruidosos Montgomery Wards catalog store in the 1980s, coowning and founding Lincoln Medical with Verna Adams, and Adobe Ski Shop with her husband...
Frances Jones
Jul 11, 2013
Frances HannaVedderJones, 81, of Ruidoso passed away at her home on Thursday, July 11, 2013. Frances was born November 14, 1931 at Loma Linda, California to Frank and Lena Hanna, both precede her in death. She graduated from Yuma High School in 1949. She married Kenneth Norman Jones on August 9, 1963 in San Diego, California and he preceded...
Glenda Perry
Jul 7, 2013
Visitation for Glenda J. Perry, 64, of Capitan will be Thursday, July 11, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel of Ruidoso from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM. Funeral service will be Saturday, July 13, at the Traylor Gym at the Capitan Schools at 10:00 AM. Burial will be at the Capitan Cemetery. Mrs. Perry passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013 at...
Carol Hammitt
Jun 15, 2013
Carol Ann Wilkinson Hammitt, formerly of Ruidoso but recently of Paige, Texas, lost her ten year battle with a rare form of cancer early Saturday, June 15, 2013. Carols original prognosis gave her but a six month life expectancy, but fortunately, one of the worlds foremost experts on her rare disease process was on staff at the University of...
Paul Kolb
Jun 12, 2013
Paul Mason Kolb, of Ruidoso, New Mexico, entered into Heaven on June 12, 2013 and is now with his Lord and Savior. Born in Houston, Texas on October 12, 1954, he is survived by his wife Susan, parents Joy and John Kolb of Goliad Texas and 5 brothers and sisters. His elder sister Susan Dunwoody and husband Mac, brother...
William Brooks
Jun 11, 2013
Funeral service for William Howard Brooks, 81, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, June 18, at 1:30 PM at First Christian Church with Frankie Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow at Ft. Stanton Cemetery. Mr. Brooks passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Las Cruces. He was born February 19, 1932 at Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and...
Sidney Baca
Jun 9, 2013
Our dear Heavenly Father took our beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, brotherinlaw, and friend home to be with Him on Sunday, June 9, 2013. Sidney was born on May 3, 1947 in Mescalero to James Baca and Karis Naiche Botelladeceased. He lived in Mescalero during his lifetime, where he enjoyed horseback riding, hunting and camping, and later in...
Pamela Tafoya
Jun 8, 2013
Funeral service for Pamela Pam Tafoya, 38, of Capitan will be Friday, June 14, at 2:00 PM in the San Juan Church at Lincoln. Burial will be at the Griego Family Cemetery. Pam passed away Saturday, June 8, in Ruidoso. She was born March 14, 1975 in Ruidoso and had lived there all of her life. She is survived...
Silas Cochise Sr.
Jun 6, 2013
Silas Cochise Sr, passed away on Thursday June 6, 2013 in Albuquerque New Mexico. He was born November 29, 1935 and lived in Mescalero all of his life. His passion in life was being a true cowboy, an honored Tribal Council Member and his work at Mescalero Rehabilitation Center. He was a very active member of the Mescalero Apache...
Lilly Valle-Furphy
Jun 5, 2013
Lilly Ana ValleFurphy, devoted mother and cherished wife, died peacefully at her Ruidoso Downs home on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 with her husband, Chris, and her children, Sean and Caitlin, at her side. She was 49 years old and waged a valiant battle against cancer. She was born June 11, 1963 at Bisbee, Arizona. Lilly provided unselfish service since...
Katherine Coleman
Jun 3, 2013
Memorial service for Katherine Coleman, 75, of Capitan will be Saturday, June 8, at 11:00 AM in the Canaan Trail Baptist Church at Angus. Mrs. Coleman passed away Monday, June 3, 2013 in Las Cruces. She was born February 21, 1938 at Arch, NM and moved to Lincoln County in 1967 from Portales, NM. She attended Canaan Trail Baptist...
Mark Forlano
May 31, 2013
Mark A. Forlano, 98, of Capitan died Friday, May 31, 2013. He was born in Los Angeles, California on November 7, 1914. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1972. He married Evelyn Bonnie Giesler in 1963, she preceded him in death on February 1, 2003. For 13 years he was a bodyguard to the stars in Hollywood,...
Josephine Moore
May 31, 2013
Jeanne Moore, christened Josephine, daughter of Stephan and Mary Roman, immigrants from Czechoslovakia, passed from this earthly vale into the light of our Lord Jesus Christ on May 31st, 2013. Born April 10, 1914, she was one of fourteen children, raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. Born and raised Catholic, Jeanne was a staunch advocate of the Catholic Church...
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