Recent Obituaries

Jun 16, 2022

Betty Jo Schwartz passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Roswell, NM, at the age of 94.

Betty was born on April 30, 1928, in Ballinger, TX to Lewis and Ollie Millsap.  Betty had 2 sisters, Thelma and Billie, and 4 brothers, Lewis Jr., Weldon, Roy, and Eddie.  She grew up in Hagerman, NM, and over...

Jun 15, 2022

Blanca E. Gamboa, 66, passed away on June 15, 2022 in Monroe, WA.

Blanca was born February 28, 1956 to Jesus and Josefina Gamboa in Zacatecas, Zac., MX.

Blanca lived in Roswell, NM for 25 years. Her passion was to help at St. John Catholic Church in which she was an active member. She is...

Jun 5, 2022

Billy Ray Pease was born January 5, 1941 to Bill and Lela Pease in Fresno, California. Billy was born into a large family of siblings.

Billy met and married his first wife, Irene and they had 5 boys together. He spent his younger years in the California area before adventuring east to Texas. Billy tried his hand...

May 29, 2022

Nada Mae Heard was born August 29, 1926, in Haskell, Oklahoma to Gertrude Richardson and Luther Palmer. She was the oldest of five children. Her family moved from Oklahoma to New Mexico and settled in Roswell.

She often shared memories of her school years at Carver School where she graduated from high school. She was a member...

May 28, 2022

Lucy Elizabeth Wilbur was born in Holyoke, MA on September 25, 1924, the daughter of Perry Frederick Zwisler and Elizabeth Sterling (Spear) Zwisler. Lucy passed quietly at home on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Her husband of 70 years, Alfred, passed away in February 2017. She is survived by her brother, John Zwisler of Massachusetts. Lucy was preceded in death...

May 21, 2022

James Murl Lester passed away peacefully at the age of 64, Saturday, May 21,2022 at his home in Roswell, NM.

James was born in Elk City, OK on September 29, 1957 to James and Nellie Lester. When he was seven years old he moved to Roswell, NM where he spent the remainder of his life. James was...

May 19, 2022

Stella Ann Brandt passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, at the age of 84.

Stella was born on March 17, 1938, in Richland Center, Wisconsin to George Wesley Myers and Flossie Belle Myers.  Stella was baptized at the Methodist Church in Richland Center on October 30, 1949, and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran...

May 16, 2022

Jamie Sue Johnson Franchini, passed away peacefully in hospital May 16, 2022, in Lubbock, TX.  She was born in Dexter, NM, February 1, 1933, to the late Thyra James McVicker Johnson and Cecil James Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Robert David McGee and her husband Remo J. Franchini, her sister,...

May 14, 2022

Ophelia Smith, 103 years of age, transitioned peacefully from this life into eternal rest on May 14th, 2022.

Ophelia was born August 30th, 1918 in Tyler, Texas to Birl Smith and Roberta Cheeks.  She has a brother, Joe Birl Smith and step-sisters, Mercy Jean Cook and Shelia Cook. She was raised in Colorado City, TX. She was...

May 14, 2022

Robert Edward Zink, Sr., passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022 peacefully in his sleep, in Roswell, New Mexico where he had resided since his retirement.

Robert was born in Clinton, Massachusetts the son of Harry and Dorothy (Rollins) Zink and resided for most of his life in Bolton, Mass.

Survivors include a son, Robert Zink...

May 13, 2022

Ted Cruz, of San Patricio NM, passed away on May 13, 2022. He was born on March 12, 1947, to George and Ersilia Cruz. Ted grew up in Pueblo, CO. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Ted earned a Bachelor degree in accounting. He later became a real estate broker and owned his own firm in Phoenix AZ. Ted...

May 4, 2022

Wayne Claud Ruzek was born in West Branch, Iowa to Francis and Vera Ruzek on June 27, 1943, before his twin brother Robert Ruzek.

His childhood years were spent on the family farm causing mayhem and mischief as only twin boys can do. Wayne and his twin brother Robert then enlisted in the United States Marines for...

May 4, 2022

Edwin Earl Dyess "Eddie", 73 of Roswell, New Mexico passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at home after a long and hard struggle with Alzheimer's Disease.

Eddie was born on April 23, 1949, in Roswell at St. Mary's Hospital to Marion Dyess and Johnnie "Lorea" Murray. Eddie grew up in the East Grand Plains area of...

May 1, 2022

Madison (Matt) M. Hinkle, age 59 departed to his kingdom of heaven on Sunday May 1, 2022. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones after a valiant battle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis).He was born April 4, 1963 in Socorro, NM to Rolla R. Hinkle II and Julie Ann Schaffer Hinkle.  He was a longtime...

May 1, 2022

Reynee Deese, 58, beloved Sister and Mother, was called to her eternal resting place Sunday, May 1, 2022. She entered this world on April 30,1964, in Chicago, Illinois.

Reynee is preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert Deese and Ione Steinbach Deese. She is survived by her daughters Monica Valadez of Las Vegas, Nevada; daughter Briana Patterson...

Apr 29, 2022

Our precious mother, Sylvia Loye Allen departed her loving family on Friday, April 29th at the Village of Northrise in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Sylvia was born in Portales, New Mexico on October 31st, 1941 to CB Waide and Janie (Akens) Waide. She graduated from Roswell High School in 1959 and married her loving husband Ardist Allen...

Apr 3, 2022

Marilyn Jean Castello of Roswell, NM passed away from us on the morning of Saturday, April 3, 2022, with much of her family by her side or paused in prayer from their homes. She is reunited with her parents, all four of her siblings, and her life-long, one true love, Tom Castello Senior, who for sixty-three years of marriage...

Apr 2, 2022

Josephine Stacey, age 94, passed away peacefully, on April 2, 2022, with her children by her side.

Josephine was born in Glencoe, NM on July 3, 1927, to Teodoro and Telesfora Peña. She graduated from Hondo High School as Valedictorian of her Class of 1947.

She worked helping her parents on the farm and apple...

Mar 18, 2022

Bertha Lawing Rhodes was born on February 1, 1929, to Arthur and Gladys Lawing. Bertha was born and raised in Hagerman, New Mexico, where her parents owned a general store. She loved to take the train to Roswell to go shopping as a teenager. She later went on to graduate from Hagerman High School. In 1945, she married the love...

Mar 10, 2022

Deena Carter lived life on her own terms. From the time she was little, she approached life's challenges with a fearlessness that gave her a unique world experience. Born Donna Jean Wall on June 29, 1956, in Carlsbad, N.M., she earned the name Deena from her sister who found it easier to pronounce. Deena passed away on March 10,...