Obituaries
Joe Martin Garcia
Mar 4, 2005
Joe Martin Garcia, 40 of Fort Sumner, NM died Friday, March 4, 2005 in an automobile accident at St. Vrain, NM. Joe was born January 14, 1965 in Albuquerque, NM the son of Martin and Josie Lopez Garcia. Joe and his family moved to Fort Sumner in 1979 where he attended school. Joe graduated from Fort Sumner High School in...
Isaac G. Lopez
Mar 3, 2005
Isaac G. Lopez Sr., 67, was called to be with the Holy Family on March 3, 2005 after a lengthy illness. Isaac was born to Maximiliano and Gregorita Lopez on July 7, 1937 at the location where Lake Sumner, NM stands today. He was raised in nearby Ft. Sumner where he graduated from Ft Sumner High School in 1956. Isaac...
Raymond Salas
Feb 26, 2005
Ricardo Raymond Salas, age 49, passed away February 26, 2005 at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix, AZ following a sudden illness. Raymond was born December 15, 1955 in Santa Rosa to the home of Miguel and Juanita Duran Salas. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Raymond worked at Denny's, Motel 6 and was currently working at the...
Clarence Cones
Feb 24, 2005
Clarence Cones, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis, NM following a sudden illness. Clarence was born March 5, 1934 in Cuervo, NM to the home of Johnny H. Cones and the former Edna Harrison. He was reared at Cuervo, Santa Rosa, and made his home at Fort Sumner in...
Ray Sierra
Feb 23, 2005
Ray A. Sierra “Junior Ray”, age 62 of Santa Rosa, NM died Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at Anna Kaseman Hospice in Albuquerque, NM. Ray was born November 14, 1942 in Santa Rosa, NM the son of Atanacio Sierra and the former Felipita Chavez. He was reared and attended school at Colonias. Ray married Isabel Silva, they made their home in...
Willa D. Higgins
Feb 15, 2005
Willa Dean Higgins, 79 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, February 15, 2005 at the Guadalupe County Hospital following an illness. Willa was born March 26, 1925 in Antlers, Oklahoma to the home of Hank Cooper and the former Pauline Blevins. She was reared and attended school at Antlers. She moved with her family to a ranch west of Santa...
Clorie Nelson Baca
Feb 12, 2005
Clorie (Nelson) Baca, age 76, passed away peacefully at her home in Santa Rosa, New Mexico on Saturday February 12, 2005. Clorie was born May 15, 1928 in Pintada,NM to the home of Alberto C. and Isabel Martinez Nelson. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High School in 1947. She married Frank B....
Angelita Pomikal
Feb 9, 2005
Angelita Pomikal, an infant died February 9, 2005 at Guadalupe County Hospital. She was born at 11:55 pm, February 8, 2005. She is the daughter of Mercedes (Garduno) Pomikal of Vaughn and Steve Wallker of Belen. Angelita is also survived by three sisters Audrey Pomikal of Houston, TX; Felisa and Melissa Pomikal of Vaughn; and her maternal grandmother Felisa Garduno...
Jose Leon Martinez
Feb 8, 2005
Jose Leon Martinez, age 93, a lifelong resident of Pintada, NM passed away on February 8, 2005 at the Laurel Hills Healthcare Center in Tucumcari, NM. Jose was born in Pintada, NM on May 14, 1911 to the home of Jose Alcario and Faustina Garcia Martinez. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Ignacita Rita Martinez, his sisters;...
Viola Krigbaum
Feb 1, 2005
Viola Krigbaum, 90 of Fort Sumner, NM died Tuesday, February 1, 2005 at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Clovis, NM following an illness. She was born July 15, 1914 in Lone Wolf, OK the daughter of Arther McDonald Jones and the former Ellen Millie Jane Allin. She was reared Lone Wolf and attended school at Rock Creek, OK. Viola Married...
Herman Montoya
Jan 30, 2005
Herman Montoya, age 61, passed away January 30, 2005 in Santa Rosa following an illness. Herman was born October 10, 1943 in Gallegos, NM to the home of Elias and Esther Quintana Montoya. He was reared and attended schools in Nara Visa. Herman came to Santa Rosa 7 years ago from Los Angeles, CA. He was employed with the Jim...
Paul Gonzales
Jan 27, 2005
Paul Gonzales, 70 of Fort Sumner, NM died Thursday, January 27, 2005 at the Heart Hospital of Albuquerque following an illness. Paul was born February 28, 1934 in Los Ojitos, NM the son of Elias Nicolas and Petra Valdez Gonzales. He was reared at Los Ojitos and Fort Sumner. He graduated from Fort Sumner High School in 1954. While in...
Lorenzo E Castillo
Jan 22, 2005
Lorenzo E. Castillo, age 52, passed away January 22, 2005 at his home in Vaughn following an illness. Lorenzo was born June 24, 1952 in Anton Chico, NM to the home of Pedro and Carolina Castillo. He graduated from Vaughn High School in 1971. He married Linda K. Tapia on July 7, 1972 in Vaughn. Lorenzo recently retired from the...
Isidro C. Chavez
Jan 21, 2005
Isidro C. Chavez, 89 a lifelong Puerto De Luna, NM resident died Friday, January 21, 2005 at his home following an illness. Isidro was born July 16, 1915 in Puerto De Luna to the home of Ricardo Chavez and the former Juanita Carabajal. He was reared and attended school at Puerto De Luna. Isidro Married Petra J. Ortega on May...
Dora Romero Garnand
Jan 21, 2005
Dora Romero Garnand, 67 of Corona, NM died Friday, January 21, 2005 at her daughter’s home in Los Lunas, NM following an illness. She was born June 26, 1937 in Pastura, NM the daughter of Paublin and Cleotilde (Armijo) Romero. She was reared at Pastura and Milagro. She made her home in Corona, NM where her husband ranched. She was...
Anita Sanchez
Jan 19, 2005
Anita Sanchez, 92 passed onto our Lord’s Hands on Wednesday, January 19, 2005, at an Albuquerque Hospital following an illness. A life-time resident of the Santa Rosa area, she was born November 28, 1912 in Juan de Dios, NM to the family of Francisco Angel and Melesia Barreras. She later moved to a ranch south of Santa Rosa where she...
Margarita Olivas Chavez
Jan 17, 2005
Margarita Olivas Chavez was born February 21, 1903 in Clayton, NM to Manuelita and Jesus Olivas. She died peacefully at her home in Santa Rosa, NM on Monday, January 17, 2005. She married Alberto G. Chavez on March 3, 1919 in Santa Rosa; they were the parents of twelve children. She was preceded in death by her husband Alberto G....
Patricio Page
Jan 15, 2005
Patricio Page, age 67, passed away January 15, 2005 at Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari following an illness. Patricio was born September 8, 1937 in Puerto De Luna, NM to the home of Joe and Marcelina Baca Page. He was reared and attended schools in Puerto De Luna. Patricio made his home in Tucumcari several years ago where he was...
Madison A. Winn
Jan 13, 2005
Madison “Mack” Winn, 88 a cowboy and longtime De Baca County rancher died Thursday, January 13, 2005 at Fort Bayard Veterans Medical Center. Mack was born September 17, 1916 in Fort Stockton, Texas to the home of William Everett Winn and the former Mary Jane Arthur. His family homesteaded near Yeso, NM where Mack attended school. He served in the...
Josie Delgado
Jan 11, 2005
MRS. JOSEPHINE (JOSIE) M. DELGADO, 76, passed away at Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa, N.M. last Tuesday evening, January 11, 2005, with family at her side. The eldest of six children, Josie was born to the home of Benito and Mrs. Maria Baca Maestas in Colonias de San Jose on March 11, 1928. They moved to Santa Rosa when...