Obituaries
Jose C Castillo
Jan 5, 2012
Graveside services for Mr. Jose C. Castillo,58, of Santa Rosa, NM were held on Saturday, January 7, 2011 at 11:00 AM from St. Joseph Cemetery in Anton Chico. Mr. Castillo passed away at his residence in Santa Rosa. A full obituary will be posted at a later time. All services for Mr. Castillo have been entrusted to the Chavez Funeral...
Luis Padilla
Jan 1, 2012
Luis Padilla passed away following an illness on January 1, 2012 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe surrounded by his family. Luis was born on December 30, 1951 in Pueblo, Colorado to Adelaido ( Lalo) Padilla and Ramona Chavez Padilla. Luis graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1969, then went on to New Mexico State University where he...
Fidencio Gonzales
Dec 31, 2011
Fidencio "Lencho" Gonzales, 81 of Puerto De Luna, NM died Saturday, December 31, 2011 at the Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa NM following an illness. He was born April 9, 1930 in Hacienda de la Rueda, San Gabriel, Durango, Mexico to the home of Jesus and Ruperta (Palma) Gonzales. Fidencio worked as a farm and ranch laborer in Corona,...
Nellie M. Willmuth
Dec 25, 2011
Nellie May Willmuth passed away peacefully in her sleep on the evening of December 25, 2011 in Houston, Texas at the age of 95. Nellie was born November 11, 1916 in Union County, New Mexico to Harry and Grace Lammon. Weighing just over a pound at birth, she remained small in stature but lived a long and active life. Nellie...
Maxine Mullikin
Dec 24, 2011
Maxine Mullikin 86, died Saturday December 24th, 2011 in Albuquerque. Maxine resided in Santa Rosa for nearly 70 years before moving to Albuquerque in June 2005 to live with her son Robert. Her health deteriorated rapidly as the result of symptoms related to Dementia. Maxine was born in Isleta, Texas on February 22, 1925. Maxine moved to Santa Rosa in...
E. Dale Smith
Dec 20, 2011
Eugene Dale Smith, 76, passed away on December 20, 2011 at Mt. View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM Sunday, May 27, 2012 at Evergreen Cemetery in Santa Rosa, NM. Dale was born in Gorman, Texas on November 11, 1935, the son of Andrew William Smith and Jimmie Lea Woodard...
Floyd Davis
Dec 14, 2011
Floyd Lee Davis, age 66, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away on December 14, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. Floyd was born on December 21, 1944 in Carlsbad, NM to the home of Lowell and Berthold (Alcorn) Davis. He served in the Navy from 1964 through 1968 and received the National Defense, Armed Forces Expeditionary, Republic of Viet Nam...
Flora R Arrellin
Dec 9, 2011
Flora R. Arrellin, age 81, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on December 9. Flora was born on March 1, 1930 in Amarillo, TX to the home of Carlos M. and Adela (Montoya) Romero. She married Jose “Chemo” Arrellin on August 10, 1959 in Santa Rosa. Flora worked as a waitress for several years but...
Jessie "Bud" Ford
Dec 4, 2011
Jessie Clayton “Bud” Ford, 84 of Fort Sumner, NM passed on Sunday, December 4, 2011 while at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Amarillo, TX. Bud was born June 18, 1927 in Springlake, TX to the home of Ervin and Quincy (Gravlee) Ford. He was reared in Arch and Portales, NM. He married Agnes L. Stelzig on August 27, 1948...
Delbert Salas
Dec 3, 2011
Delbert Leroy Salas, age 45, passed away at Christus St Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe following a prolonged illness. Delbert was born on November 23, 1966 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Miguel and Juanita (Duran) Salas. He was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. He loved to go fishing, and going for a ride whenever his...
Susan Nelson
Dec 2, 2011
Susan (Chavez) Nelson, 54 of Clovis, NM and a former resident of Santa Rosa died Friday, December 2, 2011 in a Lubbock, TX hospital following an illness. Susan was born January 11, 1957 in Santa Rosa, NM to the home of Albert A. and Carmen (Velasquez) Chavez. She was reared and attended schools in Santa Rosa. Susan loved baking and...
Juan Barela
Nov 28, 2011
Juan Valentin Barela, age 23, passed away on November 28, 2011 as a result of an automobile accident. Juan was born on November 14, 1988 in Tucumcari, NM to the home of Jimmy and Maria Teresa (Bautista) Barela. He attended Santa Rosa Consolidated Schools graduating in 2007. During High School Juan participated in Football, Basketball and Track. He joined the...
Evaristo Gallegos
Nov 28, 2011
Evaristo A. Gallegos, Jr. was born October 10, 1923 to the home of Evaristo A. and Magdalena Duran Gallegos in Las Vegas, New Mexico. He passed away peacefully at his home on November 28th with his family by his side. He is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Magdalena Baca Gallegos, his brother Arthur and wife Esther, his...
Earl Robinson
Nov 23, 2011
Earl Robinson, age 53, of Santa Rosa, NM passed away unexpectedly at his home November 23, 2011. Earl was born on August 26, 1958 in Phoenix, AZ. He made his home in Santa Rosa 8 years ago. Earl loved fishing, singing, and reading the Bible. He recently worked at T & D Food Market Earl is preceded in death by...
Anthony J. Peterpaul
Nov 20, 2011
Anthony Joseph "Tony" Peterpaul, age 72, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico passed away November 20, 2011 following an illness in Plainview, TX. He was born March 7, 1939 in Newark, NJ to the home of Vito Pietropollo and the former Florence Pepe. He grew up and attended schools in Newark til he was a teenager at which time he moved...
Bonita Vick
Nov 19, 2011
Bonita "Bonnie" Merle Turner Vick was born April 7, 1927 to William and Lora Turner in Buena Vista, Colorado. Bonnie was one of seven children, she had two older sisters, Doris and Virginia, and four brothers, William Jr, Albert, Frank and Arthur. Bonnie and her sisters were known as the "Turner Girls" around Buena Vista. They were beautiful inside and...
Annie Lee Bailey
Nov 13, 2011
Annie Lee Bailey, 93 of Fort Sumner, NM died Sunday evening, November 13, 2011 at Plains Regional Medical Center following an illness. She was born March 13, 1918 in Taiban, NM the daughter of Joel S. and Annie R. (Bordeaux) Phillips. She attended school at Taiban, NM. She also attended NM Normal University (Highlands University) in Las Vegas, NM. Annie...
Patsy Inez Earnhardt
Nov 2, 2011
Pat Earnhardt, 82 of Fort Sumner, NM died Wednesday evening, November 2, 2011 at St. Anthony's Healthcare in Clovis following a short illness. Patsy was born January 10, 1929 in Portales, NM to the home of Harold and Claudia (Cain) Gryder. She was raised in Portales, NM Denver, CO and Fort Sumner. She graduated from East High School in Denver,...
Lucy A. Trujillo
Oct 29, 2011
Funeral services for Lucy A. Trujillo, 78 of Vaughn, will be held on Wednesday, November 2, at 1:00 PM from the Kingdom Hall in Santa Rosa. Burial will follow at the Evergreen Cemetery in Vaughn. Mrs. Trujillo died Saturday evening at her home following an illness. All arrangements are under the direction of Chavez Funeral Home in Santa Rosa, NM....
Melvin "Rabbit" Don Brown
Oct 28, 2011
Graveside services for Melvin "Rabbit" Brown, 75 of Tolar, NM will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Tolar Cemetery. Mary McClain will officiate, members of the Taiban and Valley Fire District will serve as pallbearers. Rabbit died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Clovis Healthcare and Rehab Center in Clovis, NM following an illness. He was born...
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