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Presiliana Avila Velasco, 79 peacefully went to the Lord on January 17, 2023. She was born in Alamogordo, NM, March 7, 1943 to Leonardo and Trinidad (Chavez) Avila.
Presiliana was a wife and mother who dearly loved her children, grand and great grand Kids. She enjoyed making meals for her children and eventually the grand children. As a caregiver either through church child care programs or at her home, surmounted hundreds of children that know her as "Mommy Prissy".
She...
Presiliana Avila Velasco, 79 peacefully went to the Lord on January 17, 2023. She was born in Alamogordo, NM, March 7, 1943 to Leonardo and Trinidad (Chavez) Avila.
Presiliana was a wife...
Michael Anthony Snyder, 18, passed away on January 16, 2023 in La Luz, New Mexico. He was born on August 15, 2004 in Mountain Home, Idaho to Timothy Melvin Snyder and Ruth Ellen (Davis) Snyder.
Michael was a senior in high school in the K12 homeschool curriculum with a goal to pursue an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Automotive Technology at New Mexico State University. While continuing his studies, Michael also participated in the hockey 18U house league for the El Paso...
Michael Anthony Snyder, 18, passed away on January 16, 2023 in La Luz, New Mexico. He was born on August 15, 2004 in Mountain Home, Idaho to Timothy Melvin Snyder and Ruth Ellen...
Sue Hill Alamogordo
Sue D Williams Hill, 90, passed away on January 16, 2023, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She was born on June 22, 1932, in her grandparent's farmhouse in Chriesman, Texas to Hubert Clayton and Ethel Amanda Spruill Williams. Her father worked for a dealer in horses and her mother taught in a one-room school in Burleson County.
When Sue was three years old, the family moved to a farm in the Texas panhandle near the small town of Draw, Texas. They were very poor and lived for a while in a...
Sue D Williams Hill, 90, passed away on January 16, 2023, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She was born on June 22, 1932, in her grandparent's farmhouse in Chriesman, Texas to Hubert Clayton and...
Rosemarie Carroll Alamogordo
Rosemarie E Carroll, 86, went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2023. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Rosemarie was born to Fritz Hoehndorf and Kaethe Bodenstein in Darmstadt, Germany. She met her beloved husband, Donald Carroll, at Holloman Air Force Base. They were married for 59 years until his death in 2018. Rosemarie enjoyed spending time with family, playing cards with her Flamingo friends, gambling at the Inn, making jewelry, painting, and spoiling her two...
Rosemarie E Carroll, 86, went to be with the Lord on January 13, 2023. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Rosemarie was born to Fritz Hoehndorf and Kaethe Bodenstein in...
Velma Roberts Alamogordo
Velma Ruth Roberts, age 93, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, in DeSoto, Texas. She was born on August 4, 1929, in Chireno, Texas to Rose and Gage Kegler and has been a longtime resident of Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Velma attended school in Texas and later met and married her husband Granville Roberts of sixty-eight years. They had nine children. She was always a generous and fearless human being. She devoted her time and energy to...
Velma Ruth Roberts, age 93, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, in DeSoto, Texas. She was born on August 4, 1929, in Chireno, Texas to Rose and Gage Kegler...
Elizabeth Ortega Birkner, 49, went to be with our Lord on January 6, 2023. She was born on September 30, 1973, in El Paso, Texas to Victor and Elvia (Jurado) Ortega.
Survivors include her mother, Elvia Ortega; her two sisters, Maria D Ortega and Sandra Snodgrass; her two brothers, Victor J Ortega and Martin Ortega.
She was preceded in death by her father, Victor Jose Ortega.
Rosary for Elizabeth Birkner will be recited at 10:30 am, Friday, January 20, 2023, at Immaculate...
Elizabeth Ortega Birkner, 49, went to be with our Lord on January 6, 2023. She was born on September 30, 1973, in El Paso, Texas to Victor and Elvia (Jurado) Ortega.
Survivors include her...
Susan McGuire Alamogordo
Susan P. McGuire went home on December 31, 2022. She was born in 1947 to Evelyn and E. Allan Putnam. She leaves behind her husband, Russ Hamilton; sister, Joanne Welsh; brothers, Robert (Janet), William (Rose), Edward (Michelle); 11 nieces and nephews; 11 grand nieces and nephews; 5 great grand nieces and nephews.
Susan graduated from Burlington High School in Massachusetts. She was a cheerleader there because "I was the only what who could do cartwheels". She matriculated at the...
Susan P. McGuire went home on December 31, 2022. She was born in 1947 to Evelyn and E. Allan Putnam. She leaves behind her husband, Russ Hamilton; sister, Joanne Welsh; brothers, Robert (Janet),...
Rafael Castañon Cloudcroft
Rafael Castañon, 93, passed away on December 30, 2022, in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Rafael was born October 24, 1929, in San Francisco del Oro Chihuahua. He is preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Clotilde Castañon. He is survived by 8 children, 24 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren.
Rafael and Clotilde bravely immigrated from Mexico to the beautiful mountains of Cloudcroft in 1963, with 4 of their 8 children. They insisted their children become U.S....
Rafael Castañon, 93, passed away on December 30, 2022, in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Rafael was born October 24, 1929, in San Francisco del Oro Chihuahua. He is preceded in death by his wife...
On December 27, 2022, James Smurda was called to be with the Lord. James was born in Steubenville, Ohio on June 29, 1943. James met his wife, Valerie, in Seville, Spain in the summer of 1966 and they were married on January 7, 1967. After being married for 53 years he lost the love of his life on October 31, 2020 and soon after went to live the rest of his days with his son, Shawn, in Texas.
James was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Rosealia Smurda; his...
On December 27, 2022, James Smurda was called to be with the Lord. James was born in Steubenville, Ohio on June 29, 1943. James met his wife, Valerie, in Seville, Spain in the summer of 1966 and...
Sergio Melendez Alamogordo
Sergio Paulo Melendez, 35, passed away on December 25, 2022. He was born to Rene Melendez and Eva Nevarez de Melendez on August 11, 1987, in Alamogordo, NM. Sergio was loved by everyone. He always found a way to put a smile on everyone’s face and was a huge gangster teddy bear that had everyone’s back. Sergio loved spending time with his family and customizing his cars. He loved cruising and bumping his music throughout town.
Left to cherish his memory are his mother, Eva...
Sergio Paulo Melendez, 35, passed away on December 25, 2022. He was born to Rene Melendez and Eva Nevarez de Melendez on August 11, 1987, in Alamogordo, NM. Sergio was loved by everyone. He always...
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