Obituaries

Obituary notices.

John Benjamin Harter, Jr., 76, a resident of Hurley, NM - pending

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Published: 22 May 2023 22 May 2023

John Benjamin Harter, Jr., 76, a resident of Hurley, NM, entered eternal rest Saturday, May 20, 2023 at his residence.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Susie Ramirez, 80, a resident of Hurley, NM - pending

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Published: 22 May 2023 22 May 2023

Susie Ramirez, 80, a resident of Hurley, NM, entered eternal rest Saturday, May 20, 2023 at Casa de la Luz Hospice at the Hacienda in Tucson, AZ.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Olga Palomarez, a resident of Tyrone, NM - pending

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Published: 22 May 2023 22 May 2023

Olga Palomarez, a resident of Tyrone, NM, entered eternal rest Saturday, May 20, 2023 at her residence.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Conrado Gonzales, 87, a resident of Las Cruces, NM

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Published: 22 May 2023 22 May 2023

gonzales1 copyConrado Gonzales, 87, an Army Veteran and resident of Las Cruces, NM, entered eternal rest Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Mountain View Regional Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM. He was born on November 26, 1935 to his parents, Rosa (Garcia) and Genaro Vasquez Gonzales in Silver City, NM. In life, he received his GED, served in the Army and worked as a Warehouse Supervisor for Coca-Cola Foods Division at Anaheim, CA. He enjoyed fishing, camping and being outdoors. He was a family guy, who enjoyed all family functions.  

He is survived by his wife, Ysidra Sepulveda (Acosta) Gonzales; his sons, Jenaro Gonzales (Valentina) of Bayard, NM and Alexander Gonzales of Las Cruces, NM; his daughters, Connie Gonzales Gomez of Wildomar, CA, Coreen Reynoso of Silver City, NM, Christine Gonzales of Las Cruces, NM; his sister Senaida Ortega of La Habra, CA; his twelve grandchildren; his twenty Great-grandchildren; and his numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Conrad A. Gonzales; his brother, Ruben Gonzales and his son-in-laws, Edward Gomez and Tony Reynoso.  

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Rita Kelly, 72, a resident of Las Cruces, NM

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Published: 21 May 2023 21 May 2023

Rita Kelly, 72, of Las Cruces, NM passed away May 17, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family.

Cremation has been entrusted to Baca’s Funeral Chapels. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be at 9:30 am on Saturday, May 27, 2023 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Reserve. The Funeral Mass will follow thereafter. The Rite of Committal and inurnment of her cremated remains will follow her family cemetery. Officiating will be Father Anthony Dike.

Rita was born June 10, 1950 in Gallup, NM to Albert and Braulia Garcia. She had spent time in Grants, NM and was an insurance agent. Rita was a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Rita is survived by one son, Pablo Kelly (Salem) of Phoenix, AZ; two daughters, Lisa Dullig (Corey) of Houston, TX and Genevieve Montoya (Danny) of Las Cruces, NM; two brothers, Michael Garcia and Monico Garcia; three sisters, Marcella Sandoval, Ida Chavez and Clara Guzman. Also surviving Rita are five grandchildren, Owen and Luke Dullig and Bonnie, Paisley and Julian “JW” Montoya. Rita was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Kelly; son, Joe Guzman III; as well as her parents, Albert and Braulia Garcia.

Patrick Griffith, 70, a resident of Silver City, NM - pending

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Published: 19 May 2023 19 May 2023

Patrick Griffith, 70, a resident of Silver City, NM, entered eternal rest Thursday, May 18, 2023 at his residence.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

Cecilia “Celia” Jaurequi, 93, a resident of Hurley, NM

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Published: 19 May 2023 19 May 2023

jaurequi Cecilia “Celia” Jaurequi, 93, a resident of Hurley, NM, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Riley, NM, February 4, 1930 to Telesfora (Peralta) and Claudio Baca.  

She was widowed in 2015 from her husband Nacho Jaurequi of 68 years. She was known as Big Grandma by her great grandchildren. She loved and was always so proud of her grandchildren’s success. Never missed any special occasions. Her favorite holiday was Christmas. She left beautiful memories of trips to the mountains and was a pretty good fisherman at that!!  She loved having flowers during the spring time. She taught us her way of cooking and handed down her recipes. Her favorite place to go was Wal-Mart and the Single Socks 2nd hand store.  Everyday she would wait for 6pm to come around to watch her favorite game shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. She will be deeply missed.

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Cecilia Jaurequi, 93, a resident of Hurley, NM - pending

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Published: 18 May 2023 18 May 2023

Cecilia Jaurequi, 93, a resident of Hurley, NM, entered eternal rest Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at her residence.  Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.

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