KRTN has received notice of the death of Larry Meek of Green Forest, Arkansas and former Arkansas Cowboy of the Year. He passed away December 2nd after a short battle with cancer. Survivors include his sister Jeannie Barnes of Raton. Funeral services are pending.
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Nettie Gonzales Turner, age 83, born on September 15, 1932 passed away on November 26, 2015 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Nettie was a life long resident of Clayton, New Mexico. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, December 26, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s located…
Mabel Vigil Martinez, passed away on December 6, 2015 at the age of 96.She was born April 24, 1919 in Cokedale, Colorado.She was preceded in death by husband of 51 years Epifanio (Pif) Martinez, daughter Frances Romero, son Richard Martinez, father Julian Vigil, mother Elvira Bueno Aguilar and wonderful step…
Barbara L. Lopez, age 74, passed away at Mt. San Rafael Hospital. on December 2, 2015 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Trinidad, Colorado on December 15, 1940 to Frances (Collins) and Manuel DeBaca, who both preceded her in death. On February 22, 1969, Barbara was…
By Pat Veltri During a 1989 reunion of the 490th Bomb Group, in Reno, Nevada, Ratonian Albert (Al) Manfredi and his wife Tiny connected with several former crew members of the B-17 aircraft that he was assigned to during World War II. “What was left of our bomb crew…
Joseph L. Duran, age 70, passed away at home on November 27, 2015 after a lengthy illness.He was born in Trinidad, Colorado on February 5, 1945, the son of Audelia (Blan) and Andres J. Duran.Joseph proudly served his country in the United States Marines Corps.On October 22, 1966, he was…
Chris Matthews, host of Hardball on MSNBC took a cross country trip recently on Amtrak. One of his stops onboard the Southwest Chief was Raton, New Mexico. The video “The stuff dreams are made of” aired Monday, November 30, 2015 during Matthews’ segment called “Let Me Finish.” The video includes…
Joe A. Santistevan, 78, passed away, Sunday, November 22, 2015, at MCMC Hospital in Raton. He was born on January 2, 1937 in Maxwell, NM. Joe was a 1956 graduate of Springer High School and later was employed by Gambles for 2 years. He then became employed by Springer Electric…
The Raton Middle School FCCLA Chapter just completed the 2015 Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. Chapter members were excited to collect 1,581 non-perishable food items which were donated to the Food Pantry at First Presbyterian Church in Raton.
Vella J. Courtney, age 95, passed away on November 20, 2015 at Mt. San Rafael Hospital . She was born in Trinidad, CO on September 4. 1920, the daughter of Vella (White) and Henry E. Dowling. On March 26, 1943, Vella was united in marriage to Howard P. Courtney. She…