Dale Ellis, age 82, died on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, August 1, 2025, at the Amistad Church, in Amistad, New Mexico with Pastor Kenneth W. Tidmore, officiating. Burial will follow in the Amistad Cemetery by Hass Funeral…
Posts published in July 2025
Max Geary, age 81, died on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at his home in Clayton, New Mexico. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the Clayton Methodist Church, in Clayton, New Mexico with Pastor Terrell Jones, pastor of the Trinity Fellowship Church in…
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, July 29, 2025 9:00 a.m. In-person and virtual/Zoom COMMISSIONERS PANEL STAFF Felix M. Lopez, Commissioner Pamela Nelson, Attorney Tony C. Hass, Commissioner Phil Dorenkamp, Administrator Robert A. Lucero, Commissioner Kristee Coberly, Finance Director Paula Lucero, Executive Assistant…
Benjamin Anthony Velasquez Jr., born on June 15, 1976, passed away on July 14, 2025 at the age of 49. Ben was a father grandpa, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend. He touched the lives of so many with his loving heart, his fierce attitude, and his one of…
James (Jim) Oatman, age 46, from Trinchera, CO was called home to Jesus on July 17, 2025. He spent the last 2 months of his life in a hard-fought battle with Sepsis at Memorial Central Hospital, Colorado Springs. Jim was born in Raton, NM September 29, 1978, to Ina Mae…
Wilma Ann (Ricottone) Ruiz passed away peacefully on July 19th, 2025 in Centennial Colorado, after a seven year journey with dementia. Still, to the end, Wilma maintained her dry sense of humor and kind spirit which endeared her to everyone she met and will live on in our fond memories of her.…
Elvin ‘Oscar’ Nauta passed away peacefully on Saturday July 12, 2025 at Trinidad Rehabilitation and healthcare Center in Trinidad, Colorado at the age of 99. He was born October 16, 1925 in Raton, NM. He was a WWII Veteran and a retired telephone employee. He was proceeded in death by…
Audrey May Rea Evans, 92, an alto singer and well known business women in Raton, NM went home to Jesus May 22, 2025. Audrey was always known as a devout Christian and Servant of the Lord. She was a choir member, choir director and was a frequently called upon soloist…
Sunrise September 3, 1960 Sunset July 14, 2025. Loretta was born in Springer, NM, to Seferino and Loretta Trujillo. Loretta lived many life roles: daughter, sister, wife, and, most proudly, mother to Jennifer Apodaca and grandmother to Seleyah Martinez. Loretta is and will always be a source of raw,…