Anthony Maestas, age 63, died on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in Clayton, New Mexico. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Clayton, New Mexico with Fr. Joseph Baltz as celebrant. Arrangements are under the direction of Hass…
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Mary Jean (Eugenia) Lusk Balzano age 88 passed away on December 23rd while being cared for at the Lakeview Christian Home in Carlsbad, NM. Mary Jean was born in Mills Canyon, New Mexico, and attended school in Roy, NM, and then Maxwell, NM where she met and married Bill Balzano. Mary had…
William “Billy” Leeper of Aguilar, CO passed away unexpectedly at his home in Trinidad CO on January 6th, 2022. Billy was born on November 27th, 1971 in Denver, Co. While Billy never married or had children, he assuredly brought a lot of joy to his friends and family. Even though Billy battled…
Tony Vigil was called to be with Our Lord on January 4, 2022. He was preceded in death by his Hunny Mary Josephine (China) Vigil. His mother and father Amalia Chavez and Mike Vigil. He is survived by his brothers, Mike (Alice) of Miami, Henry (Patsy) of Capitan, Jake (Alice)…
Randy Joe Raught of Las Vegas, New Mexico (formerly of Raton, New Mexico) went to be with our Lord on 12-26-2021 after a lengthy illness. Randy was 59 years old. He earned his GED from Raton High School while serving in the Army National Guard. Randy was also a Golden…
George Meredith “Dogie” Jones was born July 23th, 1926, in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Doreen Pickard Jones and Garnet Meredith “Butch” Jones. He passed away on January 7th, 2022 in his ranch home at Watrous, New Mexico. At the time of Dogie’s birth, his father Butch, a veterinarian, was manager of the…
Christina Maria Kear of Albuquerque, New Mexico passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2021, at the age of 36. She was born on November 12, 1985, in Dumas, Texas to parents Thomas Dean Kear and Shelly Delaine Minor. Tina attended school in Springer, NM. Tina was preceded in death by…
Delilah Mae Stockton-Montoya passed away on Friday, January 7, 2022, at Colfax General Long Term Care Facility in Springer, NM. She was born on July 19th, 1926 in Clovis, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her parents Claude Monroe Estes and Mary Jane Estes as well as two…
Betty Garcia, went to be with the Lord on January 3, 2022. She had a long and beautiful life with her husband, Sam Garcia, and five children, Sandra Villegas, Terrie Lobato, Juan Sisneros, Lisa Garcia, and Marcos Montoya. Betty loved to travel and worked various jobs in her time. She met…
Ernest Marquez, 75, of North Guadalupe Street, Carlsbad, NM passed away Thursday, January 6, 2022, at his home. Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at West Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Phillip Price of Calvary Assembly officiating. Interment will follow at Carlsbad Cemetery (new section)…








