Obituaries
Obituary notices.
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Caroline Grado, 87, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Fort Bayard Medical Center in Santa Clara, NM. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
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Marjorie Elaine Roybal, 80, of Silver City, NM passed away at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels. Service arrangements are pending.
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Janet Gail Traynor, 86, of Silver City passed away Sunday, March 24, 2024 at Gila Regional Medical Center. Cremation has been entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Chapels. Service arrangements are pending.
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Carl L. Foster, 79, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City, NM. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
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Henry L. Kirker, 87, of Silver City passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Three Crosses Hospital in Las Cruces.
Visitation will take place on Monday, March 25, 2024 from four to five o'clock in the evening at Baca's Funeral Chapels. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at ten o'clock in the morning at Baca's Funeral Chapels.  Concluding service and burial will follow at Santa Clara Cemetery. Officiating will be Dr. Gilbert Arizaga. Serving as pallbearers will be Christian Kirker, Edward Manning, Jordan Ortega, Nathan Jacquez, Matthew Manning and Adam Chacon.
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Elizabeth Rose Goertz, 82, a former Silver City resident now of Tucson, AZ entered eternal rest Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Brookdale Senior Living in Tucson, AZ.   She was born September 2, 1941 in Brownwood, TX to Monroe and Olivette Oxley.
She is survived by two sons, Troy Goertz and wife Joann of Tucson, AZ; Eric Goertz and wife Adrianna of Whitewater, CO. She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband, Don Goertz (2012), her brother, Monroe Oxley Jr.
She will be laid to rest at Fort Bayard National Cemetery with her husband. Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels "Trusted care for the ones you love" ~ 575-537-0777.  To send condolences, visit www.terrazasfuneralchapel.com .
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Robert "Bob" Rhodes, 85, passed away Friday March 15, 2024 after a brief battle with cancer in Deming, New Mexico.
He was born February 8, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas to Ruth and O.G. Rhodes. Bob grew up in Bonner Springs, Kansas where he attended Rural High School. He played basketball for the Braves and graduated in 1957. Bob entered the Navy on February 13, 1958 and went into the reserves in 1962 and left the Navy in 1964. Bob loved being a cowboy. He enjoyed working with horses in his early years. He helped with 4-H and ran the Spotted R Ranch. Upon retirement from FAA and horse ranching he moved to Deming, New Mexico in 1989. He wanted warmer weather and fewer people than the front range of Colorado. He and his wife Dee took up the hobby of silversmithing beautiful silver and turquoise jewelry. They loved traveling around and doing trade shows to sell their jewelry. Bob had a love for his kids. They always held a special place in his life. You could always count on seeing Bob with a hat on his head and cowboy boots on his feet.
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Xavier Enriquez Gutierrez Jr, passed away to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, TX.
Mass of the Christian burial will be on Friday, March 22, 2024 at 12 o'clock in the afternoon at St. Ann's Catholic Church. The rite of committal and interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery where he will be laid to rest. Officiating will be Fr. Francis Gyau.
Xavier was born March 14, 2024 to Rubi E. Gutierrez and Xavier E. Gutierrez in El Paso, TX.
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