Obituaries
Obituary notices.
Donald Beams, a resident of Silver City, NM - pending
- Category: Obituaries Obituaries
- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
Donald Beams, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Monday, May 8, 2023 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Jerrianne Harlan, a resident of Silver City, NM - pending
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- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
Jerrianne Harlan, a resident of Silver City, NM entered eternal rest Monday, May 8, 2023 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Henry Andazola, a former resident of Safford, AZ - pending
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- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
Henry Andazola, a former resident of Safford, AZ entered eternal rest Monday, May 8, 2023 at Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, NM. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Thomas Perez, 81, a resident of Las Cruces, NM - pending
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- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
Thomas Perez, 81, a resident of Las Cruces, NM, entered eternal rest Monday, May 8, 2023 at The Village of Northrise, in Las Cruces, NM. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Delfina M. Mesa, 98, resident of Silver City, NM
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- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
Delfina M. Mesa, 98, resident of Silver City, NM, entered eternal rest Friday, March 17, 2023. Delfina was born on April 17, 1924 in Fierro, NM to her parents Ysaura and Prospero Martinez. She had 7 siblings, 5 sisters and 2 brothers.
Delfina (Fina) was a homemaker, a devoted Catholic and enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. She enjoyed knitting baby blankets, booties and hats for her new grandchildren and blankets as gifts for friends and family. She also enjoyed her Tai Chi lessons at the Silver City Senior Center. She had many friends there and frequently talked about time spent with them.
Glen Edward Taylor, 66, a resident of Cliff, NM - pending
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- Published: 09 May 2023 09 May 2023
Glen Edward Taylor, 66, a resident of Cliff, NM, entered eternal rest Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Maria Erlinda L. Picazo, 75, a resident of Santa Clara, NM - pending
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- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Maria Erlinda L. Picazo, 75, a resident of Santa Clara, NM, entered eternal rest Sunday, May 7, 2023 at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Terrazas Funeral Chapels ~ 575-537-0777.
Kenneth “Kenny” Hansen, 77, a resident of Silver City, NM
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- Published: 08 May 2023 08 May 2023
Ken Hansen, 77, born to Thomas Percy and Lois Eugenia (Woodward) Hansen on September 10, 1945 in Hobart, Oklahoma.
Growing up in Carlsbad and most recently living in Silver City, NM, Ken Hansen died of cancer and heart complications on April 29, 2023.
He graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1964, and attended college briefly at NMSU. He then was drafted into the Army, where he served in Viet Nam. He often volunteered to take point, and in his spare time, flew recon as a spotter in a single engine aircraft. Afterwards, he came home to Carlsbad and worked for a while at one of the mines. He left on a year-long sojourn up the west coast in his Air Force surplus Chevrolet Suburban which he bid on and bought for $111.11. He drove the Suburban for several years and had many memorable adventures in it.