All Obituaries

Santiago "Jimmy" Vasquez III

Santiago “Jimmy” Vasquez III, 56, a former resident of Deming went home to be with the Lord on January 12, 2024. He was born January 1, 1968 to the late Santiago Vasquez Jr., and Gloria Reade Sawyers. Left behind are his children and grandchildren, Amanda (Anderson) Grogan, their three children Poppy, Briony and little Anderson and Jimbo and Ryan Vasquez his sons; Jimmy’s sisters, Viola Munoz her children Michael, Joseph and Anthony and their children, Tina (Gerald)...

Santiago “Jimmy” Vasquez III, 56, a former resident of Deming went home to be with the Lord on January 12, 2024. He was born January 1, 1968 to the late Santiago Vasquez Jr., and...

Jesse Richardson

Jesse Elizabeth (Betty) Richardson, 76, of Deming, NM went home to our Lord and Savior on Monday, April 29, 2024. She was born in Roscoe, Texas on December 11, 1947. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10 o’clock in the morning at Bethel Baptist Church. Pastor Mason Davis will officiate. Cremation has been entrusted to Baca’s Mimbres Crematory. Betty was a devoted wife and loving mother. She loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was a...

Jesse Elizabeth (Betty) Richardson, 76, of Deming, NM went home to our Lord and Savior on Monday, April 29, 2024. She was born in Roscoe, Texas on December 11, 1947. A memorial service will be...

Helen Vaughn Silver City

Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother, Helen Vaughn, 88, passed away on March 20, 2024 at her home in Silver City, NM, surrounded by her family. Helen was born on May 10, 1935 in Lanai City, HI to Shinji and Miyono Yamato. Helen grew up in Lanai City, HI, she enrolled at the University of Hawaii (Manoa campus) when she was encouraged by other Hawaiians to transfer to a school on the mainland, Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM. Helen and her good...

Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-grandmother, Helen Vaughn, 88, passed away on March 20, 2024 at her home in Silver City, NM, surrounded by her family. Helen was born on May 10, 1935 in...

Hermila Chavez Deming

Hermila Chavez, 70, Deming resident passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces. Visitation will take place Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11 o’clock in the morning, with the Funeral Service to begin at 1:30 in the afternoon. Lalo Diaz will officiate. Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Hermila was born on September 6, 1953 to Teresa Ruiz & Ricardo Ruiz. Hermila was a woman of faith, a hard worker, loving and a good cook and was dedicated to...

Hermila Chavez, 70, Deming resident passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces. Visitation will take place Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11 o’clock in the...

Rafaela Vera

Maria Rafaela Vera del Muro, 92, Deming resident passed away Friday, May 3, 2024 at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, TX. Visitation will take place Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 4 o’clock in the afternoon at Baca’s Funeral Chapel, Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be recited at 6 led by her niece Rebeca del Muro Medina. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 11 o’clock in the morning at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with the rite of...

Maria Rafaela Vera del Muro, 92, Deming resident passed away Friday, May 3, 2024 at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, TX. Visitation will take place Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 4 o’clock in...

Esther Duncan

Esther JoAnn Duncan went to be with Our Lord April 29, 2024 at Ft. Bayard Medical Center, Santa Clara, NM. JoAnn was the only child of her parents: George and Esther Lanphere. She was born in Bisbee, AZ and grew up spending a lot of time with her cousins: Chuck, Coleen, and Charlie. JoAnn graduated from Bisbee High School and married her high school sweetheart Leonard Duncan on March 11, 1956. They had four...

Esther JoAnn Duncan went to be with Our Lord April 29, 2024 at Ft. Bayard Medical Center, Santa Clara, NM. JoAnn was the only child of her parents: George and...

Dixie Dexter Silver City

From her killer strokes on the tennis and pickleball courts to an unexpected stroke while managing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Dixie Dexter had the last ride of her life to El Paso and passed away on December 30, 2023. And what an amazing ride it was… She was born Dixie Lynn Grieve on August 7, 1942, in Los Angeles, California to Ivan and Hattie (Southard) Grieve, little sister to Ronnie. Growing up in Pasadena she was always surrounded by people and life was filled...

From her killer strokes on the tennis and pickleball courts to an unexpected stroke while managing a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Dixie Dexter had the last ride of her life to El Paso and passed...

Charles Luchini Silver City

Charles D. Luchini, 64 of Silver City passed away April 23, 2024 at is home surrounded by his family. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held at Eleven o’clock in the morning on Friday April 26, 2024 at the Garfield Cemetery in Garfield, New Mexico. Charles was born July 10, 1959 in Hatch, NM to Jim and Pauline Luchini. Charles was a welder by trade for most of his life, welding for many different companies and businesses. He was a very talented landscaper and was...

Charles D. Luchini, 64 of Silver City passed away April 23, 2024 at is home surrounded by his family. A Graveside Funeral Service will be held at Eleven o’clock in the morning on...

Douglas "Doug" Hanson Silver City

Douglas Earl Hanson, 83, of Silver City passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Gila Regional Medical Center. In accordance with his wishes, cremation will take place. Doug was born October 21, 1940 in Casper, Wyoming to Norman and Jean (Moore) Hanson. He spent his childhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Always outgoing, Doug was hugely popular in school and passionately active at so many things. Following high school graduation, Doug worked three jobs in order to pursue higher education at...

Douglas Earl Hanson, 83, of Silver City passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Gila Regional Medical Center. In accordance with his wishes, cremation will take place. Doug was born October 21,...

Jack Richmond Silver City

Jack Richmond passed away at his home in Silver City on April 22, 2024, at the age of 80. Jack was born in Silver City to Kenneth and Betty Richmond. He served his country honorably in the United Sates Navy, was a graduate accountant and also worked for many years as a construction electrician. Jack is survived by his sister, Ellen Cline; beloved niece who he raised as a daughter, Andrea Lavin, husband Casey Riley and daughter Mia Riley, daughter, Karina and several nieces and...

Jack Richmond passed away at his home in Silver City on April 22, 2024, at the age of 80. Jack was born in Silver City to Kenneth and Betty Richmond. He served his country honorably in...