Samuel Celestino Barela

Samuel Celestino Barela age 95, a resident of Placita, NM, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on July 3, 2025.

Phyllis Reese

Phyllis Reese, 82 of Las Cruces, NM, passed away peacefully at home on July 18, 2025. Phyllis was born on August 29, 1942, in Beckley, West Virginia, to Lola and Nathan Lusk. She lived most of her adult life in Grants, NM, and was the proprietor of Phyllis’ Ceramics and Dolls.

Judy Jule Murdoch

Judy Jule Murdoch, age 77, of Cloverport, Kentucky and Grants, New Mexico, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Breckinridge County Memorial Hospital in Hardinsburg, Kentucky.Judy was born on November 16, 1947, in Creston, Iowa, to Walter and Edith Edmondson.

Jose (Rudy) Rodriguez

Rudy Rodriguez, 81, January 5, 1944 - May 28, 2025 of Grants, New Mexico, passed away on May 28, 2025, surrounded by his loving family, at Presbyterian Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico.Born in Utah in 1944 to Vianes and Cordelia Rodriguez.

Shirley Jean Smith (Adair)

Smith (Adair) Shirley Jean Smith (Adair) was born on November 28, 1930, in Ramah, New Mexico, to Kenneth Roy Adair and Ella Adair (Merrill). She departed this life peacefully on July 7, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love and family.

Theresa Denise Sanchez

Theresa Denise Sanchez entered eternal rest on July 11, 2025, in her home in Milan, New Mexico. She was born on July 17, 1958, in Gallup, New Mexico to Arthur and Josefita “Rebecca” Gomez.Mrs. Sanchez was a resident of Grants, New Mexico.

Allora Carrillo

Allora Carrillo was born September 15th, 1994. She left this Earth on June 23, 2025.

Fred Isaac Padilla

(March 27, 1944 – July 13, 2025)Fred I. Padilla, passed away on July 13, 2025, surrounded by family. Fred was born in Moquino, NM on March 27, 1944, to Carlos and Natividad Padilla, Fred graduated from Seboyeta High School in 1963 before answering the call to serve in the U.S.

Jane Valencia

Jane ValenciaIt is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of Jane Valencia, who left this world on the 9th of July 2025, at her home in Grants, New Mexico, in the embrace of her beloved family.

Mary Ann Tregembo

Mary Ann TregemboMary Ann Tregembo, 95, of Bloomington, IN, passed away on Wednesday June 25, 2025, with her loving daughter and sister by her side.Born in Ironwood Michigan on October 15, 1929, Mary Ann was the third of four children of the late Peter and Draga Janov.