Obituaries

Jun 8, 2015

A rosary for Joe Castelo, 80, will be recited at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Ballard Funeral Home and Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at St. Peter's Catholic Church, and burial will follow at Memory Lawn Cemetery with Deacon Ernesto Martinez officiating. Joe was born April 13, 1935 to Librada...

Jun 7, 2015

Jun 7, 2015

On Sunday morning, June 7, 2015, a fine man left this world. James Leo Bruin was born March 17, 1926, in Joplin, Missouri. In 1930 the family moved to Roswell, a community he loved for the rest of his life. After graduating Roswell High School Jim chose to serve his country Army Air Corp. He received his Bachelor's and...

Jun 3, 2015

A rosary for Josie H. Medina, 68, of Roswell, NM will be recited at 6:00 PM, Monday, June 8, 2015 at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, with burial to follow at South Park Cemetery. The family will be accepting visitation...

Jun 2, 2015

Jodene Mulliken passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas at the age of 83. Jodene was born on November 25, 1931 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Leo and Grace Sandon. She graduated from Field Kindley High School in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1949. She graduated from Coffeyville Community College in 1951 and the University of Arkansas in 1953....

Jun 2, 2015

A funeral service is scheduled for 10:30 am, Monday, June 8, 2015 at Gateway Church for Stephen Michael Hannon, 65 who passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 in Roswell. Rick Rapp of Gateway Church will be officiating with burial to follow at South Park Cemetery. Stephen was born January 6, 1950 in Phoenix, AZ to Robert John Hannon and...

May 30, 2015

Graveside services will be held for Gayle Madsen on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, at 10 AM at South Park Cemetery. Gayle passed away May 30, 2015 in Raton, New Mexico. Officiating will be Pastor Tim Arlet of Adventure Bible Church. Gayle was born to Sophus and Bessie Madsen on February 10, 1940 in Roswell, New Mexico. He grew up...

May 25, 2015

A memorial service is scheduled at 10:00 AM for Friday, May 29, 2015 at Ballard Funeral Home for Ronald Lee Hallsten, 76, who passed away Monday, May 25, 2015 at his home. Ronald was born in Chicago, IL, June 6, 1938 to Raymond Hallsten and Freida Brehm. He is preceded in death by his parents. Ronald is survived by...

May 24, 2015

A memorial service is scheduled for 2 pm, Monday, June 1, 2015 at Ballard Funeral Home for Theresa D. Puckett, 49, who passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Mission Arch Care Center, after being diagnosed 3 short months ago with colon-liver cancer. Pastor Tim Arlet of Adventure Bible Church will be officiating. Theresa was born December 4, 1965...

May 22, 2015

November 2, 1918 - May 22, 2015 Ruth Nell Adair, of Hagerman, New Mexico, passed away Friday morning, May 22. She had been ill for some time. Born November 2, 1918, at her family's home in Boswell, Oklahoma, Ruth Nell Neill was the eighth of nine children born to Joe M. Neill (b. 1880) and Cleo Annie (Grise) Neill...

May 16, 2015

Elizabeth "Jo" Riley passed from this life to the next on Saturday, May 16, 2015 surrounded by her loving family in east Texas. Mrs. Riley came to Texas to be closer to her son and family once she became ill about a year ago. Prior to that time she had resided in Roswell, NM since the 1950's. She was...

May 15, 2015

Ernesto R Armendariz 11/11/35-5/15/15Born in Alpine TX and passed away in Greenville TX with his daughter Esther and grandson TJ by his side, Ernest is preceded in death by his parents Toribio and Lenora; his three brothers Ruben, Daniel and David and three sisters Alicia, Anita and AmyHe is survived by three daughters Diana and husband Jeff, Rebecca, Esther and...

May 11, 2015

A rosary will be recited at 9:30 am, Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Assumption Catholic Church for Gerre Evans, 90, who began her life journey on August 29, 1924 and her eternal journey on Monday, May 11, 2015. A memorial mass will follow at 10:00 am with Father Andrew Miles officiating. She was the oldest daughter of Joseph S....

May 7, 2015

Graveside services are scheduled for 10 am, Saturday, 9, 2015 at South Park Cemetery for Harold Krantz, 86, who passed away Thursday, May 07, 2015 in Dexter, NM. Robert Moore will be officiating. Harold was born December 15, 1928 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Philip Krantz and Emma Weddige both has preceded him in death. He is also preceded...

May 6, 2015

Funeral services are planned for 2:00 pm Tuesday, May 12, at First Presbyterian Church for Mary Hansbro Entrop, who died May 6, a week past her 98th birthday. Mary Elizabeth Hansbro was born April 30, 1917, on a ranch near Eufaula, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Boyd and Verna Hansbro and had two younger brothers, Boyd Jr., and...

May 4, 2015

Ricardo Ray Nunez, Jr. "Ricky Ray" passed away peacefully in his Mommy and Daddy's arms with his family by his side at 23 days old on Monday, May 4, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM. Ricky Ray was born on April 11, 2015 in Albuquerque, NM to Ricardo Ray Nunez, Sr. and Marissa Coronado. Ricky Ray was preceded in death by...

May 1, 2015

Genevieve A Jones, age 95, passed away peacefully at her home on May 1, 2015, with family at her side. Genevieve was born in Kenna, New Mexico, on May 11, 1919, to Emma and John Jones. She was one of eight children: Lester Ratliff, Johnnie Jones, Lena Carr, Jewel Williams, Bernard Jones, Lovita Thompson, all deceased, and Juanita Adamson,...

Apr 28, 2015

Herbert Pruit (Pat) Joyce, Jr. passed away Tuesday, April 28th in his Roswell home. Pat's death is preceded by that of his parents, H. P. Joyce and Ruthe Keel Joyce, as well as that of his brother, Charles Joyce. He is survived by his wife, Kim Joyce, his four daughters their husbands, Valerie and Steve McKee, Debbie and Ben...

Apr 25, 2015

A funeral service is scheduled at 10:30 AM, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at Ballard Funeral Home for Guadalupe "Lupe" Hernandez, 92, who passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Eastern Medical Hospital. Rev. Mario Hernandez will be officiating with burial to follow at South Park Cemetery with the Roswell Veterans Honor Guard conducting graveside service. Lupe was born December...

Apr 25, 2015

Leslie A. McPherson, age 93 of Roswell passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, April 25, 2015 with his long time dearest friend and caregiver Rosie Ginanni by his side. Les was born in La Donia, Missouri on August 19, 1921 to Samuel and Ona McPherson. He had a brother Vadis and two sisters Norma Jean and Nadine...