Obituaries
Henry H. Smittkamp
April 13, 2010
Henry H. Smittkamp, 66. Visitation: 5:00 – 9:00 pm, Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast. Funeral Service: 1:00 pm, Friday, April 16, 2010 at Sunset Funeral Home-Northeast. Committal Service: 2:30 pm, Friday, April 16, 2010 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by wife, Sabina, sons, Juan, Gustavo, Oscar, and Saul Olmos; daughters, Jacqueline Smittkamp, Patricia Olmos, Yolanda Olmos,...
Carlo A. Wiesenthal
April 13, 2010
Carlo A. Wiesenthal, was a person with principles, honesty, a trusting nature-sharing his love and humor with everyone he met. He is best known for his jokes and wearing his poker glasses. He proudly served his country in the 82nd Airborne with secret clearance in teletype repair. After retirement twenty years later he served as a training officer for the...
Rafaela M. Maldonado
April 12, 2010
Rafaela M. Maldonado, 92, Survived by her sons, Dr. Hector Martin Maldonado, Javier, Salomon, Jose and Ramon Maldonado; brother, Agustin Pena. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm, Friday, April 16, 2010 at Sunset Funeral Home-West with a Vigil at 7:00 pm. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, April 17, 2010 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church....
Anthony J. Roman
April 12, 2010
Anthony J. Roman passed away on Monday, April 12, at the age of 89. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1920, he was a member of “the greatest generation” and proudly served as a U.S. Marine during WWII in the Pacific Theater, including Iwo Jima. After moving from Huntsville, Alabama, to El Paso he worked as an engineer at White Sands...
Abel B Arredondo
April 11, 2010
Abel B. Arredondo, 73, passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2010. Survived by his wife; Elisa Arredondo, sons; Abel Jr., Ruben, Javier and Jaime Arredondo, brothers; Claudio, Antonio, Guadalupe, Chilo, and Raymundo Arredondo, sister; Luz. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2010 with a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Funeral...
Rita Maria Apac
April 11, 2010
Rita Maria Apac, 72. Visitation: 9:30-11:30 am, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast. Funeral Mass: 12:00 noon, Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment: private. Survived by husband, Oscar Apac; sons, Victor Santillan, Luis Santillan, and Ruben Apac; and daughter, Blanca James. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast.
Felix A. Jimenez
April 11, 2010
Felix A. Jimenez, 77, Visitation will be held from 5:00-9:00 pm, Thursday, April 15, 2010 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with a Vigil at 7:00 pm. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, April 16, 2010 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Interment to follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Survived by his son, Joe Jimenez; daughters, Tina Jimenez and...
Juan Rico
April 10, 2010
Juan Rico, Jr., 81 passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010 in El Paso, TX. He was born on January 7, 1929 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Juan Rico and Potenceana Baang Rico. He graduated from Farmington High School in 1947. Mr. Rico served in the US Army from 1949 to 1969 and was stationed in Germany and Fort Bliss. Mr....
Rodolfo Madrid
April 9, 2010
Rodolfo Madrid, 66, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010. Survived by his wife; Rosa Elvia Madrid, sons; Rudy Jr., and Adrian Madrid, daughter; Deborah Yvonne Madrid, brother; Alfonso Madrid. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Vigil will be at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010 at San...
Ramiro Carbajal
April 9, 2010
Ramiro Carbajal nacio en El Paso, Texas el 12 de Mayo 1963 y nuestro Sr. Jesus lo llamo el 9 de Abril 2010. A Ramiro le sobrevive su esposa, Rosa Y. Carbajal; sus hijas, Fabiola y Jacqueline Carbajal; nieto, Fabian Rodriguez; su mama, Maria Irma Carbajal; y su hermano, Alfredo Carbajal. Visitación sera de las 5:00 de la tarde a...
Simona Urrutia
April 9, 2010
Simona M. Urrutia went home with the Lord, Friday, March 9, 2010 at the age of 72. She reunites with her soul mate, the late Louis Urrutia and her son, Reynaldo Urrutia. She is survived by her seven sisters, her brother, her son’s Eduardo Urrutia, Leonardo Urrutia, her daughters Elvia Rubio, Edna Urrutia, her 9 grandchildren, and her 5 great...
Caroline Brown
April 8, 2010
Caroline Coles Brown, 93, passed away peacefully in her home on April 8th. She was born in El Paso on August 3rd, 1916 to pioneer El Pasoans John Franklin Coles and Adele Fewel Coles. Mrs. Brown was a graduate of Radford School for Girls and graduated from Wellesley College with a B.A. in history. She married Roger Pemberton Brown on...
Joyce W. Roberts
April 8, 2010
Joyce Woodall Roberts passed away on April 8, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. Our hearts are saddened by the loss of this great lady who touched our lives in so many ways. Joyce was born June 14, 1919 in Manchester, England, where she was later to meet her future husband Joe, serving in the U.S. Air Force. They married on...
Joyce Woodall Roberts
April 8, 2010
Joyce Woodall Roberts passed away on April 8, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. Our hearts are saddened by the loss of this great lady who touched our lives in so many ways. Joyce was born June 14, 1919 in Manchester, England, where she was later to meet her future husband Joe, serving in the U.S. Air Force. They married on...
Fayetta Williams
April 7, 2010
Fayetta Williams, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010. She was born to Fate and Beatrice Toney in Wortham, TX and was a long time resident of El Paso, TX. She is survived by her husband; Henry A. Williams, sons; Billy Frank Washington and Dennis Williams, grandsons: Devar Williams and Anthony Washington, and great-grandchildren; Courtney, Briana, Alexander, and Marcus....
Elvia Ivonne Brooks
April 7, 2010
Elvia I. Brooks, 45, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 in El Paso, Texas. Elvia was born on July 4, 1964 in Chihuahua, Mexico. She was a longtime resident of El Paso and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She is survived by loving husband, Alex Carbajal; son, Alex Brooks, Jr.; daughter, Ruth Brooks; 2 Grandchildren;...
Ricardo "Richie" Gonzalez
April 6, 2010
Ricardo “Richie” Gonzalez, 64, passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2010. He was a long time resident of El Paso and was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He is survived by his mom; Maria de los Santos Gonzalez, son; Daniel Gonzalez, daughter; Yvonne Gonzalez, brother; Rodolfo Gonzalez, sisters; Emilia Patterson, Estela Lopez, Carolina Gonzalez, Yolanda Espino, Elvira Gonzalez, Marisela Nuñez and...
Erica Ann Rivera
April 6, 2010
Erica Ann Rivera passed away April 6, 2010 at University Medical Center. Erica was born Nov. 28, 1983 and raised in El Paso, TX where she attended Irvin High and graduated in 2002. She then moved on to graduate from Western Tech with her Associates in Automotive Technology. Erica is survived by her daughters, Angelina (5) and Alicia (3) and...
Margaret Sylvia
April 5, 2010
Margaret Sylvia, 85, passed away on April 5, 2010 with her son Bruce at her side. She is survived by her son, Col (Ret) Bruce Sylvia and his wife Pat, grandson, Christopher (Scott), granddaughter, Jennifer Valenti and her husband, Justin, great grandson, Aiden Valenti, her son, Duane Sylvia and his wife Patti, and brother Dieter Fischer of Germany. Margaret lived...
Carolina Amparan
April 5, 2010
Carolina Amparan, 54 passed away on Monday, April 5, 2010. She was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on January 15, 1956. She was a homemaker and a longtime resident of El Paso. Preceded in death by her father, Dionicio Macias. Survived by her loving husband: Jose Ignacio Amparan; sons: Jose Amparan and Juan Carlos Amparan; daughters: Mayra Verdusco and...