Obituaries

Wilson LeBlanc

Wilson LeBlanc

Sep 11, 2007

SSG Wilson LeBlanc (U.S. Army Retired), 70, born February 14, 1937 in Abbeville, LA, passed away September 11, 2007 in El Paso, TX. He proudly served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Army during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He resided in El Paso for the past 25 years and he worked at W.B.A.M.C. as the Kitchen Supervisor...

Carlos Patino

Carlos Patino

Sep 10, 2007

Carlos Patiño, born December 20, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, passed away Monday, September 10, 2007. He was a veteran of the Vietnam Conflict and served his country in the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his beloved mother, Refugio Solis. He is survived by his wife, Cecilia, and two step-children, Benito and Selina. He is also...

Dorothy Gilbert Pettit

Dorothy Gilbert Pettit

Sep 10, 2007

Dorothy G. Pettit went to be with her Lord on September 10, 2007, as a result of an accident in Black Mountain, North Carolina. She was born on November 8, 1920, in Meridian, Mississippi. Left to cherish her memory are her husband Max Pettit; her children, Russell Hicks, Ken Hicks, Cecilia Grossmann, Ed Pettit, Jim Pettit, Carole Petiet, and David...

Saul Angel Zambrano

Saul Angel Zambrano

Sep 10, 2007

In Memory of our father, Saul Zambrano, 78, died September 10, 2007 at the Texas Veteran’s Home. He was born in Fabens, TX. He was a lifelong resident of El Paso. Mr. Zambrano is survived by his children, Maria Villarreal, Patricia Zambrano and Saul A. Zambrano Jr., and his grand-daughter, Zofia Zambrano, brother; Jesus M. Zambrano and sister; Concepcion Vasquez....

Celia Vasquez

Celia Vasquez

Sep 10, 2007

Celia Vasquez, 86, passed away Monday, September 10, 2007. Mrs. Vasquez was a longtime resident of El Paso. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Steve Vasquez & her grandchild, Marcos Vasquez Jr. She is survived by her son, Marcos Vasquez (Linda); her two grandchildren, Andy & Phoenix Vasquez; 5 great grandchildren; several nieces & nephews & brothers...

Betty Jo Reed-Harvell

Betty Jo Reed-Harvell

Sep 9, 2007

Our Mother, Betty Jo Reed-Harvell, was a perfect gift from God, as all gifts from God are. She was born October 5, 1939 in the small town of Newberry, South Carolina, to the late James Lindsay and mother Lucile Lindsay. Betty was the younger of two girls born of James and Lucile. Her older sister was the late Barbara Jean...

Yvonne Rose

Yvonne Rose

Sep 8, 2007

Yvonne Rose, 75, passed away on September 8, 2007. Mrs. Rose was a longtime resident of El Paso. She was born on February 22, 1932 in Williston, ND to Earl Francis and Elmeada Merrymon. She is preceded in death by her husband, James W. Rose, Sr. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Jim and Bobbie Rose, Joanne Rose,...

Ronald Lee Dean

Ronald Lee Dean

Sep 8, 2007

RONALD L. DEAN, 77, passed away September 8, 2007 at WBAMC. He was born March 2, 1930 in Newark, DE. He was a resident of El Paso for 34 years, being stationed at Ft. Bliss with the 513th Maint. Co. After serving 23 years he retired from the military, and worked for the EL Paso Times/Herald Post as Dock Foreman...

Tommy Ray Bishop Taylor

Tommy Ray Bishop Taylor

Sep 6, 2007

Tommy Ray Bishop departed this life on 6 September 2007 after a very courageous battle with cancer. Tommy was born in Nacogdoches, Texas on January 28, 1945 to Mr. James Bishop and Loria White Taylor. Tommy went to school in the Nacogdoches School District. After finishing High School he enlisted in the Armed Forces. While in the military he served...

Miguel Angel Perez

Miguel Angel Perez

Sep 6, 2007

Miguel Angel Perez, 58, passed away on Thursday, September 6, 2007. He was born in Ciudad Juan Aldama in Zacatecas, Mexico on September 7, 1948 to Nicholas Perez and Teresa Triana Perez. He was a longtime resident of El Paso and was a laborer in the farming industry. He was preceded in death by his father Nicholas Perez. Survived by...

Juana de Socorro De la Rosa

Juana de Socorro De la Rosa

Sep 5, 2007

Juana de Socorro De la Rosa, 79, passed away September 5, 2007. Survived by husband: Juan De la Rosa; Son: Guadalupe Olivas; Daughter: Lilia Olivas; Sisters: Estella, Elvira & Eva Olivas Visitation: 4-9 pm Monday, September 10, 2007 at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Vigil: 7 pm Monday, September 10, 2007 at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Funeral Mass: 10 am Tuesday, September 11,...

Maria Auxiliadora Ling Sanderson

Maria Auxiliadora Ling Sanderson

Sep 4, 2007

Maria Auxiliadora Ling Sanderson She was a wife, mother, caregiver, teacher, advisor, guide and confidante. She was an educator for more than forty years, touching the lives of so many children and adults. By sharing her love of reading and of books, by making stories come to life, she opened worlds of possibilities. By imparting her wisdom and observations, she...

Francisco E. Sanchez

Francisco E. Sanchez

Sep 3, 2007

To Pop’s, In loving memory to my husband, our, father, grandpa and great grandpa. We are thankful for every moment we shared. We are truly thankful that you were a part of our lives and forever will be in our heart. Francisco E. Sanchez, 72, passed away Monday, September 3, 2007 in El Paso, Texas. He is survived by wife,...

Guadalupe Reyes

Guadalupe Reyes

Sep 2, 2007

Guadalupe Reyes, 79, Visitation: 5 p.m-9 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 6, 2007at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas Chapel. Interment: Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by: sons, Guadalupe Jr, Candelario, and Isac Reyes; daughters, Gloria Reyes, Estella Ortega, Silia and Tina Reyes and brothers, Arnulfo, Luciano...

Barbara J. Porter

Barbara J. Porter

Aug 31, 2007

Barbara J. Porter, 68, Funeral Service: 12:30 pm, Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Destiny Family Christian Center. Interment: Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by daughters, Caryn C. Newman and Cynthia D. Chavis; brothers, David L. Upcher and John Matlock; sisters, Lola Spraling and Louis Anne Bea. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast.

Avelina O Leos

Avelina O Leos

Aug 30, 2007

Avelina O. Leos (Nena) joined her Devine Mercy on Thursday, August 30,2007, surrounded by the close family she loved so dearly. Nena, a lifelong El Pasoan, worked and retired from El Paso Natural Gas, a place she sincerely enjoyed working at. She devoted her life to teaching the importance of faith and the strength of God's love to her children,...

Lucretia A. Wells

Lucretia A. Wells

Aug 30, 2007

Lucretia A. Wells, 94, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2007. She was a long time El Paso resident after moving here from Tucumcari, NM. She was preceded in death by husbands, Josh Babers and Clyde L. Wells and son Charles T. Babers. She is much loved and respected by her surviving children: Gen.(Ret.) Donald Babers (Marilyn), James Babers, Lucretia Wells...

Guadalupe Rodriguez

Guadalupe Rodriguez

Aug 29, 2007

Passed away on Wednesday, August 29. She was a lifelong resident of El Paso born in Smeltertown, TX on March 30, 1917. She was survived and loved by her daughter Maria Estela Franco and Andy Martinez, and her children Melinda Victoria and Juan Carlos; her son Manny Rodriguez wife Patricia Rodriguez, and their children Isabelle, Chrissy, Julie, Frankie, Manny, Jr.,...

Victor Javier Saucedo

Victor Javier Saucedo

Aug 29, 2007

Victor Javier Saucedo, 49, passed away on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 in El Paso, Texas. He was born in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on May 19, 1958 to James V. Parker and Consuelo Saucedo Parker. He is survived by his mother, Consuelo Parker; son, Victor Javier Saucedo, Jr. and daughter, Rebecca Anderson. 3 Grandchildren and sisters, Marta Bryant and Nora...

Jose Antonio Hernandez

Jose Antonio Hernandez

Aug 29, 2007

Jose Antonio Hernandez Sr. “Pepe” 67 born May 10, 1940 passed away in a local hospital on August 29, 2007.He was a life long resident of El Paso, a member of the Catholic Church and a retired dedicated steel worker “La Flecha” at Border Steel Mills for 38 years. He is proceded in death by his son, Alberto Hernandez, parents...

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