All Obituaries

Neva Geraldine (Gerri) Compary,  96 Neva Geraldine Compary, well known as “Gerri”, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister and friend passed away on August 27, 2023 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She was born to Belden Everet and Leona Neva (Storey) Robinson on October 6, 1926 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of forty-one years, R.D. Compary, and her eldest son Jerry D....

Anthony “Tony” John Tamosaitis, Jr., 85, loving father, grandfather and friend passed away August 16th, 2023 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He was born January 25th, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. Tony graduated from Calumet High School, in Chicago, Illinois. He enlisted soon after in the United States Air Force. Following honorable discharge from active-duty military, he worked as a Radar Technician for more than 25 years and happily retired. After retirement, Tony traveled to several...

Frances Mae Fenimore, 89 of Alamogordo, New Mexico passed away surrounded by her loved ones, Wednesday, August 9th, 2023. Frances was born November 30th, 1933, in Sacramento, New Mexico to Wenona Davis Calkins and Royal Paxton Calkins.  Frances married Norman Ray Fenimore January 14, 1954, in Alamogordo NM subsequently celebrating more than 51 years together before his death in 2005. She graduated from Alamogordo High School in 1952. Frances worked for Otero County, the City of...

Eleuteria Medrano Gonzalez, 84, beloved mother, grandmother, went to her forever home with the Lord. Eleuteria was born on April 17, 1939, to Alberto Medrano and Cristina Almaguer in Chihuahua, Mexico. Eleuteria passed away surrounded by her family on August 5, 2023, in Alamogordo, NM Eleuteria was devoted to her family and to God. Eleuteria was preceded in death by her husband, Trinidad Gonzalez She is survived by her daughter Rosa Bourgeois, husband, David, grandson David, great...

Robert W. Wright Sr. was born January 20,1931and passed away peacefully on July 27, 2023.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly Wright and son, Robert Wright Jr.  He is survived by his daughter, Belinda Jackson; grandchildren, Tiffany Jackson, Robert Wright III, and Forrest Jackson; as well as 4 great-grandchildren.  Robert, born and raised in Vienna, Ohio, spent his youth living and working on a local farm. A very driven young man, he joined the United States Air...

Frank Joseph Butler Jr. peacefully went home to his Lord and Savior in Heaven at the age of 76, on Monday, July 24 in Alamogordo, NM with his loving family by his side.   Frank was born on February 17, 1947 in Troy, New York, where he lived until he joined the United States Air Force in 1966. He married his High School sweetheart, Olga Judka, the same year and they raised their family amidst a variety of military assignments until he retired from the Air Force in 1986. After retiring...

Sandra Sue Cothern Slater, 77, of Alamogordo, NM, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at her home after a courageous three-year battle with brain cancer.  She was surrounded by her loving family.     She was preceded in death by her sisters Janet Hall and Carolyn Salas.  She is survived by her husband, Robert Slater; son Kenneth Slater and his wife Lindsey; grandchildren Kolbie and Brooke Slater; step-grandchildren Nathan and Gracie Morales; her brother Howard Cothern...

John C. Douglass peacefully went home to his Lord and Savior in Heaven at the age of 90, on Saturday, June 24 in Alamogordo, NM. His beautiful wife, Geraldine Douglass, was by his side.  John was born on January 28, 1933, to Cleo and Emory Douglass in Winterset, Iowa. He lived there with his parents and older brother until the age of ten, when the family moved to Carlsbad, NM. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Southwestern University and a Master’s degree in...

Katherine Peace Robertson, 65, passed away on June 18, 2023, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. She was born on October 25, 1957, in Fort Worth, Texas to AF Sr. and Ella Mae Peace.  Katherine attended Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School where she graduated class of 1976. Following high school, she entered the workforce and worked for Lehman Container. At the tender age of 23, she met the love of her life, Kenneth Robertson, and they became one on June 10, 1983. She then attended TCJC College in...

Trecia E. Sanders-Snider passed away on June 15, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM with her sons by her side.  Trecia was born August 15, 1928 in Brownville, TX.  She was one of six children born to James C. and Mary Wilson.   As a child, Trecia lived in many places in Texas before the family settled in Carlsbad, NM.  Trecia married George E. Sanders in 1944 in Carlsbad, NM. They were the parents to three sons.  The family moved to Alamogordo 1963.  Trecia and George...