All Obituaries

Bertha (Grammy) Roller, 88, of Roswell NM, passed away on January 26, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Bertha was born on August 31, 1934, in Mt. Wolf, PA, to Grace and Vincent Bostic. On October 14, 1950, she married John H. Roller SR. in Townsend Md. He proceeded her in death on Nov. 23, 2012, at the family home. She was also proceeded in death by her mother Grace and her father Vincent Bostic, her daughter Belinda Roller, son Jeffrey Roller and granddaughter, Bonnie Kay...

George Hopper passed away peacefully on January 25, 2023. Surrounded by his family. George Hopper was born in Santa Rosa California to G.C. and Wanda Hopper on August 22, 1954. George fought a long battle with declining health. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and friend who was extremely dedicated to his family and grandchildren. He helped care for his grandchildren on a daily basis. When his daughters were deployed, he stepped in and cared...

Davis Bennett passed away peacefully on January 21, 2023 with his family surrounding him following a courageous battle with cancer.  He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend who was extremely dedicated to family, his Christian family and to his community. Davis was born on September 17, 1957 to Dee and Janice (Gregg) Bennett in Kermit, TX.  He lived in several small communities growing up as his father worked for El Paso Natural Gas...

William “Bill” Ginanni age 90, of Roswell, NM, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023. Bill was born December 22, 1932 to Olinto Ginanni and Mary Torres in Roswell, NM. Bill grew up on a farm near the Berrendo River here in Roswell and was drafted into the Army in his early twenties. Bill returned to Roswell and married Aurelia (Lala) Sena. He worked in residential construction until retirement. Bill enjoyed New Mexico history, collecting small artifacts and was an avid hunter and...

Robert Allan Cooley left this world early Sunday morning January 15, 2023, at the age of 86. He lived a long life full of adventure. Bob was born the youngest of seven children to Claude Monroe and Aimee Adele (Ricketts) Cooley in Chama, New Mexico on July 22, 1936. At the age of six, he became one of the “Children of Las Alamos” when his father, mother, sisters, and brother-in-law performed various jobs related to the famous Manhattan Project. After World War II ended, the...

Eulogy of : Peter Lewis Foskett Peter Foskett, entered the United State Air Force on June 18th, 1963 at Oakland, California. Following his graduation from basic training, Peter was assigned to train as a Ground Radar Operator. Upon completing his schooling for Ground Radar Operator, Peter was deployed to Vietnam and served 1 year and 6 months overseas. Peter returned state side and had attained the rank of E-4, he had served a total of 4 years and 2 months and on August 17th, 1967 he...

Jaime (Jimmy) Alvarez passed away peacefully at the family home in Roswell, NM on Monday, January 9, 2023, at the age of 18, surrounded by those he loved most. Jaime was born in Roswell, New Mexico on February 25, 2004 to Jaime (Jimmy) Alvarez and Ms. Chaves. Monica Montaño was present at birth and a mother figure for the first years of his life and their bond remained forever. His Tio Roy was a very special person in his life whom he shared an incredible bond with and who he very...

Nickolas de Jesus Acosta was born September 26, 2002 to Maria de Lourdes Rodriguez in Roswell, NM. Nickolas passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 in Roswell, NM. Nickolas attended schools in Roswell, Artesia and Las Cruces. He enjoyed sports and excelled athletically in school, he participated in track and basketball while attending Organ Mountain High School in Las Cruces and was an active member of his ROTC. Nickolas is survived by his daughter, Jessabel Acosta of Roswell, NM; the mother...

Visitation for Bertha Moreno age 75, of Roswell, NM at 9:30 AM, followed with recitation of the Rosary at 12:00 PM, Friday, January 20, 2023 at LaGrone Funeral Chapel. A Mass Celebration will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, January 20, 2023 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Bertha passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 in Rio Rancho, NM. Bertha was born June 27, 1947 to Justiniano Lopez and Maria Mejia in Guatemala, Guatemala City. Bertha loved staying busy by making tamales, sewing,...

A graveside service for Elton Wayne Reed, age 69, of Dexter, NM., will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, January 6, 2023 at South Park Cemetery. Elton passed away Monday, January 2, 2023. Elton was born June 30, 1953 to Burton DeOliver Reed, Sr. and Zelma M. ‘Sally’ Reed in Florence, Arizona. He graduated from Roswell High School in 1974 and in 1978 he married Joann, his wife of 44 years, whom he met at ENMMC where she was employed as a nurse. Elton Graduated IBEW as a journeyman...