Obituary

Marilee Brennen, 74, entered into eternal peace and went home to her savior on September 6, 2022 at Roosevelt General Hospital. She was born into the home of William and Mildred (Nolan) McCready on May 1, 1948 in New Haven, Connecticut. She attended St. Francis...

The Mass of the Resurrection for Dr. Candido Tafoya, 89, of Portales, will be celebrated at 10:00 AM, Mon., Oct. 3, 2022 by Fr. Sotero Sena at St. Helen Catholic Church. The Rosary will precede the Mass at 9:00 AM.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery...

Obituary Dorothy Belle Pyle, 92, of Portales, passed from this life on the morning of Sept. 17, 2022 at her home.  She was born Mar. 22, 1930 in Paris, AR to the home of Nina M. (Erwin) and Ernest Johnston.  She moved to Levelland, TX to live with a brother.  She was...

Obituary A memorial service for Jeffrey Allen Schulein, 60, of Portales, will be held at a later date. Jeffrey Schulein was born on January 19, 1962, in Sparta, Illinois, to the home of Goldie Pearl (Chambers) and Edward Albert Schulein, and died on September 16,...

Services are pending for Clayton Edmond Swisher, 43, of Farmington, Minnesota, who died September 9, 2022, at his home. Clayton was born February 20,1979, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended elementary school in Portales, NM, and secondary school in both Dora and...

Doug was born October 10th, 1946 in Leadville, Colorado to his father Douglas Monroe Thorn and Velma Newberry.  He was a kind big brother to his little sister Mary.  Doug spent much of his childhood between Portales, NM and Montana. His daddy...

Obituary Funeral services for Melvin Franklin Ray, 89, of Portales, will be at 10:00 AM, Thurs, Sept. 15, 2022 in the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel with Don Thomas officiating, assisted by Jimmy Roberts.  Burial will follow at the Portales Cemetery with Marvin Roberts, Tadd...

Obituary Arrangements are pending for Sandra Caldera, and an announcement will be made at a later time. Sandra Liliana Caldera was born July 17, 1984 in Juarez, Mexico to Dora Carmona and Robert Caldera, and died on the morning of Sept. 8, 2022 as the result of an...

Obituary An informal memorial gathering to remember the life of Claudia Lee Starr, 84, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Fri., Sept. 16, 2022 at the family residence, 513 New York Dr, in Portales. Claudia Lee Starr was born April 7, 1938 in Madera, CA to the home...

Funeral services for Guy Luscombe, 94, of Portales will be held at 10:00 AM, Sat., Sept. 17, 2022 in the Guy Luscombe Gymnasium, in Dora, NM with Matt Rush and Betty Williamson officiating.  Burial will follow in the Portales Cemetery with Courtland Luscombe,...