Obituaries

Albert G. Rosenberg

Albert G. Rosenberg

December 22, 2014

Albert Rosenberg, 96 – June 10, 1918 – December 22, 2014 UTEP Professor, Liberator of Buchenwald, Champion of the Poor and Minorities Relatives, Edmond and Lenore Cahn, secured his release and immigration from Nazi German in 1937 after a brutal beating by storm troopers. 28 members of his family died in the Holocaust. Albert volunteered for newly formed Psychological Warfare...

Lonjino (Kino)  Lopez

Lonjino (Kino) Lopez

December 22, 2014

Lonjino (Kino) Lopez, 81. A Vigil/Rosary will be held at 8:00 a.m., with a Funeral Mass to begin at 9:00 a.m.,Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery.

Guadalupe  Cuevas

Guadalupe Cuevas

December 22, 2014

Guadalupe Cuevas Jr., 75. Visitation will be held from 4:00-9:00 p.m., with a Vigil/Rosary to begin at 7:00 p.m.,Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-East. A Funeral Mass will be at 9:00 a.m., Monday, December 29, 2014 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery.

Martin D. Carrillo

Martin D. Carrillo

December 21, 2014

Visitation well be at 5:00-9:00PM with a Rosary at 7:00PM on Tuesday, December 30,2014 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Funeral Mass at 9:30AM on Wednesday, December 31, 2014. A Committal Service with follow at 10:30AM to Fort Bliss National Cemetery.

Rosalba Munoz

Rosalba Munoz

December 21, 2014

Rosalba Munoz, 42, Visitation 7:30 am-9:00 am Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Funeral Mass: 9:30 at St. Stephens Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Guadalupe G. Herrera

Guadalupe G. Herrera

December 20, 2014

Guadalupe G. Herrera passed away Saturday, December 20, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She is preceded in death by her husband, Filimon Herrera and her daughter, Elva Herrera. Lupe is survived by her son, Alfredo Gonzalez Herrera; Daughter, Cynthia A. Flores ; Grandchildren, Filimon Herrera, Adrian Herrera, Jessica Flores Duplessis, Asia Flores; Great Grandchildren, Aiden Herrera, Gavin Herrera, Liam...

Antonia Villa Cortez

Antonia Villa Cortez

December 20, 2014

Antonia “Toña” Cortez, born on June 13, 1931, was a devoted wife and beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother was called upon by our Heavenly Father. With her life~long partner of 65 years, Julian Cortez, by her side, she passed away peacefully on December 20, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents Gilberto and (Mama) Maria Villa, and...

Sylvester Henry Johnson

Sylvester Henry Johnson

December 20, 2014

Sylvester Henry Johnson, 84, Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00PM with Prayer Service at 7:00PM at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast on Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Funeral Service will begin at 8:30AM on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 with a Committal Service to follow at 9:30AM at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with Full Military Honors.

Rosemary Holloway

Rosemary Holloway

December 20, 2014

Rosemary S. Holloway, 87 years old, was a devoted wife, and beloved mother and grandmother. With her children, George and Susan, by her side, she went home to be with the Lord on December 20, 2014. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 67 years: George A. Holloway; Parents: Carl W. & Josephine Stewart; and brothers; Buddy,...

Anthony John Costanzo

Anthony John Costanzo

December 20, 2014

Anthony John Costanzo passed away at the age of 87 on December 20, 2014 in El Paso, Texas. Anthony was born on May 15, 1927 to parents Raphael and Josephine Costanzo in Pittston, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Buffalo, New York with his siblings Bob, John, Jack, James, and Connie. He married Greta Ito in Yokohama, Japan on February 9,...

James Vernon Gorman

James Vernon Gorman

December 20, 2014

James V. (Jim) Gorman In loving memory, Jim passed away on Saturday, Decemeber 20th, 2014. He was born January 27th, 1930 in Dayton, Ohio to Roy and Margaret Gorman. He came to El Paso in 1955 was hired and retired from White Sands Missile Range, then became an electronics instructor at Irvin High School where he retired again in 1989....

Reymundo Kondow

Reymundo Kondow

December 20, 2014

REYMUNDO KONDOW passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at the age of 81. A resident of El Paso, Texas, he is preceeded in death by his mother Maria Badillo and Father Anthony Yoichi Kondow. Reymundo is survived by his loving wife Belia Kondow, son Raymond Kondo, daughters Stella Dresser, Rebecca Bernal and Melissa Jones, seven grandchildren (Brandon Kondo, Christina...

Gordon Cannell

Gordon Cannell

December 19, 2014

In loving memory, the beloved Retired Army Major, Gordon Cannell passed away prematurely Friday night, December 19th after battling cancer. A Vietnam veteran who spent 22 years in the Army, Gordon was born in Bridgton, Maine in 1941 where he lived prior to joining the military. Upon his retirement from the service, he settled with his family in El Paso,...

Gonzalez Hayward

Gonzalez Hayward

December 19, 2014

Gonzalez Hayward, Jr., 71, Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 9:00pm with a Prayer Service 7:00pm on Friday, December 26, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Funeral Service will begin at 12:00noon on Saturday, December 27, 2014 Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Interment is Private.

John Franklin Wilson

John Franklin Wilson

December 19, 2014

Another World War II Hero is Lost John Franklin Wilson also affectionately known as “Mack” or “Snuffy” passed away December 19, 2014. John was born to Eliza Jane and Riley Oscar Wilson on December 6, 1921 in Brownfield, Texas. His Family moved to El Paso in the 1930’s. He graduated from Austin High School in 1940. In World War II,...

Gavino Guerrero

Gavino Guerrero

December 19, 2014

Gavino Guerrero Sr., 80, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, December 19, 2014. Rev. Gavino Guerrero Sr. went to be with his Lord and Savior, and best friend Jesus Christ. Gavino Guerrero Sr. was born in Clemenceau, AZ on October 17, 1934. He graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso with a...

Charles Winfred Pollard

Charles Winfred Pollard

December 18, 2014

Charles Winfred Pollard - was born on September 11, 1947 in Murfeesboro, TN. He graduated from Holloway High School. Charles accepted Christ at an early age. Charles joined the United States Army where he served twenty one years, retiring as a Staff Sargent. Charles met Rosie Davis in 1979 and in 1980 they were joined in Holy Matrimony. He was...

Betty Marie Woods

Betty Marie Woods

December 18, 2014

On December 18, 2014, Betty Marie Woods passed away peacefully at home in the loving care of her family. Betty was 79 years old. A long time resident of El Paso, Texas, she was born on November 7, 1935 to Samuel Lewis Hoffman and Georgia A. Braby-Hoffman of Garden Grove, Iowa. In 1950 she stole the heart of Warren Woods...

Maximino Diaz

Maximino Diaz

December 18, 2014

Maximino Diaz, 91 Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 21, 2014 from 5:00PM to 9:00PM, with Rosary at 7:00PM. Rite of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 22, 2014 at 9:30AM at St. Lukes Catholic Church, 930 E. Redd Rd. Interment will follow at Memorial Pines Cemetery.Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West.