Obituaries
Carolina G. Melendez
January 13, 2014
Carolina G. Melendez,58, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014. Visitation will be from 5-9 pm Thursday, January 16, 2014 with a vigil at 6:30 pm at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Funeral Service will be at 12 pm Friday, January 17, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-East.
Jacqueline Joanne Anderson-Wood
January 12, 2014
Jacqueline Joanne Wood, 65, of El Paso, Texas left our side peacefully Sunday morning, January 12th, 2014. She was preceded in passing by her late husband William B. Wood. Jacqueline was born into a large family on the 4th of July, and spent most of her childhood years in Ogden, Utah. When she was a teenager, her parents relocated to...
Aniseto "Cheto" Carrillo
January 12, 2014
Aniseto “Cheto” Segura Carrillo Jr. 78, passed away January 12, 2014. He was born in Van Horn, Texas July 24, 1935. He was an Army veteran, worked several years in the moving and storage business and at Circle K. He is preceded in death by parents Aniseto Sr. and Clara Carrillo; brothers Oscar, Hector, Calixtro and Genaro; survived by his...
Ida V. Chavez
January 12, 2014
Ida V. Chavez, 87, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014. She was born in Balmorhea, Texas and grew up in Fabens, Texas. After 21 years of service with the El Paso Independent School District, she retired in 1991. As a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and ordained minister, she will be remembered for her love and devotion to family and friends....
Nancy Rodriguez
January 11, 2014
Rodriguez, Nancy, 86, Visitation: 4-9 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas with a Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Funeral Service: 9:45 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Enriqueta Aguirre
January 11, 2014
Enriqueta (Pena)Aguirre, aka Queta, Kika, Kate, has gone to be an angel under God. She was surrounded by her family and friends as she passed. She was born on July 21, 1934 to Augustina Sierra Pena † and Enrique Pena †. She is the proud mother of three sons: David, Danny and Adrian; mother-in-law to Suze and Debbie; and a...
Josefina M. Parra
January 11, 2014
Parra, Josefina M., 91, Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas with a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2014 at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church. Interment: San Elizario Cemetery.
Irma Estela Cayetano
January 11, 2014
Irma Estela Cayetano, 76, longtime resident of El Paso, Tx found her rest with Our Lord on Saturday, January 11, 2014. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend. The joys of her life were all the children that had the great fortune to be touched by her life. She was preceded in death by her parents, Nicolas and...
Keith S. Smoak
January 11, 2014
Keith S. Smoak I, 67. A Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-East. A Graveside Service will follow at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-East.
Maze Captola Qualls
January 10, 2014
Maze Captola Qualls, 92, Visitation will be held from 10:00 am-12:00 pm, Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-West with a Funeral Service at 12:00 pm. Interment to follow at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West.
Concepcion H. Trujillo
January 10, 2014
Concepcion H. Trujillo, lifelong resident of Socorro Texas and beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend left peacefully to join our Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, January 10, 2014. She was devoted to her faith and served the congregation of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Born September 11, 1910, she lived to celebrate her 103rd centenarian birthday. A farmer’s wife...
Opal Laven
January 10, 2014
Opal “Skip” Laven, of El Paso, Texas, passed away Jan. 10, 2014. Born in Ionia, Mich., in 1923, to Albert Luther and Grace Switzer, she served as a WAVE in the US Navy during WWII. In 1958, she married Philip Joseph Laven and raised their family in Chicago, Ill. In 1985, she and Phil moved to El Paso where they...
Robert Allen Beard
January 10, 2014
Beard, Robert Allen, 56, Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Funeral Service: 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Interment: Evergreen East Cemetery.
Guadalupe Chaparro
January 9, 2014
Guadalupe (Lupe) Chaparro passed away peacefully on January 9th, 2014, shy of her 99th birthday. She was predeceased by her husband Raul Chaparro, son Frank Salazar Sr., Brother Frank Chavez, son-in-law Sigurd Rosen. She is survived by her children Ray Salazar (Dolores), former Mayor of El Paso, Olga Rosen, Alice Watson, sister-in-law Merle Chavez, cousin Ruben Schaeffer Sr., and daughter-in-law...
Elena Garcia
January 9, 2014
Elena Garcia, 91, Visitation will be held from 5:00-9:00 pm, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-West with a Vigil at 7:00 pm. Funeral Mass will be held at 9:00 am, Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at St. Jude Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West.
Ana Maria Dominguez
January 9, 2014
Ana Maria Dominguez, 57, Visitation will be held from 3:00-9:00 pm, Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-West. Visitation will be held from 3:00-9:00 pm, Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-West with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm. Graveside Service will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, January 13, 2014 at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery....
Joyce Lynn Rueda-Orozco
January 9, 2014
Rueda-Orozco, Joyce Lynn, 33, Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2014 at Sunset Funeral Home-Americas. Interment: Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Dorothy Marie DeWitt
January 8, 2014
Dorothy Marie DeWitt, born August 1, 1929, in Tahlequah, OK, and a longtime resident of El Paso, TX, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2014 at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veteran’s Home. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, of 54 years, James L. DeWitt, her sister, Hazel Barrett and her brother Jimmy Magee both of Mounds,...
Dorothy M. DeWitt
January 8, 2014
Dorothy Marie DeWitt, 83, Committal Service at 2:30pm, Friday, June 13 at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery with a Memorial Service to follow at 5pm at 9014 Leo Street. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home Northeast.
Deborah Suzanne Uribe
January 8, 2014
Deborah Suzanne Uribe, age 49, of El Paso, TX, joined our Lord, God in Heaven on January 8, 2014. She was born in Heidelberg, Germany and raised in Kentucky. She was a former employee of the Smith’s Food and Drug “family” in Northeast El Paso. She was the beloved wife of Steven Uribe, and loving mother of Keith Holdridge, Amanda...