Obituaries
Jacinta T Garcia
February 3, 2013
Jacinta T. Garcia. , 81. Visitation: 4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas. Vigil: 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 05, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas. Funeral Mass: 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 06, 2013 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Interment: Mount Carmel Cemetery
Daniel Gerster
February 1, 2013
Rev. Daniel G. Gerster, 81, Funeral Service: 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 9, 2013 at First Baptist Church. Interment: Private. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home Northeast.
Ernestina G. Gardea
February 1, 2013
Ernestina G. Gardea, 97. Ernestina is preceded in death by her husband Salomon Gardea, and their daughter Ernestina Gardea. Ernestina Gardea passed away peacefully to be with the Lord on February 1, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was a devoted Catholic, well-grounded in her faith. She was well loved and will be missed by all who had the honor...
Evangelina L. Velasquez
January 31, 2013
Evangelina L. Velasquez, 80, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2013. Visitation will be held on Monday, February 4, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home-East located at 750 N. Carolina. Mass will be on Monday, February 14, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Guardian Angel Church located at 3021 Frutas. Interment will follow at 2:15 p.m....
Eugenio Gene Garcia
January 31, 2013
After a hard fought battle Eugenio (Gene) Garcia, formerly from California, passed away January 31, 2013 at home in love and peace. Born and raised in Los Angeles to Florencio and Romelia Garcia, he had lived in El Paso for the last 28 years. He was in commercial credit operations and compliance with Chase Bank prior to his retirement. Earlier...
Eduardo Barajas
January 29, 2013
Eduardo Barajas 1919-2013, from Anthony, NM, was born in Santa Rita, NM. Survived by his wife Celina Barajas of 73 years, daughter Lupe Oliver and husband Henry Oliver from Anthony, NM, son Eduardo Jr (Eddie) and his wife Barbara from Charlotte, NC, granddaughters Elaine Geherty, Las Cruces, NM, Celina Marie Oliver from Charlotte, NC and Kathleen Atkins from Lessbury, VA....
Maurice Dean Ingram
January 28, 2013
Dr. Maurice Dean Ingram passed away January 28, 2013 after an extended battle with a heart ailment. Maurice was born to Hiram and Opal Cannon Ingram in Nodaway County, Missouri on May 21, 1932. Maurice graduated from Hopkins High School, Hopkins, Missouri then attended Boise State University, Boise, Idaho and Northwest Missouri State University on basketball scholarships and earned a...
Socorro M. Carrillo
January 28, 2013
Socorro Mata Carrillo passed away peacefully to be with our Lord on Jan. 28, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. She was born 87 years ago in Parral, Chihuahua. Preceded in death by parents Jesus Mata, Mercedes Gomez, husband Andres Carrillo, daughter and son-in-law Ray and Sukie Padilla. Survived by her son Marc Carrillo and daughter-in-law Rosie; Adopted children Jesus...
Willa Tommie Gillespie
January 28, 2013
Tommie Gillespie passed away peacefully on January 28, 2013 at the age of 100. Tommie, was born in Clyde, Texas on November 25, 1912. She graduated from Roscoe High School in 1930. She moved to El Paso in 1933 to attend the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing. Tommie’s life was rich with family, travel adventures and her passion for the...
Ernestina Hernandez Ortega
January 27, 2013
Ernestina Ortega Hernandez, 66, Visitation: 5-9pm Vigil/Rosary: 7pm, Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Funeral Service: 12pm, Thursday, January 31, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Interment: Desert View Cemetery.
Alfred Hugh Pitts
January 27, 2013
Lilo Pitts, age 87, passed away March 28, 2013. She was born in Bremen, Germany. In Bremen, she met and married her husband Al, who preceded her in death on January 27, 2013. They were happily married for 65 years, and were residents of El Paso for 53 years. She was an excellent seamstress and restored antique dolls. She is...
Alfred Hugh Pitts
January 27, 2013
Alfred Hugh Pitts, age 86, passed away January 27, 2013. He was born in Youngstown, Ohio. Following a 20-year career in the US Army, he retired to El Paso in 1960. His military service included stints in WWII and Korea. While serving in Germany, he married Lilo Boeken, the love of his life for 65 years. He is survived by...
Santos Carrillo
January 27, 2013
Mrs. Santos Carrillo , 78. Visitation: 4:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas Interment: Mount Carmel Cemetery
Robert Lessman
January 27, 2013
Bob was born on February 7, 1928 in Charleroi, Penn. in the home of his parents, Eberhardt and Violet Lessman. In those days, very few babies were born in a hospital. Being that he was born almost into the great Depression, Bob never had the pleasures that later children had in the coming years. He remembers waiting in long lines...
Marcel George Hajjar
January 26, 2013
Marcel George Hajjar, 77, of Lebanon passed away January 26, 2013. Born December 10, 1936, he was survived by his children, Jay and Tony Hajjar and Laura Rayborn; grandchildren Amberlee, Victoria, Mylo, and Zade; and his siblings Nouhad Hobeich, Hoda Abou Chabaki, Nabil and Mounir Hajjar. He was preceded in death by his parents George and Rose and his brother...
Manuel M. Gonzalez
January 26, 2013
Manuel "Mr. G" Gonzalez, 84, Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM with a Vigil/ Rosary at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Interment is Private.
Juan Carrizal
January 26, 2013
Juan Carrizal Jr., 76. Funeral Mass: 11:30am, Friday, February 1, 2013 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. Committal Service: 2:30pm, Friday, February 1, 2013 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with Military Honors. Services entrusted to Sunset funeral Home Northeast. Please visit on-line register book at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net
Stephen Reed James
January 26, 2013
Stephen Reed James, 56, Interment: Private. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home Northeast
Ricardo Jose Barcena
January 24, 2013
Ricardo Jose Barcena Sr., 82, passed away on January, 24, 2013 at the Norman Veteran’s Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Ricardo was born on April 3, 1930, son of the late Guadalupe and Jose Barcena in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from Cathedral High School, attended college and proudly served his country during the Korean conflict. He later found employment with...