Obituaries

Barbara J. Keith

Barbara J. Keith

November 30, 2011

Barbara J. Keith, 73, Visitation: 5-8pm, Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. Funeral Service: 1:30pm, Monday, December 5, 2011 at Hillcrest Baptist Church. Interment: Fort Bliss National Cemetery.

Maria D. Santellanes

Maria D. Santellanes

November 30, 2011

Maria D. Santellanes, 65. Visitation 4-9 pm Friday, December 2, 2011 with Vigil at 7 pm at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Funeral Mass will be at 9 am Saturday, December 3, 2011 at San Antonio Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home East.

Elois Kendrick

Elois Kendrick

November 30, 2011

Elois H. Kendrick of El Paso, Texas joined her husband in heaven on Wednesday, November 30, 2011. She was born in Amory, Mississippi on April 8, 1928 and passed away at a local hospital. Elois was the daughter of James and Francis Hawkins of Amory, Mississippi. She is preceded in death by her son Mitchell Kendrick, and by her husband...

Robbie Emma Harris

Robbie Emma Harris

November 29, 2011

Robbie Emma McLane Harris July 16, 1925-November 29, 2011 Robbie Emma Harris, 86, died Tuesday, November 29 in El Paso, Texas. She was born July 16, 1925 in Clarksville, AR and moved to El Paso in 1956. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Claud Raymond Harris, her parents Seth and Ila McLane, her brother Seth...

Jan Poer

Jan Poer

November 28, 2011

Jan Poer, 65. Gathering of Remembrance 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2011, with a Prayer Service at 6:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Graveside Service at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-East.

Mary A. Acosta

Mary A. Acosta

November 28, 2011

Mary A. Acosta, born August 1, 1925 in Fresno, Ca. passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at home with her daughters by her side. She devoted her life to her children and grandchildren. She was the pillar that held the family together and taught us all to be respectful, generous and loving. By her example we learned how to have...

Helen Elizabeth Tullis

Helen Elizabeth Tullis

November 28, 2011

Helen Tullis, 91, passed away November 28 after a lingering illness. She was born Feb. 9, 1920 at Jefferson Barracks, MO. She wed John Tullis in 1942 and they were married 61 years before his death in 2003. Helen was a devoted Army wife and after John's retirement she was active in civic affairs including League of Women's Voters and...

Donna Elaine Shallenberger

Donna Elaine Shallenberger

November 27, 2011

Donna E. Shallenberger, 55, Memorial Service: Vista Hills Country Club at 6pm, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in the Fiesta Room- 2210 Trawood, El Paso, TX 79935. Interment: Private. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home Northeast.

Vicenta B. Delgado

Vicenta B. Delgado

November 27, 2011

Vicenta B. Delgado, Visitation will be held from 6:00-9:00 pm, Monday, November 28, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Homes- West with a Prayer Service at 7:00 pm. Graveside Services: Pending, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Memory Gardens of the Valley. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West.

Socorro Atilano Najar

Socorro Atilano Najar

November 24, 2011

Socorro Atilano Najar, passed away November 24, 2011. Visitation will be from 4:00-9:00 PM Friday, December 2, 2011 with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas. Funeral Mass will be said at 9:00 AM Saturday, December 3, 2011 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Internment to follow at Mount Carmel Cemetery.

Arturo "Bobby" R. Corona

Arturo "Bobby" R. Corona

November 24, 2011

Arturo “Bobby” Corona, 91, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. He was a long time resident of El Paso, attended Bowie High School, and had been employed for many years at the Yandell Lumber Company and The Lumber Bin of El Paso. He is survived by his wife, Elisa, and their three children, Katherine McDonaugh of...

Socorro Atilano Najar

Socorro Atilano Najar

November 24, 2011

Borderland: Socorro Atilano Najar. 82 passed away November 24, 2011. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday, December 2, 2011 with a Vigil at 7:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home- Americas. Funeral Mass 9:00 a.m. (Time Pending), Saturday ,December 3, 2011 at Sts. Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (Old Mission). Interment will follow at Mount...

Mindy-Ann Peppas

Mindy-Ann Peppas

November 23, 2011

Mindy-Ann Peppas, 54, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in El Paso, Texas. Born and raised in the Bronx, New York and later Queens, she attended nursing school until marrying. She became an Army wife which took her to Missouri, Germany, Michigan, and Texas. She delighted in traveling through Germany, Austria, and Italy with her family while stationed abroad. Mindy...

Gerald J. Carlson

Gerald J. Carlson

November 21, 2011

Col (Ret) Gerald J. Carlson Gerald J. Carlson completed his final mission and was victorious against cancer, passing to a better life on November 21, 2011. He was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on November 30, 1928 to Bill and Anna Carlson and was raised in Marquette, Michigan. Upon graduation from high school and following a period of labor shoveling coal...

Hendrika A. McKenzie

Hendrika A. McKenzie

November 20, 2011

Hendrika McKenzie, 73, Memorial Visitation will be held from 10-10:40am, Monday, November 28, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Home Northeast. A Committal Service will begin at 11am, Monday, November 28, 2011 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home Northeast.

Olga Perez

Olga Perez

November 20, 2011

Olga Perez, 52, Visitation will be held from 4:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Home-West. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Sunset Funeral Home-West. Interment to follow at Memorial Pines Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-West.

Eleanor M. Reichert

Eleanor M. Reichert

November 20, 2011

Eleanor “Ellie” Reichert, 83, of El Paso, was born in College Point, NY, died peacefully on November 20, 2011. Ellie was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Paul; and sons: Paul Jr., and John. She is survived by her sons: Bob (Kathie), Ray (Pat), & Mike (Margaret); daughter, Mary Ellen; 12 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. Ellie...

Rose Philomena Chalupa

Rose Philomena Chalupa

November 20, 2011

Rose P. Chalupa, a long time resident of El Paso , passed from this life on Sunday morning, November 20, 2011, after a long and difficult battle with breast cancer. She was 63. Mrs. Chalupa was born Rose Maguire on February 22, 1948 to Charles and Margaret Maguire in the Bronx, New York . She graduated St. Barnabas H.S., in...

Miguel C. Gardea

Miguel C. Gardea

November 20, 2011

Miguel C. Gardea, 66, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2011. He is survived by his sons; Ricardo, Miguel and Jaime Gardea, daughters; Patricia Poblano and Erika Facio. 19 grandchildren, brothers; Javier and George Gardea and sisters; Maria Hilda Anaya-Lathan and Irma Buranda. Visitation 4-9 pm Tuesday, November 22, 2011 with vigil at 7 pm at Sunset Funeral Home-East. Funeral...

Merilyn P. Hickok

Merilyn P. Hickok

November 19, 2011

Merilyn P. Hickok, 79, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2011. Born and raised in Hot Springs, SD she met and married Ross W. Hickok, her husband of 55 years. The family moved to El Paso, TX in 1953 where Merilyn worked in banking for ten years. She had the love of her family and loved being a homemaker. She was...