Tortugas Cemetery
Dona Ana County
Compiled July 2003 by 
Marcena Thompson and Mary Jane Robitaille
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Index

This cemetery is located on Sterns Road. This comprehensive data was compiled from a walking survey, adding data from newspaper obituaries,
and comparing results to a 1981 reading by Bea De Martino and Marjorie Day, Southern New Mexico Genealogical Society.

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Last        First      Initials   Other          Birth        Death
Acosta      Alenojenes A                         NS           4 Jun 1969
Acosta      Atenojenes A          Sr.            62 yrs       4 Jan 1969
Acosta      Atenojenes Q          J              NS           NS
Acosta      Josefina                             1872         1942
Acosta      Juan                                 1880 Jan     17 Jan 1947
Acosta      Lucia      Borrera                   1852         1942
Acosta      Ramona     R                         66 yrs       11 Jan 1973
Acosta      Ramona     Renteria                  NS           07 1973
Aguilar     Claudia    C                         4 mos        25 Feb 1973
Aguirre     Remijio                              77 yrs       12 Apr 1966
Albares     Mati       de         Albares        NS           14 Mar 1932
Alvarado    Francisco  F                         91 yrs       30 Sep 1983
Alvarez     Lorenzo    D          Jr             37 yrs       23 May 1982
Alvarez     Lorenzo    P          (USArmyWW2)    30 Dec 1916  8 Apr 1979
Alvarez     Lupe                                 NS           NS
Alvarez     Maria                                1889         1 Apr 1966
Alvarez     Valerio    D                         23 Nov 1946  17 Sep 1967
Apodaca     Alcaria    (Flora)                   81 yrs       14 Jan 1989
Apodaca     Antonio                              1876         1969
Apodaca     Guadalupe  (Lupe)                    56 yrs       6 Sep 1989
Apodaca     Guadalupe                            1876         9 May 1969
Apodaca     Jose       Angel                     NS           NS
Apodaca     Maria      Brigida    H              8 Oct 1911   22 Feb 1973
Apodaca     Nicolas    A          B              NS           8 Aug 1936
Apodaca     Rafael                               NS           NS
Apodaca     Ramon      S                         20 Sep 1918  1 Nov 1983
Apodaca                                          NS           1949
Aquellos    Benaventura                          NS           NS
Arevalo     Mary       B                         70 yrs       19 Aug 1990
Arieta      Antonio                              Infant       12 Jul 1925
Armendariz  Clara      Quinones                  71 yrs       14 Jan 1996
Armijo      Felip                                31 Dec 1893  25 Nov 1918
Armijo      Luciano    P                         8 Jan 1918   4 Apr 1919
Armijo      Refugio                              1860         25 Oct 1929
Armijo      Refugio                              5 Feb 1897   22 Dec 1922
Armijo      Rosa                                 30 Aug 1873  28 Jun 1937
Ascota      Carmen     Galez                     NS           3 Feb 1991
Astorga     Antonio    S                         72 yrs       1 Apr 1983
Astorga     Gavian     Soto                      28 yrs       24 Mar 1824
Baca        Augustine                            74 yrs       29 Jun 1967
Baca        Magdaleno                            75 yrs       17 Dec 1925
Baca        Robert                               7 Jun 1935   12 Apr 1937
Baldon      Bernie     S                         NS           14 Feb 1994
Baldon      Miguel                               NS           26 Nov 1944
Baldon      Silvestra                            NS           22 Jan 1942
Barela      Luis       C                         15 Aug 1888  1 Jan 1945
Barela      Maria      P                         69 yrs       11 Jul 1956
Barela      Santiago                             1898         1953
Barela      Victor     J                         43 yrs       10 May 1965
Barela      Victoriano            (USArmy)       NS           31 Dec 1941
Beltrans    Rafaela                              22 Jul 1903  28 Mar 1997
Benavides   Dorotea    C                         76 yrs       7 Aug 1976
Benavides   Liandro                              75 yrs       25 Nov 1915
Bustamontes Gloria     Perez                     1931         1968
Carabajal   Felipe     T                         102 yrs      21 Feb 1985
Castaneda   Anitas                               30 Jan 1893  5 Dec 1916
Castillo    Nicolas                              NS           19 Jul 1992
Cisneros    Andy                                 1937         1991
Contreras   Carmen     Ch                        15 Oct 1905  28 Jan 1979
Contreras   Espiridion (Speedy)                  78 yrs       4 Feb 1983
Crespin     Cruzita    C                         15 Jul 1908  21 Nov 2001
Crespin     Leonardo                             6 Nov 1910   16 Jul 1980
Crispin                                          Infant       21 Jun 1969
D           Gilbert                              NS           NS
Davis       Randy                                NS           23 Nov 1996
DeCarmo     Henry                                74 yrs       1 Mar 1985
Dem.        Ora        Adelab                    12 Feb 1906  9 Aug
Dias        Ygnacia                              83 yrs       22 Jun 1934
Diaz        Auretia                              21 Aug 1981  21 Aug 1981
Diaz        Encarnacion                          NS           23 Oct 1946
Diaz        Jose       Maria      (USN)          NS           8 Apr 1933
Diaz        Tomas      S          Sr             61 yrs       11 Feb 1984
Dominguez   Alejandro                            NS           18 Mar 1958
Dominguez   Elvira     F                         11 Jan 1912  22 Jan 1993
Dominguez   Ernesto    M                         3 Jun 1916   14 Feb 1988
Dominguez   Eusebia    A                         NS           7 Jul 1941
Dominguez   Jose                                 NS           NS
Dominguez   Narcisa                                           1932
Dominguez   Rafaela    M                         24 Oct 1883  28 Dec 1974
Dominquez   Mary       Elizabeth                 20 Apr 1926  30 May 1993
Dominugez   Rosa                                 76 yrs       2 Oct 1962
Duarte      Neto                                 NS           NS
Escalante   Nicole     Marie                     3 yrs        7 Feb 1987
Estrada     Ernest     Jojola                    19 May 1929  10 Jul 1930
Estrada     Eutimio    Jojola                    Infant       31 Jan 1941
Estrada     Ramon      P                         86 yrs       12 Feb 1985
Ferrales    Daniel     O                         13 yrs       15 Jul 1962
Fierro      Antonio    Lorenzo                   5 Sep 1985   30 Nov 1997
Fierro      Isidro     S                         19 Apr 1922  2 Feb 1995
Fierro      Ramona     S                         88 yrs       23 Mar 1984
Flores      Rosa       A                         1 Sep 1942   22 Nov 1977
Galaz       Maria      T                         88 yrs       28 Feb 1989
Galaz       Maria                                1900         1989
Galindo     Jose                  (USArmy)       18 Dec 1898  18 Dec 1972
Gamboa      Miguel     A                         NS           27 Jan 2000
Gamboa      Sara       A                         10 Feb 1928  27 Jul 1962
Gomez       Felix                                88 yrs       26 Jun 1963
Gomez       Isabel     J                         3 Jan 1898   2 Sep 1951
Gomez       Juan       J                         62 yrs       3 Aug 1989
Gomez       Patrocinio                           NS           26 Dec 1931
Gomez       Seferino                             NS           NS
Gomez       Uriel      P                         22 Mar 1886  7 Mar 1963
Gonzales    Antonia    V                         25 Mar 1889  4 Jan 1987
Gonzales    Florencia  C                         NS           25 May 1913
Gonzales    Francisca  H                         91 yrs       8 Jun 1960
Gonzales    Manuelita                            20 Oct 1903  20 Jan 1938
Gonzales    Merced                               77 yrs       21 Jun 1962
Gonzales    Patricio   H                         17 Mar 1909  19 May 1997
Gonzales    Ramona                               1878         1948
Gonzales    Rosario    G                         7 Oct 1865   1947
Gonzales    Rosario    M                         28 Mar 1892  7 Nov 1960
Gonzales    Satornino                            22 Mar 1888  3 Sep 1965
Gonzalez    Luiz                                 1 yr         21 Sep 1924
Gonzalez    Micaela    Flores                    42 yrs       16 Mar 1925
Granados    Alfredo                              NS           30 Jun 1935
Granillo    Senovio    James                     86 yrs       10 Oct 1981
Grigalba    Ynasio                               65 yrs       24 Mar 1925
Grijalva    Erminda                              NS           9 Oct 2001
Gutierrez   A                                    31 ys        11 Jan 1915
Gutierrez   Debra      Ann                       Infant       8 May 1963
Gutierrez   Marcela    M                         14 Sep 1898  30 Apr 1981
Gutierrez   Maria      M                         81 yrs       9 Dec 1985
Gutierrez   Maria      Salome                    23 Oct 1902  11 Jan 1958
Gutierrez   Santiago                             82 yrs       7 Jul 1981
Guzman      Antonia                              1879         1952
Henandez    Ema                                  NS           1 Oct 1933
Hernandez   Aljandro                             NS           5 Apr 2001
Hernandez   Emma       G                         49 yrs       30 May 1984
Hernandez   Jesus      E                         Infant       25 Dec 1947
Hernandez   Juan                                 29 Aug 1885  30 May 1936
Hernandez   Juan                                 9 Nov 1940   24 Feb 1961
Hernandez   Juanita                              8 yrs        9 Nov 1927
Hernandez   Maria      Guadalupe                 76 yrs       19 Nov 1988
Hernandez   Matilde    H                         62 yrs       1944
Hernandez   Rita       B                         NS           11 Feb 1974
Hernandez   Rita                                 NS           1974
Hernandez   Santiago   B                         NS           6 Jan 1994
Hernandez   Valeriana                            65 yrs       11 Feb 1958
Herrera     Francisco  M                         4 Oct 1974   24 Sep 1994
Herrera     Jeannette  Marie                     5 Jan 1969   20 Mar 1969
Herrera     Manuel     G                         10 Jun 1920  2 Nov 1998
Herrnandez  Teresa                                            23 Jul 2002
Isidro      Baca       Hernandez                 62 yrs       19 Feb 1987
Jacquez     Esther     M                         NS           7 Dec 2000
Jacquez     Manuel     M                         NS           24 Sep 2002
Lascano     Rosita                               7 yrs        16 Mar 1928
Lerma       Graciela                             Infant       15 Dec 1972
Limas       Guillermo                            NS           4 Mar 1984
Lino        Antonio                              84 yrs       5 Jan 1990
Lopez       Andres                               18 Nov 1918  25 Dec 1936
Lopez       Genaro     G                         57 yrs       3 Jan 2002
Lopez       George     M                         7 yrs        6 Nov 1969
Lopez       Isaura     Gonzales De               78 yrs       20 Dec 1988
Lopez       Juan       N                         16 May 1873  23 Oct 1951
Lopez       Julian     L                         65 yrs       30 Dec 1986
Lopez                                            18 yrs       25 Dec 1936
Luera       Juan                                 1883         1957
Macias      Antonio                              13 Jun 1882  1 Aug 1938
Madrid      Francisco                            Infant       12 Mar 1947
Maesa       Jose       Z                         NS           NS
Maese       Mariana                              17 Jan 1883  5 Aug 1966
Marabal     Rosa                                 NS           19 Jan 1997
Marduez     Encarnasion                          18 months    3 Dec 1942
Marquez     Abelina    Trujillo                  60y 5m 22d   24 Oct 1960
Marquez     Avelina    T                         NS           24 Oct 1960
Marquez     Cornilio    Benjamin                  1934         1957
Marquez     Isidra     A                         NS           14 Sep 1997
Marquez     Jean                                 NS           31 Oct 1972
Marquez     Juan                                 17 Jan 1898  31 Oct 1972
Marquez     Margaret   Dell                      88 yrs       18 Jul 1980
Marquez     Regino                               12 Mar 1892  9 Apr 1982
Marquez     Romana                               1885         1 Nov 1918
Marquez     Twins                                NS           20880
Martinez    Agapita    Jojola                    20 Nov 1903  19 Feb 1963
Martinez    Audi       B                         NS           NS
Martinez    Cruz       M                         14 Feb 1921  16 Jan 1972
Martinez    Jesus                                1889         1961
Martinez    Julia      Luevanos                  30 Jul 1885  4 Jun 1962
Martinez    Julia                                1874         1961
Martinez    Lucy       H                         NS           11 May 2002
Martinez    Modesto                              NS           19 Mar 1932
Martinez    Ramon                                1891         1974
Matilda     Theresa    De Carme                  NS           13 Jan 1992
Mirabal     Paul       Michael                   29 yrs       30 Jun 1990
Miramontes  Anselmo                              20 yrs       20 Mar 1919
Misquez     Albino     H                         NS           12 Oct 1972
Misquez     Benjamin   Serra                     6 Jan 1926   28 Dec 1980
Misquez     Candido                              79 yrs       19 Jun 1961
Misquez     Carlos     Getz                      68 yrs       8 Nov 197?
Misquez     Christina  Trujillo                  3 Jun 1923   5 Oct 1998
Misquez     Flora      V                         70 yrs       4 Feb 1937
Misquez     Francisco                            1875         1947
Misquez     George     Serna                     51 yrs       28 Dec 1980
Misquez     John                                 70 yrs       26 Dec 1963
Misquez     Julian     S                         69 yrs       31 Dec 1983
Misquez     Julian     S                         63 yrs       8 Sep 1914
Misquez     Margaret                             30 Aug 1915  15 Jul 1980
Misquez     Nustra     Madre      Sara           NS           24 Nov 1972
Misquez     Richard    Eugene                    35 yrs       13 Jun 1987
Misquez     Sara                                 15 Nov 1897  24 Nov 1972
Misquiz     Emiliano                             1934         1952
Missquez    Maria      Conception                88 yrs       24 Apr 1976
Molina      Barbara    B                         94 yrs       25 Mar 1984
Molina      Facundo    F                         81 yrs       18 Sep 1985
Molina      Filomeno                             26 Jun 1871  25 Jan 1942
Molina      Genevebo   Baca                      NS           20 Mar 1987
Molina      Genovebo   Baca                      66 yrs       20 Mar 1987
Molina      Juanita                              NS           8 May 1989
Molina      Longino    F                         102y 2m 1d   11 Nov 1967
Molina      Manuel     B                         70 yrs       10 Oct 1988
Molina      Maxillian                            1878 Jul     24 Mar 1947
Molina      Ruben      B                         51 yrs       31 Aug 1984
Molinar     Frances    A                         64 yrs       3 Jul 1987
Molinar     Santos     G                         74 yrs       9 Apr 1996
Monlino     Maxilliano                           51 yrs       10 Aug 1972
Montava     Teodaro                              NS           NS
Montejo     Eva        H                         1897         22 Nov 1963
Montejo     Pete                                 1887         6 Apr 1963
Montes      Stevie     Carabajal                 NS           16 Oct 1962
Montola     Erinillo                             Infant       NS
Montolla    Lupe                                 NS           NS
Montoya     Alberto    3rd                       NS           21 Feb 1962
Montoya     Alberto    B          Sr             83 yrs       31 Jan 1989
Montoya     Angelita   Z                         2 Aug 1902   19 Dec 1927
Montoya     Carlos                               17 yrs       8 Aug 1963
Montoya     Edward     H                         1 Nov 1973   1 Nov 1973
Montoya     Estella    R                         8 Jan 1956   9 Oct 1957
Montoya     Fallesio   Josefa                    59 yrs       11 Oct
Montoya     Francisco                            2 Nov 1902   11 Jun 1977
Montoya     Johnny     C                         21 Jul 1969  24 Jul 1969
Montoya     Josecito                             NS           1922 Feb
Montoya     Magdelena                            NS           11 Feb 1950
Montoya     Margarita                            NS           12 Feb 1950
Montoya     Margarita                            79 yrs       11 Jan 1983
Montoya     Michelle                             Infant       4 May 1987
Montoya     Mrs        G                         14 Dec 1925  10 May 1965
Montoya     Thomas     B          (USArmyWW2)    13 Oct 1899  13 Dec 1963
Moralez     Beatrice   M                         NS           NS
Morones     Margarita  G                         4 Feb 1948   17 Jan 1973
Munos       Sixta      S                         38 yrs       11 Mar 1926
Munoz       Juan       T                         NS           1948
Munoz       Luis       T                         76 yrs       19 Apr 1983
Nava        Margarito  M                         Infant       15 Feb 1941
Navares     Jose       S                         1915         12 Jul 1961
Navares     Juanito    S                         NS           11 Sep 1936
Navarez     Frank      Salvatierre(Army)         29 Jan 1930  13 Apr 1958
Nevarez     Georgia    S                         16 Oct 1901  21 May 1979
Nevarez     Maria      Vielma                    Infant       7 Feb 1973
Nevarez     Rosaria                              1933         1937
Ochoa       Andres     Corona                    95 yrs       22 Sep 1989
Ochoa       Guadalupe                            35 yrs       7 Jan 1927
Olayo       Juan                                 20 Oct 1920  19 Jan 1965
Orona       Carmel                               30 yrs       9 Sep 1924
Orta        Hipolito   B                         25 Aug 1901  7 Oct 1963
Orta        Hipolito   B          Sr             NS           7 Oct 1963
Orta        Luisa      D                         8 Aug 1905   7 Nov 1959
Ortega      Crecencia  C                         39 yrs       12 Jun 1924
Ortega      Maria                                92 yrs       1957 Feb
Pacheco     Angelita                             NS           NS
Pacheco     Fidel                                NS           NS
Pacheco     Frankie    A                         NS           NS
Pacheco     Fransica   H                         88 yrs       25 Dec 1970
Pacheco     Juan       Manuel                    47 yrs       16 Nov 1990
Pacheco     Leo        M                         NS           16 Mar 1991
Pacheco     Socorro    A                         NS           NS
Padilla     Edwardo    R                         NS           17 Aug 1994
Padilla     Francisco  Vargas                    90 yrs       22 Oct 1981
Padilla     Isabel                               NS           NS
Padilla     Juana                                16 May 1856  15 Apr 1940
Padilla     Manuel                               NS           21 Sep 1998
Padilla     Margarito  2nd                       NS           NS
Paez        Dolores    C                         NS           NS
Parra       Antonio    E                         17 Feb 1921  13 Jan 1969
Parra       Cipriana   A                         20 Aug 1913  30 Apr 1987
Parra       D          T                         NS           4 Aug 1995
Parra       Domicio    T                         81 yrs       23 Aug 1982
Parra       Ricardo    Rodriquez                 49 yrs       6 Jul 1996
Parra       Robert     P          Sr             31 Jan 1946  11 Oct 1994
Pas         Miguel                               56 yrs       27 Nov 1924
Paz         Rafaela                              73 yrs       16 Jun 1976
Pearela     Maria                                NS           1956 Jul
Pedraza     Guadalupe                            5 Feb 1908   13 Nov 1942
Pedraza     Pedro      D                         25 Nov 1905  19 Nov 1985
Pedroza     Cruz       C                         3 May 1900   26 Apr 1975
Pedroza     Cruz       C                         3 May 1900   26 Apr 1974
Pedroza     Guadalupe                            5 Feb 1908   13 Nov 1942
Pedroza     Lonjino                              15 Aug 1898  3 Dec 1942
Pena        David                                NS           13 Dec 2000
Pena        Eujenio                              1864         1928
Pena        Frank                 (USARMY WW2)   1917         1975
Perea       Carlos     A                         1959         10 Mar 1973
Polanco                                          NS           NS
Ponce       Elosia     Orta                      64 yrs       3 Aug 1927
Port        Ricardo                              NS           NS
Portillo    Anastacio                            73 yrs       12 Nov 1987
Portillo    Pascuala   Polanco                   68 yrs       30 Nov 1987
Portillo    Sipriana                             75 yrs       10 Aug 1938
Quinones    Rafael                               1904 Jun     11 Mar 1933
R           M          G                         4 Jun 1902   2 Apr 1948
Ramirez     Marcos                               25 Apr 1874  28 May 1967
Ramirez     Maria      T                         6 Feb 1950   9 Mar 1981
Ramirez     Raymmond                             NS           18 Feb 1975
Ramirez     Saviez     Padilla                   Infant       16 Sep 1998
Ramirez     Veronica   Shermaha                  NS           2 Mar 1999
Rel         A                                    NS           NS
Rel         Carlos     C                         51 yrs       17 Aug 1984
Rel         Francisca  Apodaca                   2 Jun 1902   9 Oct 1955
Rel         Juanita    Molina     Weyant         62 yrs       8 May 1989
Rel         Manuel                               NS           NS
Rel         Manuela    A                         NS           SN
Rel         Maria      A                         NS           NS
Renteria    Candelaria                           4 Jan 1871   9 Apr 1956
Renteria    Juan                                 30 Aug 1866  20 Apr 1956
Renteria    Marcelino  M                         85 yrs       23 Aug 1985
Renteria    Marcelino  Montoya                   NS           20 Aug 1985
Renteria    Vincente   B                         71 yrs       11 Dec 1975
Reta        Fernando   C                         30 May 1921  15 Aug 2001
Reynolds    Virgil     D                         86 yrs       18 Jul 1980
Rojas       Luz        O                         NS           13 May 1991
Romero      Abran      B                         24 Mar 1881  13 Jul 1944
Romero      Arturo                               3 Jan 1955   2 Sep 1977
Romero      Pedro      R                         NS           26 Jan 1991
Romero      Roman      R                         70 yrs       5 Nov 1989
Salas       Fred       A          (WW2)          18 Jun 1920  25 Jan 2001
Salas       Marta      A                         6 Apr 1926   6 Aug 1993
Salcedo     Josephine  D                         16 Feb 1905  26 Nov 1994
Salcedo     Juan       D                         8 Mar 1900   7  Mar 1971
Salcido     Esther                               64 yrs       10 Jan 1985
Salcido     Louis      A                         NS           20 Jun 1998
Salcido     Pablo      Sr                        NS           15  Feb 1959
Salcido     Socoro     A                         NS           NS
Sandoval    Leo        F                         NS           22 Jul 1962
Santiago    B          Hernandez                 NS           6 Jan 1994
Serna       Alfonso    M                         NS           20  Jun 1995
Serna       Luz        O                         NS           NS
Silva       Zenon                                1860         14 Mar 1924
Solcido     Theresa    D                         61 yrs       19 Sep 1990
Soto        Gonzalo                              NS           22 Jan 1980
Soto        Gonzolo                              60 yrs       22 Jan 1988
Urdiales    Roberto                              NS           29 Jun 1985
Urdialez    Roberto                              43 yrs       1 Jul 1985
Valenzuela  Raquela    Herrera                   NS           2 Apr 1991
Vasquez     Meliton    P                         83 yrs       24 Aug 1987
Vielma      ChristopherD                         Infant       11 Jun 1973
Vielma      Teresa                               27 Jan 1949  21 Sep 1953
Villa       Felix      Jorge                     NS           1 Sep 1995
Villa       Gregerio                             66 yrs       6 Feb 1988
Watson      Ivan                                 NS           18 Sep 1982
Weyant      Jesus      Richard                   38 yrs       15 Aug 1981
Unknown