System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!HELEN MCINTYRE WINTHER was born in Fort Hamilton, California on June 8, 1898. She died Sunday, June 9th at 104 years of age. She moved to El Paso in 1927. Her first husband, Ralph G. McIntyre was with Standard Oil of Texas. She was a past member of the Woman's Club, Kern Place Garden Club, PEO and St. Clements. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Ralph McIntyre and Arthur Winther of El Paso and her son, Ralph G. McIntyre, Jr. of Roswell, NM. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn McIntyre Gardner of McLean, VA and her stepdaughter, Ann Winther of St. Croix, Virgin Islands; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She will be entombed in Cypress Lawn Cemetery in Colma, California. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity or church of your choice.
DIONISIO NEGRETE, M. D. 12/13/30 - 6/5/02 Prominent former El Paso physician and surgeon, Dionisio Negrete, M.D. passed away in Edinburg, Texas. Born on the west side, in Kansas City, he graduated from Redemptorist High School, married Mary Louise Espinosa and had four children. Mark, Teresa, Paul and Margaret. Dr. Negrete learned that he had the aptitude to succeed when he served in the U.S. Air Force as a communications specialist in Korea. He then received a degree in Science from Texas Western. Dionisio dreamed of more. He graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia Medical School, completed surgical residency at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Dr. Negrete returned to El Paso, opened his surgical practice in 1965. He thrived in the city he loved. His very special way with patients and colleagues enriched his life and the lives of those he touched. Later he married Ellen Negrete and had two children, Nichole and Joseph. Dr. Negrete loved music, played musical instruments, studied foreign languages, loved to read, traveled the world, became a licensed airplane pilot helped many young people get their start as professionals and was a tireless promoter of higher education. Memorial Mass: St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday June 15, 2002 at 10:00 A.M. Cards may be sent to Mark Negrete, 3086 Kings Crown, El Paso, TX 79936. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
ALLEN, ALFRED, 85, Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Funeral Service: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church. Interment : Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by son George E. Reeder. Arrangements by Hillcrest Funeral Home-Carolina.
ARREOLA, JESUS ARTURO, 36, Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Sunset Funeral Home-East, Chapel of Remembrance. Funeral Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2002 at San Jose Catholic Mission. Interment : Restlawn Memorial Park. Survived by father Macario Arreola, daughters Leann Yanez and Alexis Arreola, brothers Luis Raul, Macario Jr., and Mario, sisters Elsa Rodriguez and Cecilia Rosas. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home - N.E.
BARCENA, ANNE KAREN, 82, Visitation: 4-9 p.m. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Mass: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Burial: Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by husband Ricardo Jose Barcena Sr., sons A. Andrew Barcena, and Ricardo J. Barcena, daughters Melinda A. Wills and Melissa A. Williamson, sister Margaret Riley. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home West.
BEDELL, GWEN M., 78, Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by husband George William Bedell, brother Hank Maynard, sisters Ruth Chandler, Esther Stewart, Betty Torgrimson, and Frances Upton. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home - N.E.
CHRISTE, GEORGE A., 95, Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Martin Funeral Home Central. Graveside Service: 1 p.m. Friday at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Interment : Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by sister Bessie A. Pappas. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home-Central.
GUADIAN, MODESTA, 53, Funeral Mass: 12 noon Thursday, June 13, 2002, at Our Lady of the Light Church. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by daughters Veronica Guadian, Leticia Guadian, Maria Belen Juarez, Esperanza Guadian, sons Wilfredo Guadian, Danial Guadian, sisters Micaela Galvan, Rebeca Emiliano, brothers Candelario Aguilera, Alfredo Aguilera, Pedro Aguilera, and Arsenio Aguilera. Arrangements by La Paz Funeral Home.
HARKINS, JEAN MARIE, 80, Visitation: 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Harding-Orr and McDaniel Funeral Home. Graveside Service: 1:30 p.m. at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Interment : Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by daughter Linda Willhite, son Mike Harkins. Arrangements by Harding-Orr & McDaniel Funeral Home.
GARCIA, AMARIS, infant, Visitation: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by parents Gilbert Garcia and Erica Tabarez, brother Sebastian Tabarez. Arrangements by Hillcrest Funeral Home-Carolina.
MACK, SR., DENNIS EARL, 58, Visitation: 5 to 9 PM Thursday, June 13, 2002 at Sunset Funeral Home-N.E. Funeral Service: 12:30 PM Friday at Unity Missionary Baptist Church. Graveside Service: 2:30 PM Friday at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by sons Rafael H. Mack and Dennis E. Mack Jr., daughter Tanya Y. Mack, brothers Andy Graham and Charles Graham. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home - N.E.
MARTINEZ, JOSE LUIS, 48, Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2002 at San Jose Funeral Home. Rosary: 2 p.m. Thursday at San Jose F. H. Chapel. Cremation services will he held at a later date. Survived by wife Alma O. Martinez, father Luis Alvarado, sons Jose Luis Martinez, Jr., Juan Enriquez, daughters Angie Martinez, Isabell Martinez, brothers Jose A. Alvarado, Armando Alvarado, sisters Sandra Lujan, Lourdes Castro, Angela Romero, Rosie Hernandez, Veronica Gonzalez. Arrangements by Mt. Carmel Funeral Home.
MARTINEZ, ROSA, 74, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2002. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mt. Carmel Funeral Home. Funeral Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2002 at Santo Nino de Atocha Catholic Church. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by mother Timotea Ordaz, son Joaquin Martinez, daughter Eva Martinez, brothers Toribio Carrillo, Emilio Carrillo, sisters Catalina Torres, Merced Carrillo. Arrangements by San Jose Funeral Home.
MOLINA, JUAN, 81, Visitation: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Hillcrest Funeral Home. Prayer Service: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Templo La Hermosa. Funeral Service: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Templo La Hermosa. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by sons Alfonso, Jorge, Arturo, & Ricardo Molina, sisters Juana Molina Cerrantes, Angela Godinez, Monica Draper, & Eva Molina. Arrangements by Hillcrest Funeral Home-Carolina.
ORTEGA, MIGUEL V., 74, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday June 13, 2002. Funeral Wake Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Martin Funeral Home-Central Chapel. Funeral Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2002 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by wife Paulina Ortega, sons Miguel, Jimmy Ortega, Primo Torres, brother Carlos Ortega, sisters Ruth Delgado, Tere Arias, Lupe Barrajas and Lupe DeMas. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home-Central.
RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL, 83, Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at El Paso Mission Funeral Home. Funeral Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Patricks Cathedral. Interment : Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by wife Guadalupe, step-sons Alejandro, Ernesto, Juan, and Miguel, brothers Ernesto, Raymundo, and Robert. Arrangements by El Paso Mission Funeral Home.
STEINMEIER, HEINZ, 60, Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 14, 2002. Wake: 6:30 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home-East. Memorial Service: to follow wake. Interment : Private. Survived by wife Belinda Steinmeier, sons Erik Steinmeier, Heinz Steinmeier Jr., step-daughters Sujei C. Ball, Jessica G. Ball. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home-East.
VALENCIA, MARIA I., 80, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 13, 2002. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at La Paz Funeral Home. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2002 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Cremation to follow. Survived by daughter Socorro Irene Stark, brothers Leopoldo Salais, Luis Salais, sisters Maria del Transito Quezada, Altagracia Salais. Arrangements by La Paz Funeral Home.
WARD, ROBERT, 68, Graveside Service: 9 a.m. Friday, June 14, 2002 at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Interment : Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by wife Marta L. Ward, son Gary A. Ward, daughter Anita R. Brown. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home - N.E.
JOSEFINA A. SALAS-PORRAS, beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend, who made her mark nationally and internationally as an educator, entrepreneur and philanthropist died of pancreatic cancer in her El Paso home on Friday June 7th, 2002. She was the daughter of Enrique and Josefina Acevedo, longtime El Pasoans who immigrated to El Paso from Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Born in 1926, "Pipina" attended Houston Elementary, graduated from El Paso High School at age 15 and from Texas College of Mines (now University of Texas at El Paso) at age 19 with a degree in English and minors in Spanish and Education. One of only 14 Hispanic women at the college when she enrolled, she made the Honor Roll, served as a class officer and was elected vice president of Sigma Delta Chi. She always knew that she wanted to be a teacher and, at the age of 12, had her first summer school on her front porch. The following summer, the El Paso Public Schools loaned her desks, blackboards, and textbooks so she could expand her school to the basement of her home. Upon graduation from college, she taught elementary school for several years before marrying fellow Texas College of Mines alum Francisco (Pancho) Salas-Porras in 1948. They immediately moved to Los Angeles where Pancho was Vice President of Azteca Films and they enjoyed Hollywood premieres, the beach and raising a family that would eventually include six children. In 1964 the family returned to El Paso and Pipina returned to teaching for the Public School. She yearned to have her own school again and in 1970 founded the Bilingual Institute, an international multi-faceted language school that provided training in second language acquisition and cultural awareness to individuals, businesses, governments and corporations, with bases in El Paso, Austin, Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico and Nicaragua. Clients included General Motors, McDonalds, General Electric, Ford and numerous El Paso and Juarez businesses. Her business success led to appointments as the first Hispanic woman on key boards, including the Freedom Forum, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas-El Paso Branch, El Paso Electric Company, Mountain Bell-Texas Advisory Board. Among the 19 boards on which she served included many in El Paso; KCOS Public Television, El Paso Convention and Visitors Bureau, El Paso Diabetes Association, and Los Pobres Community Theater. She also served as a member of the Advisory Councils for the Business Department of the El Paso Community College and the College of Communications at the University of Texas at Austin. When named a trustee of Freedom Forum (then the Gannett Foundation) in 1979, she was one of very few, if not the only, Hispanic woman serving on a major U.S. foundation board. During her 22 years of service the foundation grew in both size and impact. It is now building the Newseum, a news museum on Washington, D.C.'s Pennsylvania Avenue. She was committed to advocacy for programs to extend opportunities to Hispanics and others in need. She was a strong supporter of the UTEP Mother-Daughter program, a member of Hispanics in Philanthropy, and encouraged Freedom Forum initiatives advancing racial diversity in the media. A dedicated and energetic supporter of her alma mater, she was a member of the UTEP Women's Auxiliary, Alumni Association, Matrix Society and chairwoman of her class reunion. Through the Freedom Forum, she brought much recognition and financial support not only to the Journalism department at UTEP, but also the Communication dept at UT-Austin, and Cathedral High School here in El Paso. She was extremely active in the community and participated in many civic and social organizations in El Paso and Juarez including the Pan American Roundtable and El Paso Boton Rojo. Many of her efforts were targeted to the most needy through local charities, churches and schools. She was especially proud of her final accomplishment in 2001 - publishing the book El Ratoncito Pequeno - a children's tale she remembered from her youth. It is illustrated by Jose Cisneros, a friend she had known all her life, and published locally by Cinco Puntos Press. Her hundreds of friends and family will agree that, more than her good deeds and hard work, she was known for her outgoing, enthusiastic personality, her ability to encourage and inspire people of all ages, her ready smile and her repertoire of jokes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Francisco Salas-Porras. She is survived by her children, Ana Luisa Salas-Porras of Austin, TX and children, Matthew Walcutt of Los Angles, CA and Maria Walcutt of San Francisco, CA; Alberto Salas-Porras of El Paso; Marta Salas-Porras and children, Kai and Xena of San Francisco, CA; Paco Salas-Porras and wife, Donna and children, Bobby, Eric and Evan of El Paso; Daniel Salas-Porras and wife Kyle and children, Julian and Ariana of Austin, TX; Cristina Salas-Porras and husband, Tony Cardoza and son, Xavier of Berkeley, CA; her brother, Jorge Enrique Acevedo and wife, Patsy of Austin, TX; and her sister, Maria Elena Flood and husband, Francis of El Paso. A rosary service will be held on Sunday, June 9, 2002 at St. Matthew's Catholic Church at 4 p.m. The funeral mass will take place at St. Matthew's Catholic Church, Monday June 10, 2002 at 1 p.m. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Alberto Salas-Porras, Francisco Salas-Porras, Daniel Salas-Porras, Matthew Walcutt, and Anthony Cardoza, and Jerome Flood. Honorary pallbearers will be Francis and Maria Elena Flood, Jorge Enrique Acevedo, Dr. Michael and Isabel Fushille, Let. Col. Ret. Juan and Maria Luisa Provencio, Delia Zoffman, Carlos Salas-Porras, and Guillermo Acevedo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the UTEP Development office c/o The Josefina A. Sasas-Porras Memorial Scholarship Fund, 1100 N. Stanton, Suite 201, El Paso, TX 79902 (915) 747-8533.
GWEN MAYNARD BEDELL, 78, Korean War Flight Nurse of El Paso, Texas, died June 4, 2002 at her home in El Paso, Texas with her beloved husband Lt. Colonel George Bedell (Ret.) at her side. Gwen was born December 3, 1923 in Billings, Montana, the fourth of nine children to James Dennis and Lillian Christine Maynard. At an early age she showed an aptitude for Leadership, Scholarship and Compassion. Upon graduation from Billings Senior High School, Gwen attended Nurse's Training at Billings Deaconess Hospital and worked as a nurse in Billings and Bozeman, Montana. She joined the United States Air Force in Denver, Colorado on March 12, 1951 and attended flight training in Mississippi. Before going to serve in the Korean War, the Air Force allowed her time, approximately a month, to take care of her brother Jim in Phoenix. Upon his death from cancer, she was immediately sent to Japan. When the Korean War ended, Captain Gwen Maynard was chosen to be the personal flight nurse to accompany former prisoner of war General Dean to Japan. In early 1953 Captain Maynard, U.S. Air Force, met Captain George Bedell, U.S. Army, in Tokyo. Later that year in December they were married at the American Consulate in Tokyo. Gwen was transferred from Hakata to Camp Misawa Air Force Base, separated from her husband. Shortly thereafter on August 21, 1954, she resigned from the Air Force and joined Captain George Bedell in Tokyo. Gwen worked at the Indian School in Seattle until Major Bedell returned from the Middle East. Then she accompanied him to Milwaukee for 2 years, during which time he served in the Army, and where they became avid fans of the Milwaukee Braves. With Gwen always at his side, assignments at Leavenworth Command General Staff School and as Battalion Commander of the McGregor Guided Missile Range in El Paso, Texas, Lt. Colonel George Bedell relied upon his gracious wife to entertain guests who visited this internationally known missile range. Gwen went to Germany with George for three years, and as he served the Army, she helped by being President of the German American Ladies Club of Ansbach, Germany. Then in late 1965, with her husband assigned to the Pentagon, she lived in Washington, D.C. where he retired in July to El Paso, Texas where they enjoyed retirement. Survived by her loving husband, Lt. Col. George Bedell (Ret.), four sisters, Ruth Chandler of Santa Clara, CA, Esther Stewart of Billings, MT, Betty Torgrimson of Puyallup, WA, and Frances Upton of El Segundo, CA, a brother Hank Maynard of Earp, CA, and Bair Oil, WY, 14 nieces and nephews and many great nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents James and Lily Maynard, brother James Maynard and sisters, Lillian House and Marge Maynard. An avid reader, worker of crossword puzzles, friend of animals, loving wife and sister, Gwen Maynard Bedell's brightness, generosity, love and charm will be greatly missed by her loved ones, and her strength, courage, tenacity, vision and compassion for others suffering from cancer and other illnesses will be an inspiration for many. "We love you Gwen." God Bless you on your wonderful journey, free of illness. Thank you for so many things, the gifts of your spirit will be with us, and we'll joyfully see you again someday, in heaven. Visitation will be on Wednesday June 12, 2002 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Sunset Funeral Home-N.E. located at 4631 Hondo Pass. Memorial Graveside Service will be on Thursday June 13, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. with military honors at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
AMPARAN, ADRIAN RENEE, 42, Visitation: 10 to 1 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2002. Prayer Service: 11 a.m. Monday at San Jose Funeral Home. Graveside Service: Monday at Memorial Pines Cemetery. Survived by mother Teresa Amparan, daughters Adriana Amparan, Monica Amparan, sisters Maria Torres, Carmen Moreno, Patricia Bunch, Sandra Nicolas, brothers Tony Amparan, Jorge Amparan, Carlos Amparan, Oscar Amparan. Arrangements by San Jose Funeral Home.
BELTRAN, NICANDRA, 87, Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2002. Vigil Service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at San Jose Funeral Home chapel. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Burial will follow Mass at Restlawn Memorial Park. Survived by son Adan Beltran, daughters Virginia Sapien and Rita Hernandez, sister Josefa Flores. Arrangements by San Jose Funeral Home.
BUNNER, JAMES E., 85, Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Monday June 10, 2002 at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery. Survived by wife Gloria Bunner, son James E. Bunner, Jr. Arrangements by Kaster-Maxon & Futrell Funeral Home.
DOMINGUEZ, VELIA, 73, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002. Prayer Service: 7 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Funeral Home West Chapel of Peace. Funeral Mass: 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2002 at Guardian Angel Church. Interment : Restlawn Memorial Park Survived by daughters Veronica Gonzalez and Laura Ramirez, son Eliseo Silva. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home - West.
HUMPHREY, RUBY N., 59, Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday June 11, 2002 at Martin Funeral Home-Central Chapel. Funeral Services: 12 noon Wednesday, June 12, 2002 at Shiloh Baptist Church. Interment : Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Survived by son Warren O. Humphrey, 3 brothers and 1 sister. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home-Central.
PEDREGON FLORES, GILBERTO, 81, Visitation: 3 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Funeral Home-East, Chapel of Remembrance. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Interment : Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Flores, sons Gilbert Flores, Jr., Pablo Arturo Flores, JoseLuis Flores, daughters Estela Flores Duran, Femma Olvera, Dolores Martinez, sisters Celia Jimenez, Teresa Rodriquez, Ana Fonseca. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home - East.
SEPULVEDA, ALVARO, 81, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Monday June 10, 2002. Rosary: 7 p.m. at La Paz Funeral Home. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by daughters Aurora Ramirez, Evangelina Martinez, son Alvaro Antonio Sepulveda. Arrangements by La Paz Funeral Home.
SHARP SALAS, CHERIE, 67, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday June 9, 2002 at Martin Funeral Home-Central Rite of Committal: 9 a.m. Monday at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by spouse Gilberto Salas, sons Eric Shelton, Brian Shelton and Craig Brandon, brothers Hector Quevedo and Roberto Quevedo, sisters Isabella Quevedo, Anna Quevedo, Margarita Quevedo and Rosa Quevedo. Arrangements by Martin Funeral Home-Central.
SMITH, LAQUITA, 57, Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday June 9, 2002 at Restlawn Funeral Home. Prayer Service: 2:30 p.m. Monday at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery. Survived by husband Dale G. Smith, sons Leon & Karl Smith, daughter Esther Antonine. Arrangements by Restlawn Funeral Home.
SOTO, JORGE RUBEN, 11, Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Monday June 10, 2002. Rosary: 5 p.m. Monday, June 10, 2002 at Mt. Carmel Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at St. Pius Catholic Church. Interment : Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Survived by parents Ricardo Soto and Maricela Soto. Arrangements by Mt. Carmel Funeral Home.
