This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marcenath158 Surnames: Betancourt, Herrera, Trejo, Fernandez, Robles Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newmexico.counties.donaana/5254/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Laura V. Betancourt, age 87, of Las Cruces entered eternal life Saturday, March 5, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. As her father was a participant in the Railroad Bracero Program, she was born in a boxcar along the New Mexico railroad line on August 18, 1923, with her birth registered in Portales, New Mexico. Laura continued to live in a boxcar with her parents and some of her siblings until her father was permanently assigned to work at the railroad station in El Paso, Texas. Grandma, as she was known to all, will be best remembered for her extreme sense of humbleness, her loving and material compassion and ability to provide assistance to her children and grandchildren. Her sense of honesty and candidness, her strong personal and work ethics, her intelligence, great ability to cook and crochet, and when least expected, her witty and dry sense of humor were also among her many memorable attributes. She is survived by her daughters; Rachel Carabajal (Monico) and Lisa Betancourt; son, Jose A. Betancourt and her loving and caring granddaughter, Belinda Lucero (Richard), who was her primary caretaker. Other survivors include 16 grandchildren, 28 great- grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren, as well as two sisters, Raquel Herrera of El Paso, Texas and Donatila (Tila) Trejo of Los Angeles, California. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Gloria V. Fernandez, her father and mother, Patricino and Paula Robles, as well as 6 siblings. Cremation will take place and a Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held at 2 PM Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Baca's Funeral Home, 300 E. Boutz Road. Inurnment of cremains will take place at a later date. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Baca's Funeral Home and Sunset Crematory of Las Cruces 527-2222. For online condolences logon to www.bacasfuneralchapelslascruces.com. Published in Las Cruces Sun-News on March 10, 2011 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.