Roselie Atkins

Graveside services are scheduled at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, Feb. 19, at Twin Oaks Memorial Park for Roselie Kathrene Atkins of Hagerman, New Mexico.

Mrs. Atkins, 73, died Sunday, February 15, 2015 at her home in Hagerman.

Visitation will be at Terpening & Son Mortuary beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

Roselie was born July 5, 1941 in Flushing, Ohio; the daughter of James Ferman Van Curen and Marjorie (Triplett) Van Curen. She was a longtime area resident.

She was a bookkeeper and was the previous assistant director at Artesia Head Start. She was a member of the Mormon Church, enjoyed sewing and was a pet lover.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers John Van Curen and Rusty Van Curen.

Survivors include a son Nate Smith of Hagerman; daughters Sheila Upton of Peoria, AZ, and Charlene Smith of Hagerman; brother Clifford Van Curen of Artesia, NM; sisters Bonnie Johns of Artesia, NM, Sharon Tyler of Carlsbad, NM and Elizabeth Capito of Las Vegas, Nevada; 4 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

Visitation

Terpening Son Mortuary
611 W. Grand Ave.
Artesia, NM  88210
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
10:00 am - 8:00 pm

Service

Graveside

Twin Oaks Memorial Park
59 Lake Arthur Highway
Artesia, NM  88210
Thursday, February 19, 2015
3:00 pm

Cemetery

Twin Oaks Memorial Park
59 Lake Arthur Highway
Artesia, NM  88210