Leona Omelian

Graveside services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 12, at Woodbine Cemetery in Artesia, N.M. for longtime Artesia resident Leona Emma Omelian, 2419 Western Way, Carlsbad, New Mexico. Mrs. Omelian, 85, died Sunday, June 9, 2002 at Lea Regional Medical Center in Hobbs, New Mexico. She was born November 28, 1916 in Rosedale, Kansas; the daughter of Carl Erhart Kurtz and Eva Falk Kurtz. On July 15, 1949, she was married to Victor James Omelian in Harrisonville, Missouri. He preceded her in death January 15, 1981. She was a housewife and member of the Baptist denomination. Survivors include caregivers Trish Gonzalez, Carolyn Johnson and Stephena Moore all of Carlsbad.