Kaitlin Rae Fancher

05/11/1999 - 04/19/2021

Obituary For Kaitlin Rae Fancher

Kaitlin Rae Fancher passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at age of 21. She was born May 11, 1999.

Kaiti (known to her family as “Kaiti Gator”) was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, and niece among many other deserving titles. Growing up, she had numerous accomplishments through 4-H and FFA. Kaiti studied abroad in Finland for her junior year of high school. She recently graduated with her Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing as a Crimson Scholar at NMSU in December 2020.

Kaiti had a unique ability to connect with people, especially some that are known to be more difficult than others. She was very independent and hard working. No task was too big for her to tackle. She had a wonderful smile. If you were fortunate enough to receive her smile, you knew she meant it. She loved learning languages. She spoke Finnish, Swedish, Spanish, and ASL.

If anything, Kaiti was an avid dog lover. One might think she loved dogs more than people. Kaiti’s hobbies included tie dyeing and collecting funky novelty socks.

Kaiti is survived by her father Ryan, mother Wendy, sister Chelsea, canine companions Biggie Smalls and Reggie, maternal grandparents Chip “GG” and Connie Greer of Truth or Consequences, NM, paternal grandparents Bobby Fancher (Deidre) of La Mesa, NM, and Dawn Pohl (Bill) of San Antonio, TX, Aunt Margaret Love Ortiz (Nicho) of Port Isabel, TX, Uncle Matt Greer of Katy, TX, Uncle Alex Fancher (Margarita) of Las Cruces, NM, Uncle Jake Fancher (Amanda) of Denver, CO, and Uncle Woody Utz (Carrie) of Buckeye, AZ along with many cousins and extended family.

A Funeral Service will be held Friday, April 30th at 10:00 am at the Fancher’s ranch in Hillsboro, NM.



Guest Book

To all the Fancher family- we are lifting you in prayer as you grieve and miss this beautiful young lady who has "gone home" before you. May Jesus wrap you in his loving arms and comfort you. She will live with you in your hearts forever. Jim and Clare Downing Salome, AZ

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Ryan, Wendy and Chelsea, Our thoughts and prayers go out to each of you during this most difficult time. Mark and Kim Pruit

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Dear Fancher family. We were heartbroken when we heard, that Kaitlin has passed away. It is something that is still hard to believe and accept. We are so sorry for your loss. We were very lucky to know Kaitlin. She lived with us for 4 months during her exchange in Finland in 2015 and she also visited us in 2019. Kaitlin was a very charming person, who loved the nature and animals. The New Mexican and Finnish cultures are very different, but she adapted to the Finnish lifestyle incredibly well. We still do not really understand, how she could learn our both languages, Finnish and Swedish, so quickly. She especially liked these Finnish words: höpö höpö. Kaitlin really loved the sauna, especially the wooden one by the sea. We remember sitting in the livingroom and hearing her listen to music in the sauna. She liked Finland, was interested of the arctic nature and got to visit Lapland twice. It is easy to say, that she was a citizen of the world of the new generation. During Kaitlin's exchange year, the mother of our family, Anne, fell sick with a serious disease and passed away in 2017. Kaitlin's presence during that time was one thing that helped us to keep the sad thoughts away. With her smile and laughter she brought us a piece of the New Mexican sun to help us during the hard times. We were planning to visit Kaitlin in New Mexico. Now everything has changed. We feel like we have lost a very dear person who was almost like a New Mexican daughter and sister for us. It is going to take some time to recover from this, but we believe that God is taking care of Kaitlin now. We will always miss you, Kaitlin. Risto, Roosa and Matilda Raiskila.

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Fancher Family, My deepest condolences to your family. I cannot imagine your pain, but pray you have God's light to lead you to peace. Kaiti was so beautiful inside and out. Susan Olguin, retired secretary from EP.

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Dear Ryan and Wendy. I cannot describe how I feel about your loss of little Kaiti. She was only eight years old when she helped you build our home. I loved little Kaiti as I did her sister Chelsea. I remember she and Chelsea earned a nickle for every lost nail they picked up around the house as it was being built. May God bless you and may you know even at 8 years of age she made a difference. Lyle Wetherholt

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Dear Ryan and Wendy, We are so sorry for your loss. I can't imagine the heartbreak you are experiencing. Am holding you in prayer to the Father for comfort and strength. Jan and Ron Wimsatt 5

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Dear Wendy, My heart breaks for you and your family. Know you are all in my prayers. Love, Nina Francione

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Kaitlin was beautiful, strong-willed, smart, and always unapologetically herself. She was talented at everything she did. I Will always treasure our memories growing up. I will never forget when we all had interviews for FFA leadership roles in school. We were asked what Disney character we'd be; everyone had chosen some sort of Disney princess character. But Kaiti chose Goofy. Her personality always stood out like that. She was awesome that way.

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My condolences and prayers to you and your family. Jesus gained a beautiful angel! May she Rest In Peace!😢❤️🙏🏻 Olga Renfro

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Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.

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