Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Frank Dietrich
Dec 14, 2009
Formerly of Las Animas and more recently a resident of Casa del Sol, Frank Dietrich died Monday, Dec. 14, three weeks short of his 96th birthday, at the AVRMC Nursing Care Center. Born Jan 4, 1914 to Frank Adam and Louise Edwards Dietrich and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa., as a young man Mr. Dietrich fell in love with the Southwest...
Kenneth Lee Scott
Dec 8, 2009
Kenneth Lee Scott, 50, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at his La Junta home. Memorial service will be Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel with Father Bernhard Ebert officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, December 13th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. He was born on July 16, 1959...
Gilbert J. Montano
Dec 6, 2009
Gilbert J. Montano, Sr., 76, of La Junta, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. Private services will be held at a later date. Gilbert was born on June 29, 1933 to Tony Martinez & Mary Tafoya in Maxwell, New Mexico. He married Simonita M. Sandoval on April 29, 1960 in La Junta, CO....
Ewell E. Hunnicutt
Dec 3, 2009
Ewell E. Hunnicutt , 86, passed away Dec. 3, 2009 at his La Junta home. Ewell was born on Sept. 26, 1923 to Earl & Edna (Price) Hunnicutt, in a dugout on the ranch his family homesteaded and later spent the majority of his life. He attended schools in the Kim area. In August 1943, prior to his senior year,...
Sally R. Fagan
Dec 2, 2009
Sally R. Fagan, 79, passed away Dec. 2, 2009 at her Rocky Ford home. Funeral services will be Monday, December 7, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Brian Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Sally was born on June 12, 1930 to Bob & Winnie (McNutt) Pennington in Manzanola, Colorado. She...
Barbara Chandler Miller
Dec 1, 2009
Barbara Chandler Miller , 89, of La Junta, passed away Dec. 1, 2009 in Denver. Memorial service will be Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church with Father Bernhard Ebert officiating. Barbara was born and raised in Fort Collins, CO, on Nov. 18, 1920 to Lowell and Doris Chandler. In her younger years she was...
Barbara E. Lance
Nov 23, 2009
Barbara E. Lance, 93, of La Junta, passed away November 23, 2009, in La Junta. Funeral services will be Monday, November 30, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene with Reverend Brian Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 29, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Barbara...
Juan Aragon
Nov 22, 2009
Graveside funeral services for Juan Aragon, 93, of Swink were held Wednesday, November 25 at 11:00 a.m. Burial was in Calvary Cemetery in La Junta under the direction of Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home. Officiating will be Pastor Virgil Ortega. Mr. Aragon died peacefully Sunday at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center, surrounded by his family. Juan Aragon was born December...
Curtis D. Byers
Nov 21, 2009
Curtis Dale Byers, 47, of La Junta, passed away November 21, 2009, in La Junta. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 28, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Las Animas. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 27, from Noon to 5:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel in La Junta. Curtis was born on March 5, 1962, in...
Paul J. Whatley
Nov 21, 2009
Paul J. Whatley, 86, of La Junta, passed away November 21, 2009, at the Spanish Peaks Regional Health Care Center in Walsenburg. Per his request cremation has taken place and there will be no services. Paul was born on January 25, 1923, in La Junta, Colorado to Robert & Faustina (Martinez) Whatley. He married Emma Caponera on July 18, 1944...
Annie V. "Ann" Bond
Nov 20, 2009
Annie V. “Ann” Bond, 68, of La Junta, Colorado passed away Friday, November 20, 2009 at St. Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo, Colorado following a long battle with cancer. Born December 2, 1940 in Yuba City, California to Arthur Gilbert and Elizabeth (Sanderson) La Montagne, Ann grew up in Sutter, California. Ann met Orville Lester "Larry" Bond of Crowley, Colorado...
Keith E. Defoe
Nov 17, 2009
Keith DeFoe, 65, of Pueblo West, Colorado died November 17, 2009 near Fort Worth, Texas, in a head on collision. Private interment was at Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
Elizabeth Irene Platt
Nov 10, 2009
Elizabeth Irene Platt, 62, of Swink passed away November 10, 2009, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. She was born April 19, 1947 in Engleville, Colorado to Raymond & Evelyn (Montoya) Dominguez. She married Larry Platt on December 8, 1973 in Rocky Ford. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and children. She and Larry were always together. Elizabeth...
Alfred "Faf" Salazar, Jr.
Nov 9, 2009
Alfred “Faf” Salazar, Jr., 62, of La Junta, passed away November 9, 2009, in Pueblo. Recitation of the Rosary will be Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. and the Funeral Mass will follow at 10:00 a.m. with both services at Our Lady Guadalupe/St. Patrick Parish with Father Charles Sena officiating. Interment will follow the Mass at Calvary Cemetery with...
Marie Elizabeth Schulz
Nov 4, 2009
Marie Elizabeth Schulz, 91, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Nursing Care Center. She was born on October 22, 1918 in La Junta, Colorado to George & Amanda (Thompson) May. She graduated from La Junta High School in 1937. She married Carl G. Schulz on May 19, 1941 in La Junta; he preceded her...
Amelia Nutt
Nov 4, 2009
Amelia Schmidt Nutt, 98, passed away November 4, 2009, in Pueblo, Colo. She was born June 6, 1911 in Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma to Peter J. and Mary (Base) Schmidt. Graveside services will be Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at Valley View Cemetery in Ordway. Visitation is Wednesday, November 11, 2009, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and...
Raymond "Trigger" Arguello
Nov 3, 2009
Raymond “Trigger” Arguello, 70, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center. He was born on December 20, 1938 in Las Animas, Colorado to Raymond & Percy (Sisneros) Arguello. Raymond had a passion for storytelling; it was his life. He enjoyed listening to his Spanish music, cowboy western movies, being a taxi to anyone...
Allen Bair
Oct 31, 2009
Allen Bair, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 31, 2009. He was born on January 2, 1916 in Clayton, New Mexico to Ben & Lenore (Riggs) Bair. They came to La Junta in 1924 in a covered wagon and remained in La Junta except for 6 months in Marble, Arkansas. He graduated from La Junta...
Barbara J. Marriott
Oct 30, 2009
Barbara J. Marriott, 63, of La Junta passed away unexpectedly on Friday, October 30, 2009 in Florence, Colorado. She was born on June 2, 1946 in Lamar, Colorado to Harold Roy & Vada Mae (Best) Marriott. She graduated from Las Animas High School class of 1964. She was a member of the La Junta Elks Lodge #701 & was the...
Larry L. Madsen
Oct 26, 2009
Larry L. Madsen, 68, passed away on Monday, October 26, 2009 at his home in Goldendale, WA. He was born on March 18, 1941 in La Junta, Colorado to Fay C. & Hannah (Porter) Madsen. He grew up in La Junta and graduated from high school class of 1960. While in high school he ran a local service station. During...
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