Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Ruby Rael
Jul 14, 2022
Ruby Rael, 87 of La Junta passed away on July 14, 2022, at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. She was born on July 24, 1934, in Ft. Collins to Fermin & Eloisa Alcia (Padilla) Rael. She worked at the El Camino Restaurant for several years. Also worked for the East Otero School district for several years....
Darlene Annette Moench
Jul 10, 2022
Darlene Annette Moench, 64, of La Junta passed away on July 10, 2022, at the Bent County Healthcare Center in Las Animas. She was born on July 26, 1957, in Denver to Gordon & Helen (Lucero) Moench. Darlene was a generous spirit who always found time to volunteer or sit and comfort a friend. A special person with a strong...
Maria "Sadie" Zenaida Sandoval
Jul 6, 2022
Maria “Sadie” Zenaida Sandoval February 22, 1930 – July 6, 2022 Sadie Sandoval 92, of Ordway, Colorado passed away on July 6th 2022 at Crowley County Nursing Center. She was born February 22nd 1930 in Villanueva, New Mexico to Domingo and Julia (Roybal) Chavez. Sadie was a loving wife to Bennie Sandoval and mother to Benjamin, Susie, Teresa and Raymond....
Eldon Dean Gierhan
Jun 19, 2022
Eldon Dean Gierhan, 86, passed away on June 19, 2022, at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. He was born on January 7, 1936, in Gresham, Nebraska to Otto & Esther (Schuknecht) Gierhan. He graduated Valedictorian from Gresham High School in 1953, graduated with honors from Kearney College in 1957, and achieved a master’s degree in Business and Education. Eldon...
Benny Alvino Gonzales
Jun 17, 2022
Benny Alvino Gonzales, 75, of Pueblo West, passed away on June 17, 2022, at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. He was born on March 1, 1947, in La Junta to John & Ida (Archuleta) Gonzales. He served in the U.S Army from 1965 to 1968. He worked for many years with the BNSF and eventually retired as a machine...
Gary Michael Mcdonald
Jun 14, 2022
Gary Michael (Mike) McDonald, 67, passed away on June 14, 2022, at his home in Amarillo, Texas, where he lived with his nephew Jason McDonald and his family. He was born to William Robert (Bob) and Huldah McDonald in LaJunta, Colorado on November 18th, 1954. He married Dora Mae Fulton on October 6, 1973. He joined the U.S. Navy in...
Shirley Mae Cody
Jun 8, 2022
Shirley Mae Cody passed away June 8, 2022, at the Palmilla Senior Living Center, Albuquerque, NM, at the age of 90. She was born January 14, 1932, to Abram Squire Vermilyea and Ruth Berniece Montogomery in Luton, Iowa. She attended schools in Luton, skipping 8th grade and graduating in 1949. She was on the high school girls’ basketball team all...
Walter Ray Wilson, Jr.
Jun 5, 2022
Walter Ray Wilson, Jr., 67, passed away on June 5, 2022, at his Olney Springs home. He was born on September 14, 1954, in National City, California to Walter Ray, Sr. & Welcome Opal (Vlach) Wilson. He attended schools in Ordway, La Junta and Pueblo. Walter loved the outdoors. Over time he enjoyed back packing, hunting, fishing, water skiing and...
Andrita "Ann" Medina Orosco
Jun 5, 2022
On Sunday, June 5, 2022, Andrita “Ann” Medina Orosco, loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away at the age of 89. Ann (also known as “Annie”) was born on October 10, 1932, in Holman, New Mexico to Jose Miguel Arsenio “Mike” Medina and Maria Salazar. Ann had a passion for taking care of others. She worked as a Certified Nurse’s...
Joshua David Beck
Jun 3, 2022
Joshua David Beck, 35 passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022, Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. A Celebration of Joshua's life will be Saturday, June 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at his residence. Online condolences may be made at www.PeacockFH.com. Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home & Arkansas Valley Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
John G. Reed
May 29, 2022
John G. Reed, 48, passed away unexpectedly on May 29, 2022, at his La Junta home. He was born on November 3, 1973, in La Junta to Roy & Kathy (Allsworth) Reed. John graduated from La Junta High School in 1992. After graduating high school, he began working for DeBourgh Mfg. as an assembly technician kick starting a 30-year career...
Heath Michale Grantham
May 25, 2022
Heath Michale Grantham October 27, 1976 – May 25, 2022 Heath Michale Grantham, 45, passed away on May 25, 2022, at his Ordway home. He was born on October 27, 1976, in La Junta to Fred R. & Michalle Kay (Bravo) Grantham. He attended Swink Schools and graduated in 1995 as the class salutatorian. Heath participated for several years in...
Eva Jean Apker
May 24, 2022
Eva Jean Tanner Apker, 94, passed away on May 24, 2022, at the University Park Care Center in Pueblo. She was born in Wiley, Colorado on Monday, September 26, 1927, to Frank & Eva (Willem) Tanner. She was the youngest of the children born to her parents and joined four other siblings. She was named in honor of her mother...
Juan Refugio "Cuco" Lopez Galindo
May 20, 2022
Juan Refugio “Cuco” Lopez Galindo, 82, of La Junta, passed away on May 20, 2022, at the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. He was born on June 24, 1939, in Valparaiso, Zacatecas, Mexico to Fernando Lopez & Josefa Galindo. Cuco worked as a ranch hand most of his life. He enjoyed the outdoors and working with all the animals, especially...
Emilio Albert Archuleta
May 10, 2022
Emilio “Mills” Albert Archuleta was born on Sept 23, 2002, in Thornton CO, to Kristin Anaya and Ugene “Gene” Archuleta, was called home unexpectedly on May 10, 2022. Throughout his life Mills was a loving son who enjoyed spending time with his family, friends and fiancé. Stubborn and big hearted he cherished the relationships with those closes to him and...
Frankie R. Lovato
May 3, 2022
Frankie R. Lovato, 33, of Rocky Ford, passed away on May 3, 2022 in Colorado Springs as a result of a vehicle accident. Frankie was born Jan. 20, 1989, in La Junta, Colorado to Tracy Lovato. He attended and graduated from La Junta High School in 2007. Frankie was proud to be a Tiger. Frankie began his career with The...
Lillian Malouff
May 1, 2022
Longtime La Junta resident Lillian Sayklay Malouff died May 1, 2022, at 96 years of age. She was a resident of Evergreen Gardens at that time. She was originally from El Paso, Texas, before moving to La Junta in 1946. Mrs. Malouff was preceded in death by her husband Phillip Malouff Sr., a well-known businessman in La Junta, and one...
Nash Ayala
Apr 30, 2022
Nash Ayala departed this life on April 30, 2022 at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Nash was born on April 11, 1926 in Greeley, Colorado to Santiago and Guadalupe Ayala. Nash worked many jobs in his life, the three most memorable being the Fox Theatre where he worked for 20+ years, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish School and of course...
Sharon Kay Phillips
Apr 29, 2022
Sharon Kay Phillips, 61, passed away on April 29, 2022, at her Cheraw home. She was born on May 20, 1960, in Craig, Colorado to James & Sharon (Hall) Johnson. She graduated from La Junta High School with the class of 1978. She later went on to OJC and received her AS degree in 1980 and her ASN degree in...
Judith Kay Miller
Apr 26, 2022
Judith Kay Miller was born September 19, 1941, in Trinidad, Colorado to parents Leonard Benjamin SR and Irma Joyce (Flaiz) Hannebaum. She went home to be with the lord on April 26, 2022, at her home in La Junta, Colorado.
She was the cornerstone that kept the family together through her passion and love of cooking and baking for every...
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