Obituaries
Obituaries in La Junta Colorado and
Clara Joann Whitehead
Mar 2, 2017
Clara JoAnn Whitehead, 82, of La Junta passed away on March 2, 2017 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. Clara was born on June 14, 1934 in Otway, Ohio to Charles E. & Clara E. (Davis) Dettwiller. JoAnn met her loving husband, David in 1953 while they attended Wilmington College. They were married on June 3,...
Katherine Jo Martinez
Feb 25, 2017
Katherine Jo Martinez, 62, passed away on February 25, 2017 at her La Junta home. Kathy was born on December 18, 1954 in Norton, Kansas to Lloyd & Hilda (Klein) Jackson. Kathy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She had a heart of gold and left an imprint on everyone she met. She was a second mother, nana and...
Joseph G. Bernal, Jr.
Feb 23, 2017
Joseph G. Bernal, Jr. went to be with his Savior and Lord Jesus on February 23, 2017. Even though he will be missed, his family is rejoicing in the fact that he is in the arms of Jesus. Joe was born in Walsh, CO, on March 11, 1969, to Joseph and Susan Bernal who currently reside in Kim, CO. Joe...
Joe Guerrero
Feb 22, 2017
Jose “Joe” Guerrero, 79, passed away on February 22, 2017 at his La Junta home. Joe was born on January 2, 1938 in La Junta, Colorado to Salvador & Estefana (Ramirez) Guerrero. He worked for many years at Otero Junior College. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his...
James Samuel Ramsey
Feb 22, 2017
James Samuel “Sam” Ramsey, 87, of Pueblo and formerly of Fowler, went to be with the Lord Jesus on February 22, 2017 at the Life Care Center in Pueblo. He was born on November 13, 1929 in Sturgeon, Missouri to Fred & Urilla (Blackwell) Ramsey. He married Joan L. Dilts on June 1, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico they were...
Randy J. Ross
Feb 21, 2017
Randy J. Ross, 64, of Pueblo, passed away at the Pueblo Community Living Center on Feb. 21, 2017. He was born on Sept. 9, 1952 in Vernal, Utah to George & Louise Nora (Taylor) Ross. Randy served in the United States Air Force from 1971 to 1972. Randy is survived by his children, Michael, Melody and Joshua; brothers, George, Kent...
Dorothy Mae Spencer
Feb 20, 2017
Dorothy “Dot” Mae Spencer, 90, of Rocky Ford passed away on February 20, 2017 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. She was born on August 13, 1926 in Rossville, Kansas to Lewis Vandiver & Estella Myrtle (Stamp) Burns. She married Delbert Kay “DK” Spencer on February 29, 1948 in Raton, New Mexico; he preceded her in...
Betty Lou Mcintyre
Feb 17, 2017
Betty Lou McIntyre, 86, of La Junta passed away on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, CO, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 6, 1931 in Salisbury, NC, the daughter of John William and Jesse Vera Yarbrough. She married Richard McIntyre on June 23rd, 1950 in Mayfield, KY; he preceded her in death...
Candace L. Cheney
Feb 16, 2017
Candace L. Cheney, 97, of La Junta passed away on February 16, 2017 at the Bent County Memorial Nursing Home in Las Animas. She was born on August 18, 1919 in Hoytsville, Utah to James & Ester (Sargent) Orr. She married Ralph R. Cheney, Sr. on July 13, 1942 in Malad City, Idaho; he preceded her in death on March...
Beulah Louise Russell
Feb 13, 2017
Beulah Louise Russell, 85, lifelong La Junta resident passed away on February 13, 2017 at the Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford surrounded by her family. She was born on May 7, 1931 in La Junta to Lawrence & Hattie (Pugh) Minniear. She married Virgil “Russell” Russell on February 16, 1949; he preceded her in death. She attended school...
Mary M. Fowler
Feb 13, 2017
Mary M. Fowler, 91, passed away on February 13, 2017 at her La Junta home after a diagnosis of acute leukemia. She was born on April 16, 1925 in La Junta to Clair & Iliff (Simonton) Pringle. She had two brothers, one of whom died in infancy. She attended La Junta schools and graduated from La Junta High School. After...
Clarence Slade Groves
Feb 11, 2017
Clarence Slade Groves, 103, of Olney Springs, CO, passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017, in care of family and nurses at the Crowley County Nursing Center in Ordway, CO. Born in rural Pope County, IL, August 24, 1913, to Isaac Jennings and Ella Mae Groves. From the age of seven he helped farm, clear timber, handle livestock, and hunt and...
Gerald Dean Delong
Feb 10, 2017
Gerald Dean DeLong, 84, of Rocky Ford passed away on February 10, 2017 at the Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center in La Junta. He was born on Mother's Day, May 8, 1932 to Charles G. & Selma (Hannebaum) DeLong on the farm his grandparents, Clinton and Belle DeLong, homesteaded in 1890. Gerald attended the Patterson Valley country school thru 5th...
Donald Gene Kehn
Feb 6, 2017
Donald Gene “Don” Kehn, 77, of Rocky Ford passed away on February 6, 2017 at the Pioneer Health Care Center in Rocky Ford. He was born on July 1, 1939 to Clarence & Justine (Statman) Kehn in Loveland, Colorado. He married Virginia Jaynes on June 4, 1961 in La Junta. Don enjoyed going to yard sales and watching T.V. He...
Jimmy Marshall Harper
Feb 5, 2017
Jimmy “Jim” Marshall Harper, 75, of Swink passed away on February 5, 2017 in Denver. He was born on December 23, 1941 to John P. & Oletha M. Harper in Boise City, Oklahoma. He married Elaine Miller on August 27, 1959. He worked as an auto mechanic at Eastside Garage in La Junta, where eventually he became the owner of...
Donald Wayne Owen
Jan 30, 2017
Donald Wayne Owen, 58, passed away unexpectedly on January 30, 2017 at his La Junta home. He was born on February 24, 1958 to David Lee, Sr. & Ermadean Lou (Blum) Owen in Los Angeles, California. He married Kathy Trexler on July 18, 2001. He graduated from Cheraw High School. After high school he began his career in the United...
Richard D. Mathis
Jan 25, 2017
Richard Dean Mathis, 77, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, while surrounded by loving family members. Dick was born March 31, 1939 to Loerine “Rene” and Elvis Mathis in Lefors, Texas. The family moved to Hooker, OK, in 1948 where he grew up, graduating from Hooker High School with the class of 1957. Dick...
Ernest Harry Graham, Iii
Jan 20, 2017
Ernest Harry Graham, III, 36, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 20, 2017 at his La Junta home surrounded by his family. He was born on June 23, 1980 to Ernest H., Jr. & Jacqueline K. (Davis) Graham in La Junta, Colorado. He was a boy scout and enjoyed the Pinewood Derby, boat races, and going on the camp outings....
Glen Kreft
Jan 14, 2017
Glen Kreft, 64, of La Junta passed away on January 14, 2017 at Joni Fair Hospice House in Pueblo. Glen was the fifth child born to Paul Kreft and Adeline Mead Kreft on May 20, 1952 in Granite Falls, MN. They moved to Rocky Ford when he was about 3 years old. He graduated in 1970 from Rocky Ford High...
Jose Guadalupe Carrillo-Esparza
Jan 12, 2017
Jose Guadalupe Carrillo-Esparza, 76, of La Junta passed away on January 12, 2017 at the Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo. He was born on February 12, 1940 in Durango, Mexico to Felix & Ursula (Esparza) Carrillo. He married Antonia Barela in 1960 in Juarez, Mexico; she preceded him in death in 1996. He is survived by his longtime girlfriend, Cathy...
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